Hello
I'm a trained actor with over 30 years experienece in theatre, film and voiceover, based in Lewisham, south east London.
I'm half Greek and half Welsh. My dad gave my mum a lift when she was hitchhiking around Greece Shirley Valentine style - and I was born in Athens a few years later. We moved to the UK when I was small and I grew up around the West Midlands and Shropshire.
After a terrifying but brief career in the Greek restaurant business, I moved to London to go to drama school.
Since graduating from Rose Bruford College, I've worked in BBC Radio, regional rep, Shakespeare, new writing, physical comedy, devised work and as a street performer on the festival scene. I founded and ran award winning Penny Dreadful Theatre creating physical comedies based on forgotten true histories, and I was artist-in-residence at Creekside Centre, making outdoor shows along the Thames's only tidal Creek. More recently I have been expanding my voiceover CV to include video games and audiobooks.
Backstory
Voice Actor
Vocal Quality: Warm, Humorous, Engaging
My natural speaking voice is RP/light midlands, but having parents who sound very different from each other, and moving between countries a lot helped me develop a good ear.
I have narrated over 50 audiobooks in a wide range of genres - and loved every one! Romantic fiction (humour & strong female friendships) detective series, thrillers, historical novels, sci-fi, YA, childrens books and factual/educational works. You can listen to me on Audible, Storytel or LoveReading or check out samples and reviews here.
I can do a wide range of UK and international accents but the following are native - I've either lived there or they're in the family
Yorkshire * West Midlands * Liverpool * Greek
The accents listed below I have used regularly, for a book series or a character, so they feel like slipping into a well worn cardy - looks like you've had it forever.
But I'm always up for learning new ones. Recently I had to do a French Canadian man who fell in love with a Northern Irish woman - in a French village! And I'm currently working on my 'north London Greek' - because you never know when you might need one!
AUDIOBOOKS
ACCENTS
Birmingham Welsh Scottish Bristol
Spanish Albanian French US (Standard, LA)
Vocal Quality:
Warm Humorous, Engaging
Vocal Quality: Warm Humorous Engaging
AUDIOBOOKS
CORPORATE & COMMERCIALS
Clients include Vodaphone, Nestle, NIDO KINDER, Pukka Films, Frisbee Films, Food Standards Authority
GAMING & INTERACTIVE
Voices include police officer (US accent) in Perplex City (Mind Candy), Medusa in Game of Sultans (2023), ADR and additional voices in Baldurs Gate 3 (2024). BAFTA for Online Caroline Interactive web series
HOME STUDIO SPECS:
Rockwool insulated sound booth, C414 large diaphragm microphone, Universal Audio Volt 2, hi-speed fibre broadband 76 mbps
DEMO REELS
"Absolutely loved this story! Mhairi never disappoints. Mira was fantastic too. A joy to listen to." (Between Us)
"I love these characters and their relationship. Mira Dovreni's performance as the narrator is absolutely wonderful."
(Death on the Menu)
"What an absolute treat. Mira Dovreni is brilliant to listen to - she has a great voice."
(Death By Candlelight)
"Fabulously narrated by Mira, and a nice easy book to listen to. I would recommend." (Between Us)
"Another fantastic book by Kate Frost, I think the narrator was top class in this one, really identifying the characters and bringing the Greek narrative to life."
(Greek Island Escape)
"Mira Dovreni is absolutely fantastic as the narrator her performance as always is a joy to listen to!"
(Death at Beresford Hall)
"It was incredibly pacy and the narrator excellent. Bravo!"
(The Daughters by Julia Crouch)
"Excellent audio book for small children. The narration is wonderful with lots of different engaging voices." (Potato and Pebble)
"The narrator was very good at using different voices for the characters. Heart warming and a fabulous listen … fantastic!" (Summer in Greece)
Writing
On this page you will find links to productions of some of the plays I have written, and there are also excerpts from GOING UNDER (an unproduced radio play) and 2 award winning shorts. Full scripts available on request.
At the moment I am working on a YA novel
so watch this space!
River Dreaming, Thames Festival 2023
by Mira Dovreni & Bernadette Russell
Photo Gareth Brierley
Get in Touch
Contact
Acting Agent
Mary Nelson
Nelson Browne Management
+44 (0) 7796 8911388
Voice Agent
Spoken 4
30 Redston Rd
London N8 7HJ
brian@spoken4.net rita@spoken4.net
+44(0) 203 3624300