A Hebden Bridge resident has recently been involved in a show on Netflix.

Robyn McConnell has made her Netflix acting debut voicing in the recently added series Monkey Wrench.

Robyn has been doing voice work for about 15 years, first starting as a teenager by doing work for popular YouTubers of the time including AnimatedJames.

She said: “Through my journey I also transitioned, which was initially difficult since I was hesitant to audition for many roles as my vocal range and the way I presented myself changed.

"But today it's been a part of my greatest strength, since now I'm comfortable playing masculine and feminine characters, as I have done in many voice roles, but also in the Hebden Bridge Little Theatre playing Hastings in Black Coffee, and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

“Only within the last few years had I started treating voice acting more seriously, signing with the agency Foxy Tongue Voices, attending conferences like Develop, and putting myself forward for more industry level roles.”

Monkey Wrench is a sci-fi animated adult comedy that originally debuted on YouTube back in 2022.

A synopsis for the series on Netflix reads: ““A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down dangerous criminals across the galaxy. They’re not the heroes we deserve — but they’re the only ones we got.”

“With Monkey Wrench, I just love indie animation,” said Robyn. “I had been keeping up to date with the project since the pilot, and actually saw that they were casting some characters for episode five through a Tumblr post of all things.

So I sent the showrunner Josh Palmer an email with my, at the time, very amateur demo reel, and to my surprise he liked what I had to offer!

Not long after that Robyn was offered three roles in episode five; the L.A.W Surgeon, Ensign, and Bridge officer.

"It was surreal getting to be a part of a series I had been such a fan of,” she said. “Then even more so when I heard the show was being picked up by Netflix.”

Robyn says that people have been reaching out to congratulate her on her involvement in the project: “Since it's come out it's felt a lot more legitimate to say that you can find something I'm in on Netflix compared to YouTube.

“I've had a lot of industry people I didn't expect reach out to congratulate me, and it's given me more motivation to pursue similar roles.

"If anything, it's a nifty feather to have in my hat, and I really hope the show does well on Netflix.”