How to Do a British Accent for Acting | Dialect Coach Teaches Me!

Watch me try to learn a British accent fast from professional dialect coach Brad Brinkley. Brad has worked as an on-set dialect coach for movies and television shows, he teaches ongoing accent classes at Drama Inc in Atlanta, and offers private coaching for auditions and bookings.
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[@mrsmalfoy1948]

Omg I got the notification that you posted and I was so excited I dropped my phone down the stairs🤣😭

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Did the phone survive?

[@mrsmalfoy1948]

Acting Career Center I need a new screen🤣

[@mrsmalfoy1948]

@Simon Derrick what? why would you do that.

[@lytnin88]

Was it your agent who called?

[@liquidbraino]

I hope your phones Ok! I will pray for your phone!

[@So1asola]

Sounding very good - a Londoner

[@Sunshine30791]

This is so helpful!! I was practicing right along with you lol. Can’t wait to take more accent and dialect classes! It’s fun studying a culture and why they speak as they do

[@shelia-nx2zi]

Time we'll spent! I am a native central Alabamian auditioning for Mousetrap in community theatre. This was a confidence builder,easy,and fun!

[@alee7672]

He’s a great resource! I’ve had two auditions in the past month asking for a Singaporean accent, which needed much help. Wish I saw this beforehand. Must be a crazy rich Asian trend. Lol.

[@nezamariannek6319]

This was so full of information, thank you so much! Really useful, it's like taking a class together

[@GerardoDDavila]

This was a great video!! Great resources!! Thank you!!

[@abigailblythe2435]

I admire the vulnerability of this video! Thanks for being open and sharing yourself taking risks to learn something new :)

[@shelia-nx2zi]

Yes!! My thoughts exactly

[@Geovanjoseph]

Very helpful video, thank you!

[@josephwilliams6066]

Thanks for sharing, that was brilliant!

[@mellow5521]

I got really lucky when I booked my first job, but it was probably the most challenging one yet. I got the opportunity to act on stage, but while acting for stage I had to act for the camera as well which was super difficult, since acting for camera and stage are completely different. Luckily the director and the people I worked with were super understanding and it was super fun!

[@morganpeck]

I am so excited about learning how to switch my accent!

[@jessicap2448]

DOUBLE LOVE THIS!

[@ionawhite2274]

Thank you so much for actually realising there’s more than one accent in Britain!

[@lavishlewinsky]

I love this guy !

[@ACCESSLAUREN]

You are great! Thanks for this

[@Michasha9]

As a Brit. I say this is brilliant. Well done.

[@henryyancey1117]

innit!?

[@alanaravena9743]

Man thank you very much! Really educational

[@ActorsWithIssuespodcast]

These longer-form videos are so fun! And super insightful about the process. Thanks Kurt!

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Glad you like them! I enjoy doing the longer form videos!

[@iaaronsharif]

Pure value

[@niclaseidel1957]

Thanks for that video!

[@channeddenne]

Love the breakdown! 😊 I learned my Brit accent from Harry Potter though. Lots and lots Harry Potter marathons! 😁

[@callmehalina8371]

same!!!!!!

[@yourgrandfather4]

Samee but my British accent just sounds like Emma Watson now

[@coryhawkes5349]

Great info! Thanks Brad and thank you Kurt!!

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@SFord33]

He is such an amazing teacher. Thanks for posting this!

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Thanks for watching! Have you studied with Brad before?

[@stevenphamm]

Thanks for sharing this I was practicing along as well An indie director messaged me earlier asking if I could do a British accent. Told her I would work on it Will be sure to check out the links too

[@viginusnnaji6295]

Thanks so much sir

[@lesbiannightshift5225]

Excellent attempt.

[@ninatan2957]

After watching this, I become Chinese, British mix with American accents English. 🤩

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Perfect!

[@it4you852]

ha ha

[@liquidbraino]

Oh man, I need this! Thank you! BTW, did you notice how this video got ZERO thumbs down? I noticed. That's rare on KZbin. You must be doing something right.

