Two things determine whether a voice over class is worth the enrollment: who built the curriculum and what students have done with it.
At PopRock Academy in Temple City, both have documented answers.
Who built the curriculum
Paul Kwo founded PopRock Academy in 2011 and designed the Voice Over Acting curriculum from his own working credits in Hollywood. His voice credits include Everything Everywhere All At Once, Shang-Chi, Black Panther, and Crazy Rich Asians. His video game credits cover Call of Duty, Resident Evil, and Red Dead Redemption 2. His national commercial credits include voice-over work for Toyota, Honda, McDonald's, and Verizon, and on-camera work for Marshalls.
That career spans film, gaming, and advertising — three of the most technically distinct formats in professional voice over. The curriculum reflects the range: students don't drill one kind of read.
What the class covers
Voice Over Acting at PopRock is open to students ages 8 and up. The curriculum covers the full range of working categories: commercials, animation, dubbing, looping, video games, and audiobooks.
Dubbing and looping are specific to film and television — replacing or syncing audio for existing footage. Animation is its own discipline: the character exists entirely in the voice, so performance choices are bigger and more deliberate than on-camera work. Each format demands different technique. The class addresses all of them.
Students record in an industry-standard booth every week. Mic technique is a distinct skill — knowing how close to stand, how to control breath noise, how to carry vocal energy without overshooting — and it only develops through repeated sessions at the mic. Online classes are available for students outside Temple City.
A student booking worth knowing
PopRock student Reagan To voiced the Doll in Squid Game across all three seasons on Netflix. The Doll is the character who delivers the "Red Light, Green Light" command — one of the defining voices in the series.
She trained at PopRock.
The broader Acting Conservatory
Voice Over is one program inside PopRock's Acting Conservatory, which also includes Fundamental Acting (ages 5–17), TV/Film/Commercial Acting (ages 8+), Audition Coaching & Self Tape, and Private Training.
Students across the Conservatory have booked professional credits on Squid Game, NBC St. Denis Medical, The Bold & The Beautiful, PBS Tiny Time Travel, ABC Will Trent, Chuang Asia S2, and Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture. Commercial campaigns include Toyota, Verizon, American Girl, Lowe's, Delta Air Lines, Lingokids, TruStage, Evernorth Health Services, and Dharman.
For students who want both voice and on-camera training, the TV/Film/Commercial Acting class — also built by Paul Kwo — covers camera technique: eye lines, micro-expressions, and on-camera performance. The two programs are designed to develop together.
Industry Showcases give students the chance to perform before working directors, producers, actors, and writers, who provide direct feedback. These are not simulated — they're sessions with active industry professionals.
Location
PopRock Academy is at 9657 Las Tunas Dr., Temple City, CA 91780 — in the San Gabriel Valley, also known as the 626. Families drive from Arcadia, Pasadena, San Marino, South Pasadena, San Gabriel, and Rosemead, as well as from across greater Los Angeles.
Enrollment
Voice Over Acting is a group class open to students ages 8 and up, with month-to-month enrollment and no long-term contract. A free first class is available for new students, subject to availability and restrictions.
For current rates and availability, contact the front office.
To ask about enrollment
Call (626) 282-7625 or email
Please note: promotional offers, including the free first class, are limited-time and subject to availability and restrictions, and cannot be guaranteed indefinitely. Please confirm current offers, pricing, and availability with the front office before enrolling.