How It Makes Me Feel That People Enjoy My Voice More Than My Acting - Lord Frank

Nigerian actor Lord Frank is an actor who has been in a number of Nollywood productions. He has been in blockbuster movies like Being Mrs. Elliot, Road to Yesterday, Wives on Strike, Banana Island Ghost, King of Boys, and more. Although, Lord Frank is recognized for his acting, he is much better known for his very distinctive voice. Sometimes, even just by looking at his picture, you quickly remember his voice. His voice is his biggest selling point hands down, and Lord Frank himself knows that.

Speaking to The Guardian about his distinctive voice and doing voice work, Lord Frank had quite a bunch to say about it. Here's what the actor said.

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"As a voice-over artist, would you take up roles that do not enhance the use of your voice?"

I would take up roles that do not enhance my voice or where I do not use my voice, because one of the first things people say when they meet me is, I saw you in this movie and you have an amazing voice. Sometimes I wonder if they recognize my acting at all. So, if I have an opportunity to show my range without actually speaking, I would take it. I look forward to taking such roles because as an actor, there are different ways to communicate and one of those ways is body language. Your eyes are saying something, your face is saying something, your body is saying something. If I can communicate without saying something, it shows how skilled I am, how skilled any actor is, so I look forward to opportunities where I can just perform without saying anything.

"Have you always wanted to be a voice-over artist and actor? At what point did you take them as a career path and how rewarding has it been?"

To be honest, I have not really had it in my mind that I wanted to specifically be a voiceover artist and actor. I’ve always loved to perform from a young age. I participated in dance competitions while in school and I like to make people laugh too. I didn’t know if I had it in mind either to be one of those things, I just performed, until my voice started being recognized and people started saying I needed to do something about it. This was between 15 and 20 years ago. I did my due diligence and I looked into it and I can say it has been rewarding thus far. I love being creative, it affords me the opportunity to be creative, and perform.

"What key challenge would you say you have faced in the industry? "

Not being paid what one is certainly due to collect or owed. Not being paid the right amount, not being paid on time, and to a certain degree, not being allowed to be as creative as possible. Sometimes that’s nobody’s fault. It is just that we don’t have the circumstances to allow that to happen.

When Lord Frank said "one of the first things people say when they meet me is, I saw you in this movie and you have an amazing voice. Sometimes I wonder if they recognize my acting at all," I won't lie, me too I'm on that table. I definitely recognize his voice more than I do his acting. At least he's been able to make a very lucrative career out of his voice and it has also opened a lot of doors for him.

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