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
Film
She Rides Shotgun (upcoming ) Dialect coach to Taron Egerton
Carry-On (Netflix upcoming) - Dialect coach to Taron Egerton
Violent Night (2022) - Dialect coach to Alex Hassell
To Olivia (2021)- Dialect coach to Keeley Hawes and Same Heughan
Pre/post production work: Naked Singularity (Olivia Cooke), Home Alone (Archie Yates), The Red Sea Diving Resort (Alex Hassell)
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
Testimonials
Representation
Dialect Coaching | Upson Edwards
Agents: Kathy Brereton & Sarah Upson
Tel: 01782 827 222
VO | Damn Good Voices
Agent: Simon Cryer
Tel: +44 (0)7702 228185