The Friendly Neighborhood Voice
Zach is an actor based out of NYC specializing in Voice Over and Theater. He began his journey back in 2020 when the world turned upside down, where he decided to also turn his life upside down and go from a Business Degree to the VO Booth. Zach started his acting journey through studies at Edge Studio NYC under the direction and coaching of Jennifer Simms and one of his childhood heroes, Dan Green.
Since starting his VO journey, Zach also discovered a love for Shakespeare and theater, working with numerous theaters on Long Island such as the John W. Engeman Theater, Carriage House Players, and Manes Studio Theater.
Since his first theater performance of Richard III, he found a great passion for learning and performing stage combat, and has since trained using unarmed, knife, broadsword, and shortsword styles. He also still holds a streak of his characters not dying in 7 consecutive shows so far.
Outside of acting, Zach also enjoys a multitude of hobbies, particularly: cosplay, tabletop games, prop making, and miniature painting are his favorites.
I’m currently available for VO work and seeking professional representation for Commercial, Character (Animation/Video Games/Anime Dubbing), and Audiobook VO.
Please reach out to zruddvo@gmail.com for inquiries.
Photo by: Cobra Captures
Equipment
Microphone: Shure SM7B & Neumann TLM 102
Audio Interface: Scarlett Solo
Recording Booth: Sound treated closet
Recording Software: Adobe Audition & Source Connect
A Personal Note
Voice Over has become a real cathartic outlet for me in my life, and I’m thankful to have discovered it with my buddy Rob. We took an introductory course together and the feeling of being in the booth by yourself in front of the mic and audio engineer was so exhilarating that I couldn’t look back.
I grew up watching a lot of cartoons, animation, and anime, so a lot of my childhood heroes came from voice over. Actors like Dan Green, Yuri Lowenthal, Liam O’Brien, Laura Bailey, Steve Blum, Kevin Conroy, Chris Sabat, and Sean Schemmel were like the pantheon of my early years.
What impacted me so much from those shows was that there wasn’t a voice behind the curtain, those actors were those characters, in voice and soul to me. What I want to be able to accomplish as a Voice Actor, is to one day have that same effect on someone. To be the embodiment of that character, and to have made an impact on someone’s life through my portrayal is really what drives me in my acting career today. Money’s great and all, don’t get me wrong, bills gotta get paid, but we as people only live maybe up to a century if we’re lucky in this world that has been moving for millennia now.
To me, the richest thing I could have is the ability to make an impact in that microscopic time I have, and Voice Acting is the medium that I love and hope to be able to achieve that through.
Photo by: Cobra Captures