Specialising in character and accent/dialect work, Erik has made a name for himself in media markets across the globe. He is able to work remotely from his frequently-upgraded home studio, and is happy to travel for sessions at established studios anywhere in the Greater New York City or Philadelphia metropolitan areas. Erik is a proud member of both the VGM Voiceover List and the Queervox database, which promote the voices of artists from underrepresented communities.
Szkolenie
From an early age Erik was mentored in Voice, Speech, Accents and Dialects by Jim DeMonic, former Head of Voice & Speech at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After receiving his B.A. in Vocal Performance from T.C.N.J., Erik went on to perform in countless plays, musicals and operas, before diving into on-camera acting and voiceover work. Currently, Erik can be seen playing opposite Orange is the New Black's Taryn Manning and Disney’s Encanto's Diane Guerrero as one of the stars of Happy Yummy Chicken (PeacockTV) and recurring as François on the Emmy-nominated series Tainted Dreams (Amazon Prime). He narrates and portrays multiple supporting roles in the musical adventure audio series The World to Come, featuring Adrienne Barbeau (A 2021 Webby Award honoree).
He has been coached in voiceover by a number of prominent figures in the field, including Andy Roth, Roger Becker, Melissa Grillo, Sara Secora and the directing team at CryingOutLoudUK.
Doświadczenie
Erik has lent his voice to the campaigns of various well known brands, including Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Freightliner, Liquid Death and Waymo. In the world of video games, Erik has worked quite extensively and can be heard as Vox Reaper in "Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves", Conchur in "Tainted Grail", Director Al'Ashgar in "Terra Invicta", Eithalos in "Deathbound" and much more. In audio drama, Erik played the regular role of Francois in "Murder in HR" starring Kate Mara and Brett Gelman and guest-starred opposite Michael C. Hall as Niels in Season 2 of "The Hacker Chronicles".
Specjalności
Speaks German (Hochdeutsch) at Level B1, sight-reading music, drivers' license, various reptilian noises, selected accents and dialects include: African American Vernacular English, British RP, Cockney, Estuary, French, General Australian, General African, General Slavic, German, Irish, Italian, Klingon, Russian, Scandinavian, Scottish, Spanish, Yorkshire (more upon request.)