“A master of her craft with a high attention to detail.”
Contact
Professional Inquiries: emma@emmasherrziarko.com
Representation: CESD Talent
Commercials/Voiceover: Anita Reilly & Billy Collura
Animation: Marla Weber-Green
Gaming/Interactive: Christian Sparks
New Zealand: Big Mouth Voices
Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. | Can and will travel! Available as an LA Local Hire.
Home Studio Specs
Broadcast quality sound-treated space
Sennheiser MKH-416 Microphone |
Focusrite Scarlett 3.0 Interface | Adobe Audition DAW |
Source Connect Standard | Hard-wired Internet
About me
A classically trained actor with a love of language and storytelling, I bring depth, humor, creativity, and authenticity to every performance.
I’ve worked on dozens of games and nearly 40 audio dramas, including franchises like X-Men and Ghostbusters. I’m best known for playing Kate Pryde in Marvel Move, Wendy in Ghostbusters: The Cursed Collection, and Commander Minkowski on the Webby-nominated sci-fi audio drama Wolf 359. Check out more of my credits below!
You can also hear me in commercials, and I’ve narrated everything from articles for Foreign Affairs to Fantasy Romance Novels.
I’m an acting coach on SkillsHub, a site for actors founded by industry legend Jennifer Hale.
I do not consent to my voice being used to train AI or for a synthetic copy of my voice to be made, ever, for profit or not, and will pursue legal action if I find someone has done so without my consent.
TRAINING
Voice Acting:
Coaching from: Jennifer Hale, Chris Borders, Sara Cravens, Yvonne Viner, Dawn Hershey, Melissa Grillo, Martha Mayakis, Jeremy Hall, and Brook Chalmers.
Classes with: Courtenay Taylor, Julia Bianco Schoeffling, Andrea Toyias, Kirsty Gillmore, Philip Bache, Josh Dean, and Sébastien Croteau.
Theater:
Wesleyan University- BA Theater
Shakespeare and Company- Linklater, Stage Combat, Verse, Clown, and more.
I’m also a dancer, and trained in stage combat and LeCoq mask work.
I’m available to travel for performance capture and more.
(For full Theater and Dance Training, see the “Theater” page)
PASt clients
Testimonials
“I’ve been lucky enough to work with Emma for over a decade now. Simply put, there is no dimension of the craft of acting in which Emma does not excel. She could bring dimension, grace, and poise to any text, elevating the material far above what was on the page. Whether it was high tragedy, low comedy, or anything in between, Emma always committed to the part and dove into the material fearlessly. And as she did all of that, she was always mindful of her fellow performers and the needs of bigger production around her. I cannot wait for the next opportunity to work with her on a new project.”
“Emma is a dream to work with. She’s confident, versatile and adaptable. She takes direction smoothly and quickly and makes every session pass with ease. From good humour to tender sincerity, I trust her to always deliver a fantastic performance.”
“Emma was a brilliant find. With a high-quality home studio, she uplifted the script and made the character come to life in ways I had never envisioned before bringing Emma in. She was great to work with in the booth, having solid comms, taking direction well, improvising when needed, and generally bringing her A game. She also pitched in with some audio engineering when the need arose and was overall a delight to work with. ”
“I have had the pleasure of working with Emma on multiple video game projects over the past few years. She excels at bringing to life multiple character archetypes with her dynamic voice range, and has great communication skills and brings enthusiasm to all her projects, she is a joy to work with! She is always punctual with her deliveries and one of our go-to voice actors.”
2017 Webby Award Nominee for Wolf 359 (and 2018 Webby Award Honoree for Wolf 359)
Official Member of NAVA, the National Association of Voice Actors
2020 Audio Verse Award Winner for Zero Hours
2016 Audio Verse Award Winner for Wolf 359
SELECTED Credits- Games
Marvel Move’s X-Men: Age of Orchis- Kate Pryde- Six to Start & Marvel
Ghostbusters: The Cursed Collection- Wendy- Immersive Gamebox & Sony
Deep Beyond- Lilly (Player Character)- AVIX Games
Zombies, Run- Season of the Hunter- Shoshannah- Six to Start
Star Trucker- Moon Baby- Monster & Monster, Raw Fury
Nighthawks- Saoirse Kane- Wadjet Eye Games
Divine Duel- Necra, the Underqueen- Immersion Games
112 Operator- In-Game Unit, Caller, Additional Voices- Jutsu Games
Selected CREDITS- Audio DRama
Wolf 359- Minkowski- Kinda Evil Genius Productions
Zero Hours- Light- Long Story Short Productions
The Strata- Tessa- Beyond the Dark Productions
Young’s Infinite City- Rosalind Young- Audiohm Media
Wolfwhistle- Eliza Astor- 104 WPR Metro
Unseen- Sarkana- Long Story Short Productions
Paragon- Delia, Halie, Radio Announcer- No Such Thing Productions
Descendants- Ariel, Cerise- No Such Thing Productions
Someone Dies in this Elevator- Jordan- Sound Escape Productions
Hit the Bricks- Mombi- PJ Scott-Blankenship
Thirteen- Professor Willow, Marianna, Additional- Imaginary Comma
Ars Paradoxica- Karla- The Whisperforge
Commercial Clients
Winc (Podcast)
ZipRecruiter (Podcast)
Care/Of (Podcast)
Susan’s Fine Wine and Spirits (Radio)
Magazine Narration
I have done narration for periodicals like Entertainment Weekly, Fast Company, InStyle, and Foreign Affairs. Hear a demo, or listen to some of the articles on Spotify!
Photo of Emma and Zach Valenti from a Wolf 359 Recording Session. Photo Credit Gabriel Urbina.
Audiobooks
Accidental Fae: Book One of the Fae War Chronicles By Jessica Wayne
Cursed Fae: Book Two of the Fae War Chronicles By Jessica Wayne
Fire Fae: Book Three of the Fae War Chronicles By Jessica Wayne
Shadowborn: Book 1 of the Light and Shadow Series By Moira Katson
The Snow Alien By Michael JP
The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Anthology Podcast, Rachel Liu Producer
Available for hire to narrate Audiobooks through ACX, or you can contact me here or my agents at CESD.
Behind the Scenes of a Wolf 359 Recording Session. From Left to Right: Zach Valenti, Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs, Emma, Sarah Shachat
VIDEOS
Trailer for Jutsu Game’s 112 Operator (The Last Duty DLC)
VO for the Game Trailer for Khieron’s Keep from NorCal Mythos Entertainment
Game Trailer for Angelic from Metaverse Game Studios. (Hear Emma at 1:16)