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Biography

Jake Wardle was born in East London in 1992. From a young age he had developed a natural ability to mimic accents. This inclination would later result in widespread Internet recognition which eventually lead to the start of a career in acting and voiceover.

In late 2010 he uploaded a video showcasing the various accent impressions that he had picked up over the years. The video was titled ‘The English Language in 24 accents’ and went viral amassing over two million views in the first week and has gained tens of millions of views since then. Despite the widespread attention his video received, Jake decided to remain grounded and focused on his education before making any performance related commitments outside of sixth form college.

Whilst studying Media Production at Newham Sixth Form College he developed a strong interest in the video editing process. Jake went on to study a BA degree in Editing and Post Production at Ravensbourne University in 2011. Although his primary focus during these years of study was on video editing, he still pursued performing arts on a casual basis and stared in a few student films. He also recorded voiceover for many university projects.

Alongside his studies Jake continued to create and upload videos to YouTube as a creative side hobby. His follow up accent video in 2012 ‘The English Language in 30 accents (Animated)’ though not as viral as his first, still managed to amass millions of views and overall positive feedback from his viewers.

Upon completing his studies at Ravensbourne in 2015, Jake released ‘The English Language in 67 Accents & Random Voices’ which also gained tens of millions of views and continues to receive great praise from both his regular fans and new viewers alike.

Whilst Jake was still at university, his original 2010 viral accents video caught the attention of highly acclaimed American film director David Lynch, who got in touch to discuss a potential role for Jake in one of his upcoming projects. Jake then kept in regular contact with Lynch over the next few years. In 2014 Lynch announced to Jake that he wanted to cast him in the upcoming return of his hit 90s TV show 'Twin Peaks'. The show began production in late 2015 and aired on Showtime Networks (In the U.S) and Sky Atlantic (In the U.K & Europe) from May - September 2017. Jake's performance of the character Freddie Sykes in the show received great praise from fans worldwide. This was to be the official start of Jake’s professional acting career.

Around this time, Jake had also launched his career as a professional voiceover artist. He started out recording English Language Training audio for Oxford University Press and eventually branched out into multiple sectors of voiceover including commercialis, audio dramas, video games and more.

In 2021 Jake was cast as Sgt. James Gibson in the WW2 miniseries ‘Masters of the Air’ produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. It was released on the Apple TV+ streaming platform in 2024.

Jake is continuing to build his performance career and is constantly seeking out new acting and voiceover opportunities.