BACKGROUND
Although Beau has been working as a coach for a short amount of time, he has already accrued a large amount of professional experience across a range of projects. Beau's accent coaching can be heard in many productions, with clients including
Netflix (USA)
MGM+ (USA)
Disney+ (USA)
The National Theatre (UK)
Bristol Old Vic (UK)
Leeds Playhouse (UK)
Apollo Theatre (Germany)
Shakespeare Frankfurt (Germany)
Teatre Apolo (Spain)
Nau Ivanow (Spain)

His work doesn't just stretch to theatre. Beau has worked with actors to create and refine accents for a number of projects, including television, commercials, video games, animation, voiceover and even feature films. Beau has also coached accents at a number of Drama Schools, both in the UK and internationally, including BOVTS, IAB and BSA . This has given Beau the opportunity to work with students from varied national, linguistic and cultural backgrounds - an incredibly enriching experienced that has contributed to a disticnt nuance within Beau's accent teaching. Teaching a class with students from Bulgaria, Belgium, Brazil and Burkina Faso requires an interesectional and foundational approach to accents that doesn't rely soley on expected knowledge and cultural assumptions, which ultimately creates a more rounded teaching.

EDUCATION
After graduating with a first class BA Hons in Acting, Beau went on to study Voice on the Voice Masters of Fine Arts programme at the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. With only six students, and lead by industry legends Carol Fairlamb and Sue Cowen, this course was bespoke and deeply detailed, and taught Beau so much about the range and scope of the human voice, particularly in the context of performance. The coaching-focused MFA gave Beau the skills and adaptability to approach accent teaching from a number of different angles, and with an array of useful skills in his toolkit.

BEAU THOMAS, VOICE ACTOR
Beau has also worked professionally as a voice actor for four years, working on commercial projects for McDonalds, AT&T, Nissan, Red Bull, 19 Crimes, Mattress Warehouse, Woodford Reserve, HollandAmerica, British Rail, Norfolk County Council; as well as narrative projects including video games, animations, audiobooks and radio plays. Beau's industry experience helps ensure his work is at a marketable standard, and his experience of voice and it's professional application greatly informs his practice as a teacher. Beau's background in theatre, including his BA, his work in Drama Schools and over seven years of theatrical work, helps him to connect with the accent needs of theatrical spaces.