Ash Haglund

For more information, visit my website at www.ashhaglund.com

Represented by Portia Scott at Coast to Coast

My voice sounds familiar to many people. Not so much in the way of, 'where have I heard your voice before?' but more like, 'your voice makes me feel calm and comfortable in a familiar way.'

I spent the first half of my life acting in theater in both dramatic and musical performance. Through this method of study and practical application, I learned what it means to engage with an audience by inviting them to be a silent partner in the conversation happening on stage. This is how I approach my work in voiceover today. My voice is not only a vessel that assists in moving the story forward, but my voice is also a guide that takes the listener by the ears and invites them to be a part of the story.

My voice actor-Hero is Robin Williams, as he was my first exposure to character acting in Mrs. Doubtfire. After that, I was introduced to Carol Burnett and Eddie Murphy, both of whom played a substantial role in shaping my sense of humor as an actor. I grew up with under the influence of Cree Summer, Cheryl Chase, Christine Cavanaugh and E.G. Daily, when these powerhouse women taught me that if I trained my skillset and kept my imagination open, I could be anything...even a little toddler boy in a diaper.

When I create a character, whether it's for a commercial narration role or animation, I ground myself in who I am so that I can perform something or someone I know. This allows me to center who I am as a voice actor and deliver performances that are unique to my own voice, rather than a replica of an existing character. But on that note, I am one heck of a mimic!