JUNE 2023
A 90-min class that will give you the tools and confidence you need to perfect your British accent and create a successful acting career.
This is a fully interactive class with expert instruction and feedback on the British accent with Accent Coach Jack alongside star of CBS Ghosts and social media star Danielle Pinnock. Using a combination of practical exercises, vocal warm-ups, and character analysis we will achieve a flawless accent that is true to the character you are playing.
The British Basics workshop is a 90-min class that will give you the tools and confidence you need to perfect your British accent and create a successful acting career.
This is a fully interactive class with expert instruction and feedback on the British accent with Accent Coach Jack alongside star of CBS Ghosts and social media star Danielle Pinnock. Using a combination of practical exercises, vocal warm-ups, and character analysis we will achieve a flawless accent that is true to the character you are playing.
Bring along your burning questions and a desire to learn.
EXPERIENCED. SUPPORTIVE. REGISTERED.
Who am I?
I’m Jack Wallace, and I’m dialect coach based in Los Angeles, originally from the UK. I work with actors and business professionals all over the world to help them meet their accent goals.
Why do I teach accents?
I was born and raised in Warwickshire, England. My mother is Northern Irish and so I grew up hearing several different accents. My interest led me to study them formally. I hold MA in Professional Voice Practice from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and am a certified One-Voice Practitioner.
What does being a “registered” coach mean?
As a registered dialect coach with DialectCoaches.com, I have completed their extensive vetting process. This accolade gives you peace of mind that I have skills and qualifications to be a professional dialect coach.
HEIDI’S ENDORSEMENT
Jack was a hit as a guest teacher in my Acting Collective! Folks loved his warm and encouraging learning environment. Come dive into the basics of British accent work with Jack!
Danielle Pinnock is an actor, writer and content creator based in Los Angeles. For four seasons, Pinnock has recurred on the hit CBS Big Bang Theory prequel, YOUNG SHELDON as Ms. Ingram. She can also be seen going toe-to-toe with Ray Romano and Peter Bogdanovich in EPIX’s GET SHORTY. A chameleon behind the mic, Pinnock lends her voice to multiple recurring animation roles for DreamWorks, Universal, Apple TV, Netflix and Cartoon Network.
As an NBC Bob Curry Fellowship alum from The Second City Chicago, Danielle Pinnock is no stranger to comedy. Pinnock will star in the highly anticipated CBS pilot GHOSTS, playing the role of Alberta, a Prohibition era lounge singer, who is the protective den mother to the “family” of ghosts. Pinnock also shines in the upcoming season of HBO’s A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW created and executive produced by Robin Thede and the incomparable Issa Rae.
As a content creator, Danielle Pinnock has kept us laughing all quarantine. She’s the creative behind the viral Harry & Meghan and Malcolm & Marie sketches and #Bridgerton recaps: Daphne’s Diary. With millions of views and counting, support from Netflix, Strong Black Lead, and Shondaland, Pinnock chronicles the full season of the hit series in 15-second hysterical clips.
In addition to her onscreen work, Pinnock is a classically trained writer and actor with over a decade’s worth of Off-Broadway, international, and regional stage credits from theaters such as the Goodman, Geffen Playhouse and The Kennedy Center. Mentored by Anna Deavere Smith, Pinnock’s documentary show BODY/COURAGE, created from over 300 interviews Pinnock conducted worldwide, is a rich exploration on body acceptance. Pinnock’s powerful work introduces a constellation of characters grappling with diverse body issues including weight, illness, disability, skin color, aging, and gender transition.
Pinnock’s one-woman show BODY/COURAGE is currently being adapted into a half-hour biographical comedy for television called Jersey Gyal. It follows the misadventures of a first-generation Jamaican-American teen, who must balance life in private school as the token black and at home in her grandmother’s religious hellscape.
Raised in Northern New Jersey by her mother and grandmother, Pinnock is a proud first-generation Jamaican-American. She received her BA in Communications and Theatre from Temple University and graduated with First Distinction Honors with an MFA in Acting from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK.
@bodycourage and @hashtagbooked
HEIDI’S ENDORSEMENT
Danielle is a superforce of energy and ideas and creativity! She loves to create work and has discovered the magical opportunities of how social media can launch careers, or move actors to the next level. Her excitement is contagious and her knowledge immense. Have fun learning directly a self-taught, inspired actor-creator!
Full disclosure — please note that we do not guarantee that actors in these classes or workshops will be hired for any project that we might direct, produce, or cast. We teach and coach because we enjoy supporting and nurturing actors as you develop your personal process for auditioning, working and creating your own work.