DAVID BECK
AUDIO DIRECTOR - PRODUCER - CASTING - CONSULTANCY
David is a producer/director working predominantly in audio. He handles end-to-end audio drama production, including high profile casting, in studio voice directing and full audio drama recording scheduling. David can be booked as a voice director, producer, casting manager or audio consultant depending on the needs of the project.
LATEST PROJECTS
Dave directed Oliver Twist, executive produced by Sam Mendes starring Daniel Kaluuya, Nicola Coughlan, Brian Cox, Paapa Essiedu, Kit Connor, Lucian Msamati, Patricia Allison, Julia Davis, Nick Mohammed, Diane Morgan and Adeel Akhtar with original music by Dan Gillespie-Sells
Dave did the casting for Mercury Studios first audio musical with Audible, starring Ellie Goulding, Douglas Booth, Layton Williams, Omari Douglas, Samantha Barks, Christy, Julia Davis, Paul Kaye, Anuerin Barnard and Rory Kinnear
Produced by David and directed by Kate Saxon, this Audible Original Podcast tells the lost story of history’s most progressive pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Their tale of cutthroat adventure and an enduring love affair remains largely forgotten – overlooked by historians who prioritised the achievements of their male peers. Until now.
Starring Erin Doherty as Mary Read, Michelle Fox as Anne Bonny, Fisayo Akinade as Pierre Bouspeut and Jonathan Bailey as Captain Jack Rackham.
Starring Erin Doherty as Mary Read, Michelle Fox as Anne Bonny, Fisayo Akinade as Pierre Bouspeut and Jonathan Bailey as Captain Jack Rackham.
David was delighted to direct the exclusive audio production of JK Rowling's The Christmas Pig. This was a multi-voiced audio book, with full immersive, binaural sound design and an original score by Anne Dudley. Dave worked closely with Audible and Pottermore to ensure this production was something really special.
Wacky kids series directed by Dave: Charge into this hilarious and totally bonkers new series from BAFTA award-winning duo, The Brothers McLeod - perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Mr Gum.
Knight Sir Louis is the bravest knight at King Burt's court. He has defeated hungry dragons, evil goblins and horrible wizards (but please nobody mention wasps, Knight Sir Louis is absolutely NOT afraid of them). Along with his trusty mechanical steed Clunkalot, and mystical sword (known as 'Dave'), Knight Sir Louis and his friends are sent to do battle with the Damsel of Distresse, who has been terrorizing the land.
Knight Sir Louis is the bravest knight at King Burt's court. He has defeated hungry dragons, evil goblins and horrible wizards (but please nobody mention wasps, Knight Sir Louis is absolutely NOT afraid of them). Along with his trusty mechanical steed Clunkalot, and mystical sword (known as 'Dave'), Knight Sir Louis and his friends are sent to do battle with the Damsel of Distresse, who has been terrorizing the land.
Knight Sir Louis has defeated dragons, goblins and evil wizards, but when he is sent to do battle with Borax the Dragon, even he is not prepared for the mayhem that follows....
The double-headed dragon Borax is causing fiery mischief across the land. The only hope of stopping the fiendish lizard is a long-lost, ancient Thingamabob (a talisman with watery powers). Who will find it? Who will come to the rescue? Well, obviously, Knight Sir Louis and his chums Clunkie the robot horse, Pearlin the Wizentor, Mr Catalogue the talking boar and Dave the sword with a hat.
The double-headed dragon Borax is causing fiery mischief across the land. The only hope of stopping the fiendish lizard is a long-lost, ancient Thingamabob (a talisman with watery powers). Who will find it? Who will come to the rescue? Well, obviously, Knight Sir Louis and his chums Clunkie the robot horse, Pearlin the Wizentor, Mr Catalogue the talking boar and Dave the sword with a hat.
Dave directed this dramatic adaptation by Audible member favourite Marty Ross stars David Morrissey as Captain Ahab who is determined to get his revenge on the one and only Moby Dick.
We join our narrator Ishmael and the crew of Pequod for its final voyage as Captain Ahab leads them in to dangerous waters on his quest to find and kill the whale who ate his leg: Moby Dick. As his determination grows and sacrifices are made the crew worry that his obsession has become unhealthy - but at what lengths will Captain Ahab go to in order to catch that whale?
We join our narrator Ishmael and the crew of Pequod for its final voyage as Captain Ahab leads them in to dangerous waters on his quest to find and kill the whale who ate his leg: Moby Dick. As his determination grows and sacrifices are made the crew worry that his obsession has become unhealthy - but at what lengths will Captain Ahab go to in order to catch that whale?
Dave directed Colin Salmon and Stephen Fry in this brand new adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Hound of the Baskervilles, reinterpreted as a dark folk horror by best-selling authors George Mann and Cavan Scott.
A full list of David's credits can be found here.
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