Helen Jane Simmons

Dialect Coach

“I just want to tell you how great Helen Simmons is to work with. She is totally expert, but much more than that, she is fun to work with. She is great to have on the set, I felt like a had a friend there, as opposed to a critic. I really recommend her.”

–Helen Mirren (The Duke)

“Simple, straightforward and clear – Helen gets the job done with minimum fuss and maximum results. One of the best out there.”

–Paapa Essiedu (Anne Boleyn)

Helen’s recent television credits include 1923 (MTV Entertainment & 101 Studios), Hullraisers (Fable Pictures & Channel 4), A Spy Among Friends (ITV/Britbox) Moonhaven (AMC), The Capture (BBC) and Anne Boleyn (Fable Pictures and Channel 4). Recent film credits include The Meg 2, The Trench (Warner Brothers), Golda (Embankment Films), The Batman (DC Entertainment), TáR (EMJAG Productions & Focus Features) Persuasion (MRC & Netflix), The Duke (Front Row), Last Night in Soho (Big Smoke Pictures) and The Nutcracker and The Four Realms (Disney).

Helen has dialect coached for theatre companies such as Northern Stage and Talking Scarlet. She also coached Sting and the rest of the cast of The Last Ship musical for the US tour. She has regularly run accent workshops both privately and for establishments such as The Actors’ centre. Helen has taught at a variety of drama schools and colleges such as Italian Conti, ALRA and East 15 School of Acting.

Helen has an MA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and a BA with Combined Honours in Dance and French from Chester University.