Roy Samuelson

Bill Howey’s class brought up my booking ratio for voice over work. Sure, his class is exclusively for on-camera scene study, but I discovered more emotion, more play, and more truth that I could bring to my auditions. His process, based on his book The Actor’s Menu, interrupted my capable auditioning habits and made them immediate and personal. Watching the other actor’s grow brought me to a better place, too. A warning, though: this is not a class where “all you do” is show up to get results – it’s a very active class, and I have to do the work weekly. I am challenged to explore the scenes, find more dangerous choices, and play with different takes on the same scene. It has increased my confidence and awakened even more life into my auditions. It’s a high quality return on investment, and I can feel the difference.

From Disney MGM Studios’ Great Movie Ride to Destination America’s Cheating Vegas Series, Roy’s voice has been heard by billions of ears. He has booked national voice over ad campaigns for TV, including Intel, Jeep, Dodge, Ford, and Nestle Wonka. He has voiced the killer in “Midnight Movie,” various voices in “The Beacon” and Universal’s “The Express” and “Van Helsing,” as well as the Jerry Bruckheimer / Disney feature “G-Force.” TV credits include American Horror Story, Battlefield, and others, many which have been recorded from his home studio in Hollywood.

He has recorded hundreds of promo spots for Los Angeles’ NPR station KCRW. Video Games include Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, X-COM, and Final Fantasy.

Video games – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

TV credits – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Cheating Vegas

In 2006 he founded the Voice Over Work Out Lounge, a Hollywood-based workshop portal for voice actors.