The voice announcer for Tyne and Wear’s metro services that serve the communities around the North-East corner of England has decided to make himself known to the public as the Metro systems new trains enter public service.

46-year-old Mark Bryant is a professional voiceover artist, who started the role of automated train announcements at stations and on trains across the Tyne and Wear Metro in 2010.

Regular commuters have heard his voice many thousands of times on the Network, and his delivery of announcements has been described as “warm and soothing” by passengers.

Starting out doing voiceovers for local adverts on the radio, Mark quickly developed his voice acting skills.

He has also done adverts for concerts, including Tom Jones and Robbie Williams, while he’s also the on-hold voice for both Barclaycard and Newcastle Building Society.

This success has led him to set up and run his own media company in Gateshead, where he recorded the many announcements used across the Tyne and Wear Metro.

“I started out by setting up my own voiceover booth at home and then compiled a demo that I put on my website. I then started to get voiceover work and it all went from there.

I began working with Nexus in 2010 when I supplied the audio recordings for the new ticket machines. That went well and I then became the voice of the train’s on-board system, telling customers what the next station is.”

Mark Bryant, Voiceover Announcer

His wife Amanda is also a professional voiceover artist, and she provides voiceovers for ITV and Sky Sports channels, as well as for the Tyne Tunnel locally.

Their son William is also following in his parents’ footsteps and has been nominated for Best Male Performance at the prestigious One Voice Awards, which are considered by many to be the Oscars of the voiceover industry.

“My son, William, who is seven, is currently the voice of Blueline Taxi’s radio adverts. He recorded his first voiceover at the age of four.”

Mark Bryant, Voiceover Announcer

As the new fleet of trains gradually enter service across metro network over the next two years, Nexus owners of the Tyne and Wear Metro are just as excited to hear Mark’s voice on the new Metro trains.

“I’m excited to be voicing the announcements on the new Metro trains. They are so impressive. The technology, including the audio system, is amazing. To be the voice of these new trains is a real coup for me. When the first new train went into customer service I watched the coverage on the local news and I could hear my announcements in the background. It was a proud moment.”

Mark Bryant, Voiceover Announcer