Carter Bellaimey

Carter Bellaimey is a dialect coach based in London.

 
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About

 

Carter Bellaimey is a professional dialect coach, voice-over actor, and linguist. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota — he lives and works in London. He has a BFA in Acting from Rutgers University and a MA in Sociocultural Linguistics from Goldsmiths College.

As a dialect coach he’s worked in television, film, and theatre. Some clients include: Taron Egerton (Black Bird Apple TV+), Matthew Macfadyen (Succession HBO), Ralph Fiennes (Straight Line Crazy), Olivia Cooke (Fireheart), Jodi Whitaker, Jonathan Bailey (Fellow Travelers Showtime), Keeley Hawes (To Olivia), Sam Heughan (To Olivia), Tom Brittney (Invasion Apple TV+), Alex Hassell (The Boys Amazon) and more.

As a voice-over actor he’s worked on commercial projects for Dove Men, Ocean Spray and more. He has narrated audiobooks and documentaries, and voiced characters in animated TV shows such as Jessy and Nessy (Amazon).

And as a linguist his research is focused on how race and identity are perceived and created through accent, how/when actors are perceived as ‘authentic’ when performing a different accent, and the ways dialect coaches teach new accents. (MA Goldsmiths)

Recent work

 

Television

  • Culprits (Disney+ 2023) - Post-production

  • Fellow Travelers (Showtime 2023) - Pre/post production for Jonathan Bailey

  • Black Bird (Apple TV+ July 2022) - Dialect coach to Taron Egerton

  • Invasion (Apple TV+ 2021) Dialect Coach (Ep.2)

  • Succession (HBO 2018 —2020) Pre production for Matthew Macfadyen

  • The Boys (Amazon Prime 2019) Pre production for Alex Hassell

  • Absentia (Amazon Prime 2017 — ) Pre production for Agni Scott

Film

  • Tetris (Apple TV+ 2023) - Dialect coach to Taron Egerton

  • Fireheart (2022) - Dialect coach to Olivia Cooke

Theatre

  • Guys & Dolls (2023/24) The Bridge Theatre (dir Sir Nick Hytner)

  • Legally Blonde (2022) Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

  • Straight Line Crazy (2022 - coaching Ralph Fiennes) The Bridge Theatre

  • Una Lucha Contra… ‘A Fight Against’ (2021) Royal Court Theatre

  • Anna Bella Eema (2019) Arcola Theater

  • Streetcar Named Desire (2018) Nuffield Southhampton Theatre

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Testimonials

Carter on the set of Tetris with Taron Egerton (Photo credit Jack Sinclair)

Carter - What a brilliant dialect coach! Precision, detail, encouragement, and great humour. He’s just superb at what he does. Highly recommended.
— Matthew Macfadyen (Succession HBO
I have worked with Carter on a number of occasions to help me with an American dialect. He is a fantastic teacher who I would happily recommend.
— Jodi Whitaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch)
I worked on my General American accent with Carter for a film in which I was to be surrounded by real Americans. I was a little nervous and found him to be exactly what I want from a dialect coach and extremely useful. He is enormously specific, knowledgeable and encouraging. He broke down the sounds and placement in a fantastically digestible way and gave me detailed documents to help me keep developing whilst away. I would highly recommend him and intend to work with him from now on.
— Alex Hassell (The Boys Amazon, Suburbicon dir. George Clooney)
Carter is one of the most helpful accent coaches I have ever worked with. Not only was I provided with helpful sheets and references for the accent but also great moral support. I wasn’t bombarded with jargon that was confusing to me or that I hadn’t used since drama school but instead it was mostly about being made to feel comfortable and figure out the best way for me to learn. Highly recommend.
— Gabrielle Brooks (Twelfth Night Young Vic)
As an actor who has struggled to understand and implement the American accent previously, I have found my confidence and knowledge with Carter. I find working with him enjoyable, informative and most importantly functional for me as a working actor.
— Percelle Ascott (The Innocents Netflix, Dr Who)Quote Source

Representation

 

Dialect Coaching | Upson Edwards

  • Agents: Kathy Brereton & Sarah Upson

  • W: voicecoach.tv

  • Tel: 01782 827 222

VO | Damn Good Voices

Carter on set of Invasion series 1 (Apple TV+) with actor Dino Kelly

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