[@RachealTse]

I have to save this class, very good. I just saw you in Black Widow nice work officer.

[@authenticas........]

great one, thanks

[@maidaward2923]

This was absolutely wonderful!!! I would love to get trained by Mr. Brinkley. Thank you for this post.

[@sophiegifford9604]

Thx Love thus!

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Thanks for watching!

[@bokafor7464]

KURY PLEASE CAN YOU DO AN AMERICAN ACCENT VIDEO ASWELL. I AM REALLY STRUGGLING. THANK YOU

[@ActingCareerCenter]

I will talk to Brad about it!

[@bokafor7464]

@@ActingCareerCenter Thank you so much Kury. At least I will learn something in this quarantine

[@hedgepig1258]

Wonderful Oscar Wilde Masterclass, Brad. When are you going to teach Kurt RP? Looking forward to it.

[@Mother4Jesus]

I would love to see this with an Irish accent!!

[@dietwithdan1972]

great video

[@hiddev5952]

What a great video again. Could you also make one about the American Accent? Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@ActingCareerCenter]

I will talk to Brad about it!

[@princessramonah21]

@@ActingCareerCenter thank you so much for this. It helped me a lot 💜😃✌

[@g.t2231]

I'm also from the netherlands hoi

[@martinforde8605]

Actually starting to sound like Danial Craig (22:00). I dig the channel👍

[@galactic904]

17:37 my George, i think he's got it.

[@RaidenWarbound]

I find this quite easy with a New Zealand as the vowels are the same. Accent has changed from comical to somewhat better 😂

[@gunikocak9353]

I would also add Barbara Houseman's book - Finding your Voice to your reading list.

[@Charlie-fb1hu]

Tackling Text and Subtext by Barbara Houseman as well

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@hedgepig1258]

I can vouch for that. I worked with Barbara on voice and script interpretation. She has a great ‘masterclass’ on actors food ( I think it’s called ).

[@itzzbuddy3360]

Could you please do a video on how to do an american accent?

[@vanyapetrova3493]

I'm so lucky have a british (specifically North London) accent bc it seems rlly difficult to do if ur not british.

[@jessem317]

I’m learning to do a British accent too. I think it would have helped if you showed the line in this video.

[@Weirdoness_luvs_u]

I love how he said “my fellow actors” like I’m not 10...

[@jamaicaevans6115]

There is no age to acting

[@liquidbraino]

ROFL! You can be an actor at ANY age! They need babies to play the character called "A Baby". They need old f**kers like me to play the 50 year old guy with a bald spot and they need people on their death bed (like Sanford Meisner in his last acting job on the show "ER") to play people that are on their death bed.

[@henryyancey1117]

@@liquidbraino nevertheless the likely hood of a child watching this and following along is very slim

[@liquidbraino]

@@henryyancey1117 Well you're right. Most child actors only get into it because their parents paid for their headshots and registered them on casting sites; thinking their child has potential. At least from my experience. My best friend wrote and directed a spec commercial with a child actor in it but it was the kids mom that pushed to get him booked on the commercial and the mom was already signed up on the casting sites because she's an actress herself (which is how she saw the casting notice). I thought it was going to be a nightmare because he was just like any other kid, bouncing off the walls with energy. That kid was all over the place until cameras rolled and he absolutely nailed it; was focused and professional then when my best friend said "Cut" he's back to being a kid. I was actually really impressed.

[@henryyancey1117]

@@liquidbraino oh yea i’m not saying kid actors can’t be good, the kid actor in sixth sense did really amazing, wonderful movie! but the chances that a kid would go out of their way to learn a different accent is slight (unless they’re a big shot then they might take it more seriously)

[@user-fc9dx9ul3o]

tut starts at 8:00

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

Sometimes for fun I try to changing the sound of my words just by switching/swapping words... For instance the word head in Scotland switch it for heed boy that was a bad example. sorry guys.

