Versatile is a good place to start when it comes to talking about Helen Austin, she pretty much brings the word to life! Which is generally what she does across all her work: infusing zest into each and every voiceover, acting and presenting role she has the pleasure to be involved in.
Reliability, discretion, commitment and beaming enthusiasm are what Helen’s all about. She’s a hard working team player with an amazingly diverse CV. And she adores variety! Just take a look at some of her career highlights speckled with awards, celebrity interviews and ‘voice of’ and ‘face of’ acknowledgements. There’s even a Royal Wedding in there!
Voice Artist Career Highlights ... Heard by Millions!
Helen is the voice of BT Sport chatting to millions of households each week, letting them know what’s on across their channels, whether they’re watching on their TV, mobile or desktop.
Helen has scooped up two Sony awards as the voice of the Capital FM Network, Global’s flagship hit music station. Her TV promo work for the likes of ITV, Discovery and Channel 5 has seen her twice nominated for industry awards.
Peugeot, Zeiss, Nuffield Health, Vauxhall, Asda and Neff are all brands Helen has voiced ads for. She’s also featured on corporate films for The O2 Arena, Vodafone and the NHS and has voiced character parts for audio books by MacMillan and Oxford University Press.
Acting Career Highlights ... Stage & Screen!
As an actress, Helen has graced the stage and screen, effortlessly embodying a vast range of characters with grace and authenticity. TV credits include Grand Slam tennis drama Fifteen-Love (Amazon Prime), John Ridley’s political drama Guerrilla (Sky Atlantic/Showtime) and American primetime drama The Royals (E!).
Equipped with on-screen charisma and a natural ability to connect with audiences, Helen has featured in numerous commercial campaigns across the UK and Europe. Brands include Philips, Douwe Egberts, Auto Trader, Littlewoods, Dettol, Homebase, Hilary’s Blinds, SwissCom and Volkswagen to name but a few!
On stage, she’s entertained audiences as Aladdin and Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk, putting her dance and singing training to good use. Other credits include A Midsummer Nights Dream and Side by Side by Sondheim.
Presenting Career Highlights ... Celebs, Royals & Early Mornings!
For two years Helen was the face of travel on ITV’s Daybreak, waking up the nation with an upbeat delivery of her personally researched travel news and covering some truly notable events including the Royal Wedding and the London 2012 Olympics.
As News and Entertainment Reporter for ITN Productions Helen scripted, voiced and packaged showbiz content and interviewed a host of celebs including Daniel Craig and One Direction. She was travel presenter on Capital FM’s award winning breakfast show alongside Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon and did the same for Classic FM’s Brighter Breakfast and Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston. So it’s safe to say, early mornings, no problem!