Simon James
A multi-award-winning radio broadcaster and performer, Simon is down to earth, trustworthy, upbeat and real.
Straight, soft or quirky and dynamic reads for commercials.
Sincere, friendly and informative for corporate projects.
Plus a wide range of accents and characters
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MVO 30s/40s
Down to earth, trustworthy, upbeat and real. Straight, soft or quirky, manic and dynamic reads for commercials.
Sincere, approachable, friendly and informative for corporate projects.
Large range of accents including:
Estuary, Cockney, RP, Yorkshire, Liverpudlian, Birmingham and Midlands, North American (southern states and New York)
As a natural Londoner, Simon is often first choice for the warm, friendly cockney read.
Also a wide variety of cartoon characterisations including:
Sgt Major, PATHE news, Dracula, football/sports commentator, gameshow host, Santa Claus and Elf.
Down to earth, trustworthy, upbeat and real. Straight, soft or quirky, manic and dynamic reads for commercials.
Sincere, approachable, friendly and informative for corporate projects.
Large range of accents including:
Estuary, Cockney, RP, Yorkshire, Liverpudlian, Birmingham and Midlands, North American (southern states and New York)
As a natural Londoner, Simon is often first choice for the warm, friendly cockney read.
Also a wide variety of cartoon characterisations including:
Sgt Major, PATHE news, Dracula, football/sports commentator, gameshow host, Santa Claus and Elf.
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Client List
Universal Studios, Shell, GoDaddy, Amazon, ITV, Buildbase, BBC, VansDirect, Sky Television, Investec, Kuoni, The National Theatre, Jaguar, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Kawasaki, Ford, Fiat, Land Rover, Carling, Elavon, BMW, Durham CCC, Travis Perkins, HAWS and many more top brands.
All the major UK radio groups:
Global Radio group, NEWS-UK (Talksport, Virgin), Bauer Radio Group, KM group, MSH group, Free Radio, UKRD group and more.
Plus: Real Radio Thailand, Z100 (USA), Riviera Radio (France),
Radio Nova (Spain), iRadio (Ireland) and many more international stations.
FOX films, Dene Films, Mutant Koala (Finland),
Fuse Interactive (USA), Jenova,
MTM Linguasoft (USA), BigFish Media, McKinsey, Matinee Multilingual, Frame Communications (Italy), Real Group UK e-learning, Explain-It, Floch & Ebeling (Germany)
All the major UK radio groups:
Global Radio group, NEWS-UK (Talksport, Virgin), Bauer Radio Group, KM group, MSH group, Free Radio, UKRD group and more.
Plus: Real Radio Thailand, Z100 (USA), Riviera Radio (France),
Radio Nova (Spain), iRadio (Ireland) and many more international stations.
FOX films, Dene Films, Mutant Koala (Finland),
Fuse Interactive (USA), Jenova,
MTM Linguasoft (USA), BigFish Media, McKinsey, Matinee Multilingual, Frame Communications (Italy), Real Group UK e-learning, Explain-It, Floch & Ebeling (Germany)
Other Info
Simon spent almost 20 years as a national and regional UK radio broadcaster. Primarily with Virgin Radio, Kerrang! Radio, Capital Gold, TLRC and Radio Aire (Leeds), winning 5 Sony Radio Academy Awards during this time:
1999 Best Drivetime (Gold)
2002 Best Daytime Programme (Gold)
2006 Best Interactive Programme (Silver)
2009 Music Radio Personality of the Year (Silver)
2011 Best Breakfast Show (Bronze)
His wealth of creative experience and performance will add life to your script. He also possesses a natural appreciation of what is required. Simon is very easy to direct and also offers a script translation check for overseas clients.
1999 Best Drivetime (Gold)
2002 Best Daytime Programme (Gold)
2006 Best Interactive Programme (Silver)
2009 Music Radio Personality of the Year (Silver)
2011 Best Breakfast Show (Bronze)
His wealth of creative experience and performance will add life to your script. He also possesses a natural appreciation of what is required. Simon is very easy to direct and also offers a script translation check for overseas clients.