[@teamfrenzy6759]

Hey I’m an actor moving to Atlanta and I’m from the UK I’ve got all the legal details sorted but getting jobs for commercials would that require me to most likely do an American accent or could I keep my accent

[@ActingCareerCenter]

the vast majority of roles in the US will want a standard American accent so it will increase your opportunities if you are able to do one. However, you will also get opportunities for British characters in American films and shows so you should also keep your accent for some auditions.

[@justineararao6239]

I have a 2 parter question if you dont mind :) , is it possible to get a role that speaks with a british accent even if you are an asian? and the 2nd question is have you ever been pressured to study a new language fluently? is there any case something like that?

[@henryyancey1117]

i can’t answer the second question for him because i’ve never seen this guy before but being british and having a british accent is definitely something that is interracial, it’s like how any race can have an american accent. look at John Boyega, he’s a black dude with a natural british accent

[@deadz2161]

What do I do I'm 13 I live in England I can't find auditions,😥

[@ActingCareerCenter]

Are you taking acting classes?

[@deadz2161]

Acting Career Center I did a lot of school plays not to brag I consider myself pretty good I have not taking any acting classes they are something my parents don’t really focus on

[@hedgepig1258]

There is Youth Theatre. Where are you in England? In London, there is the National Youth Theatre and The Young Vic Youth Theatre. Certain that most national theatres in the UK and Eire have youth theatres attached to them. Certainly, focus on script interpretation, which means reading scripts, the good, bad or indifferent. You are young, read history books and plays and search for youth theatres. That will help you more in your career than anything else. Trust me. I have been in this profession for over forty years. Best wishes.

[@liquidbraino]

I want to learn an English accent; Scottish accent; Russian accent; French accent; Australian accent and Texas accent. I need to find a good dialect coach that lives in Los Angeles. I grew up in Texas and had a Texas accent when I was a kid. Then I moved to California when I was nine and got made fun of because of my accent, so I struggled for a whole year to get rid of my Texas accent and now I wish I hadn't because now I can't even fake a Texas accent. I've had to turn down auditions because I couldn't do a believable Texas accent. I'm the ONLY one in my family that doesn't have a Texas accent and I can't even fake it. So now I need to go to a dialect coach to RE-LEARN the accent I already had growing up. Isn't that messed up?

[@lulu-kz5gf]

I'm not a coach but I am Australian lol, my advice for an Australian accent is to please not overdo it, we don't all say crikey mate haha

[@liquidbraino]

@@lulu-kz5gf Lol! I know I hate when people over do the accent and all they know how to say is "Giday mate!" or something about "Shrimp on the Barbi". I dated an Australian girl a few years ago she told me "No Australian has ever said that". I just love the accent. I think it's one of the coolest accents on the planet and if I had to pick only one accent to learn it would definitely be Australian.

[@gwendolynnowlan2427]

to get my British accent i watched hours of top gear and grand tour.

[@roverdover4449]

A voice couch sound have a better sound setup. Maybe try a microphone at least? It was really hard to hear him, the voice coach.

[@henryyancey1117]

agreed, especially if he started talking a bunch his words got eaten, hopefully he sorts this out

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

Your Asian is coming out... But I love it YOu almost sounded like the RP/Asian GPS voice, or a GOOD robotic RP. UUUUUUUUUU you could probably Voice act a voice like that

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

Or spell it out like this "Weia'h going ta get to thOHse EYETems in ah mOWe-mEnt" or sub weia'h for wear but don't stress the W too much. Sorry I make up voices when I watch my nieces.

[@IkoptaUk]

If thats a British accent... ive been living in the wrong country fro the last 50 yrs...

[@maddiet149]

Im British i dont know why im watching this-

[@adamtzsch]

Scottish accents are "British". So are Welsh. And Northern Irish. You're talking about RP English. Brad can't even pronounce "pronunciation" correctly.