Why does Lucifer have a British accent?
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SiPayn — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 07:47 AM)
I think it's because certain British accents have a natural authority and charm to them (depending on who is speaking of course).
And since Hollywood has often cast great British actors as villains since the invention of celluloid, using a voice that would normally be associated with a "bad guy" would make sense. Lucifer is meant to be the ultimate villain (at least that is the general perception), and therefore using someone with a British accent which many people associate with the "bad guy" makes it easier to accept that he is Lucifer..possibly?
Also irony and sarcasm somehow seem a little softer and easier to take from someone whose accent makes them sound like they are normally patronising or condescending to everyone anyway.
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bpacca — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 06:34 PM)
Tom Ellis said in an interview that they tried the character with an american accent but he sounded too dickish. As a joke, he said that you can say whatever you want with a british accent and still sound charming.
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tykethat — 9 years ago(November 08, 2016 11:19 AM)
Isn't it simply because when they move from 'the there side's (heaven or hell) they take the body of a random recently deceased person? His mother us shown taking a few after they all humourously get killed again. So just by chance Lucifer got the body of an English guy who died in LA.
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ove-hetland79 — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 12:58 AM)
Well, Tom Ellis is already British, so why not use that? Would be a waste otherwise. Btw, I was a bit surprised that his real life accent is actually much thicker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3sxJCGUIXk I guess they toned it down somewhat/made it more neutral in the series.
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centrd — 9 years ago(November 10, 2016 12:11 PM)
"they" didn't tone it down. Tom chose to use an RP-like accent that he created for the role. He patterned the character after how he imagined a love child between Noel Coward and Mick Jagger would act and sound. That explains why he sounds refined with a touch of Mockney. Also why he comes across as a throwback and just a bit of a dandy. I think his portrayal is genius.
He's Welsh, but according to remarks made by his recent interviewer (posted in interviews thread) he didn't actually grow up in Wales. He clearly doesn't know Welsh, he demonstrated that pretty well. So I'm not sure what his own natural accent is, but it's definitely not the RP Lucifer uses.
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