CHRISTOPHER LAKEWOOD

In addition to teaching voice at some of the leading UK drama schools, Chris’ TV and Film production dialect coaching includes:
Wheel of Time III (Amazon), Toxic Town (Netflix – dialect prep), Crookhaven (BBC – dialect prep), The Hardacres (Channel 5 – dialect prep), Honeywell (independent feature – dialect prep), Emmerdale (ITV – dialect prep), Andor II (Disney – shadowing dialect coach Naomi Todd).

Theatre and Audio production coaching includes:
Witness for the Prosecution (West End – dialect prep), The Woman (Birmingham Rep & UK tour – dialect prep), Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Chance Theater, California – dialect prep), Paddington Lo-Commotion (Blenheim Palace), Bad Seed (Audible), Miss Julie, King Charles III, A Monster Calls, Three Sisters, The Dog in the Manger, The Erpingham Camp, The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (LAMDA), Everlasting Lily (Associated Studios).

In addition to coaching BAFTA & EMMY nominated actors, Chris has coached CEOs, doctors, lawyers, authors, influencers, corporate trainers, presenters, marketing professionals, politicians, and TED Talk candidates.

Chris also works as an actor and, since training at LAMDA, has appeared on BBC1, BBC3, Netflix, Apple, and Amazon. He has received Best Actor awards at the Madrid Arthouse Film Festival and Assurdo Film Festival for Secret Chamber, directed by BAFTA-winner Jonas Grimås. He also has a recurring role as Col. Thomas Jeffrey (“Col Jeff”) in Masters of the Air, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.