Artist of the Month is a feature where we put the spotlight on the incredible work of one of our members.
Our Artist of the Month is Tobias Weatherburn, a multi award nominated bilingual Welsh Actor & Voice actor with experience across Stage, Screen, Video Games, Audio Dramas and Commercials. Read on below to find out more!
What do you do?
I am an Actor and Voice actor working across a range of different mediums including theatre, screen, voice over and most frequently now in Video games, animation and audio drama. I graduated drama school back in 2015 (realising it’s been a decade makes me feel old…) and feel incredibly lucky to still be able to work across so many different things I love after that time.
I started working more in voice predominantly because of Covid. In Lockdown I found myself (like so many other creatives) unable to pursue the work I once did and needed to find a different way to work. I decided to give Voice-over a go as it’s something I’d always been interested in and something I’d be able to do from home. So, I basically gutted a cupboard in the house, sound proofed it and went from there! I did a lot of small commercial and explainer work to begin with and then found myself being able to shift more into games and animation in 2022 after signing with a wonderful agent who’s afforded me some amazing opportunities. I now work a lot more in studios in London but still have my booth for home recordings which is incredibly useful!
Any advice for people who want to pursue this kind of work?
Firstly, it’s an incredibly difficult industry. I love getting to work in a field that I’ve always wanted to be in and I count myself lucky every day that I’m able to. But it is full of knock backs and really difficult periods without work. You have to steel yourself to deal with constant rejection and times with no work. But if it’s something you’re passionate about then go for it. It’s a wonderful fulfilling career. But on your journey, look after yourself and look after your mental health. Self-love and self-care are so important for times when you’re down and overwhelmed by imposter syndrome. Good luck to anyone pursuing it and I hope you get to do it!
What are you most proud of?
Rydw i wedi bod yn ddigon ffodus i weithio ar amrywiaeth anhygoel o brosiectau hyd yn hyn, ond o’r rhai y gallaf siarad amdanyn nhw, byddwn i’n dweud bod cael lleisio Jon Snow yn GOT: Kingsroad yn un mawr. Mae’r fasnachfraint GOT mor fawr ac eiconig. Roedd yn teimlo’n frawychus lleisio cymeriad mor annwyl ond yn brofiad anhygoel i fod yn rhan ohono. Byddwn i hefyd yn dweud bod lleisio cymeriad chwaraeadwy yn Warhammer, 40,000: Space Marine 2 yn freuddwyd llwyr. Rydw i wedi chwarae gemau ers pan oeddwn i’n fach felly roedd gallu lleisio cymeriad y gallwn i chwarae yn teimlo’n anhygoel. Y tu allan i gemau, byddwn i’n gorfod dweud fy mod i’n hynod falch o fod yn un o brif actorion y podlediad drama sain ‘Camlann’. Roedd cael lleisio cymeriad Cymreig hoyw yn golygu o’n i’n gallu rhoi llawer ohonof fy hun i’r rôl ac mae’r sioe wedi cael effaith anhygoel ar gyfer sioe annibynnol sy’n cyrraedd 150,000 o lawr lwythiadau cyn i gyfres un ddod i ben! Rydym yn gobeithio gwneud cyfres 2 yn fuan felly cadwch lygad allan am hyn..
What upcoming work can you talk about?
Mewn gemau… ychydig iawn. Y llawenydd am y gelfyddyd hon o’r diwydiant yw bod cymaint o’r gwaith o dan Gytundeb Peidio â Datgelu nes iddo gael ei ryddhau, felly ni allaf ddweud dim byd tan y lansiad. Ond gallaf ddweud bod yna ychydig o gemau rydw i’n rhan ohonynt yn dod allan eleni a sawl un arall y flwyddyn nesaf! Yn y bôn, byddwch chi’n fy nghlywed mewn ychydig o leoedd cyffrous gwahanol yn fuan! Yr hyn y gallaf ei ddweud yw fy mod i wedi gweithio ar ffilm yn ddiweddar a fydd yn cael ei rhyddhau’r flwyddyn nesaf fel y prif actor (sef profiad anhygoel) ac rwy’n rhan o brosiect theatr sy’n digwydd yn ddiweddarach y mis hwn! Os ydych chi eisiau cael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am fy ngwaith, dilynwch fi ar instagram a bluesky! Rydw i hefyd weithiau’n ffrydio gemau rydw i wedi gweithio arno ar Twitch.