Tony Clarkin(I)

Tony Clarkin is an actor and voice over artist born in Limerick City on November 3rd 1952. He performed as a child actor in various theatre productions and was a member of the College Players Limerick City and the Abbey Theatre School of Acting Dublin. He performed in a production of 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Gate Theatre Dublin produced and directed by theatre legends Hilton Edwards and Michael Mac Liammoir. Clarkin has a unique range of skills. He has a robust resume for his theatre work playing many roles from Bill Sikes in 'Oliver!', King Henry V111 in 'A Man for All Seasons' to William Burke in 'The Doctor and the Devils' at the Theatre Royal Plymouth directed by Roger Redfarn. Estragon in 'Waiting for Godot', Prince Escalus of Verona in 'Romeo and Juliet, King Henry 11 in 'Becket', Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol', directed by John Butler. Professor Hurst in 'The Artisans Angel' directed by Keith Michell. Macbeth in a production of 'Macbeth' directed by John Butler. Roat in 'Wait Until Dark' directed by Godfrey Quigly. Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet', Hamlet in 'Hamlet', Buck Mulligan in 'Bloomsday', Becket in 'Murder in the Cathedral' directed by Joseph Irwin. Scrooge in 'Scrooge' (Musical), Polonious in 'Hamlet', directed by Joseph Irwin. Athos in 'The Three Musketeers', First Voice Narrator in 'Under Milkwood' at the Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth. Marcellus in 'Hamlet'. Long John Silver in 'The Secrets of Treasure Island'. Salerio in 'The Merchant of Venice'. McCann in 'Stephen D', 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' by James Joyce. Robert Ffolliott in 'The Shaughraun'. Eilif in 'Mother Courage and Her Children' and many more. Clarkin has appeared in many classic and well known films as well as radio and television drama. He has a vast range of accents and a resonant and most characterful voice with depth and gravitas. He has voiced numerous well known radio, television and film commercials and narrations including 'Will and Mary', ITV Independent Television, 'Ennio Morricone', 'Disney', 'Boudica', 'John West Salmon', 'Guinness', 'Murphy's Beer', 'Britvic AME', 'Red Bull', 'Dollond and Aithison', 'Jay's Bathrooms', 'The Lion King', 'Ryan Air'. 'Citroen', 'Johnsons Baby Powder', 'Kitchens Direct', 'Easy Jet' 'Lifescan Europe' Corporate Video and numerous others. Clarkin voiced many cartoons, including the Cyclops in 'Odysseus' and various characters in 'Global Bears Rescue', Poseidon Films. Many characters dubbed by Clarkin in English for German cartoon film 'Werner-Beinhart!' 1990. Clarkin has dubbed numerous films. He has voiced historical and modern narrations for radio, television and cinema including 'The Gilbert Collection ' at Somerset House London, which ran for many years to thousands of visitors. Radio Voice Overs include 'Classic Collection-James Galway' Classic FM. 'The Count of Monte Cristo', 'The Man in the Iron Mask', 'Renaissance Music 1400-1600, Baroque Music 1600-1700, Classical Music 1700-1800, 'Rome:The Eternal City' , 'The Sunday Times' for Rainey Kelly and many more. Radio Drama includes Mr. Doolan/Mr, Bacon in 'Pendennis' by William Makepeace Thackeray, BBC Radio 4FM Drama 1986 directed by Peter Kavanagh. 'Readings from Shakespeare' 1978, Independent Radio Drama. Tony Clarkin is the Voice Over for 'Puffs Tissues' television commercials for Publicis New York, which ran for 10 years, a poetry based animation television campaign which won many awards and recognition in the US and Canada. Clarkin is the voice of Richard Francis Burton the Victorian Explorer for the Channel 4 Documentary 'Source of the White Nile' for the television series 'To the Ends of the Earth, directed by Stephen White. He has voiced many characters in the BBC Documentary series 'Blood of the Vikings' and narrated the story of 'The London Symphony Orchestra and their move from the 'Barbican' to the renovated new recording studio at St Luke Church London, a BBC 4 Documentary. He narrated 'The Story of Golf, Past Masters Champions'. Clarkin voiced various World War 11 leaders and notable people in 'Visas for Love'1999 for Poseidon Films, directed by Gary Kurtz. Clarkin voices audio description for the blind for SKY Television dramas and feature films.