Jamie Bamber "Apollo" at the Battlestar Galactica Con

[KINGKENNYTHEHOLY]

wow,this guy nailed it like Hugh Laurie,would have never guessed..they sound so much smarter with their real accent somehow tho:P

[tomcatdcn]

wow his american accent was so good in battlestar it's weird hearing him speak with a british accent

[Westclock86]

No, he sounds like gaius frakkin baltar

[hallariousct]

Haha he sounds like fucking Baltar

[Bennybelton]

Jamie Bamber is a brilliant actor and much underused in Ultimate Force. He could be the UK's next big thing. BSG was amazing!!

[Ko0lHaNDLuKex]

It's surprising how genuinely funny he is. Anyone else remember as 4th Lieutenant Archie Kennedy?

[Lore444]

@Ko0lHaNDLuKex I first watched Hornblower before BSG and Archie was my favourite in there! So I was more surprised to hear his American accent than his British :D

[Jiaal]

When I first heard his real accent, I was totally blindsided.

[todocambiara2]

Wow, his accent is a LOT thicker than I expected for such a clean american accent.

[theAri66]

Jamie bamber is buff and fit

[theAri66]

U people are right there isn't just one accent I'm british (west London) and I don't have a british british british accent I do say things but it's my accent like b-ah-sketball Or t-ah-sk

[Heligoland43]

aww.

it's so cute how he thinks he can kill cylons better than starbuck <3

[wattsnelson]

sounds like Apollo has some Starbuck envy =S

[cloud306]

He sounds like david ford, if anyones heard of him lol, soft southern dialect.

[SamQ27]

anyone eles think he soundedlike baltar at the end

[jaredletoislove]

Lol, I live in Wolverhampton and some girl yesterday asked me where I was from ... I think she said she thought I sounded kind've posh lol. I don't really think I do but then again I don't sound that common either lol. I love his accent and his smile <3 so cute! :D

[kieghacat]

Me too, i LOVE his accent! I'm from Australia so hearing this accent like this is like a novelty. It's like hearing music.

[CemeteryGateSynGates]

He talks, like i do and like many people i know ofc i have to admit i would consider myself upper-middle-class and i am from the home counties but i must disagree with you on one matter, to me Jamie's accent is a British accent, altho i hasten to add that i don't believe that there is one British accent, there are many. You are also right Jamie went to S.t John's college Cambridge.

[codswallop321]

I'm always surprised when this accent is referred to as "the British accent". It is only used by a small minority of Britons! - specifically, the upper-middle-class and upper-class English hailing from affluent parts of London and the Home Counties (the region surrounding London). Both Jamie and James Callis are from wealthy families, attended private schools, went to top universities... honestly, most Brits don't speak like this ... or speak multiple languages... or have a great vocabulary...!

[bromleyben2004]

I'm from a working class background and have almost exactley the same accent. So I can't really agree with that statement.

[beware1066]

too true brother, too true!

[NeroAngel7]

i dont think english acents need defending mate, i know plenty of people who talk like this and im from south yorkshire.

Slightly posh i'll admit but not that abnormal!

[codswallop321]

Interesting, Do you do a long or short 'a' in, say, "fast"?

[NeroAngel7]

short, yorkshire acent, just slightly better spoken that say the coal miner generation! which is the acent a lot of my family seem to have!

So i dunno, i supose people move alot more nowa days so acents get more muddled than our grand parents who would most likely have been born in a specific county and stayed there there whole lives.

[codswallop321]

Well my mother's side of the family comes from Sheffield and they couldn't sound more different to Jamie ... but I agree it's all in a state of flux these days :)

[dkan71]

His voice reminds me a little bit of David Beckham

[thisischerylb]

I love that he's such a fan of the original. I would be nervous too because of Erin Gray.

[philly1018]

Never knew he was british, seems kinda weird... he does a really good job at an american accent though.

[lightstarangel]

Er. I had no idea Jamie was British! SO weird hearing his real accent!

[QwaarJet]

Anyone who saw him in Ultimate Force would have known he was British. TBH I think he should have used his real accent for Apollo. British actors shouldn't have to use American accents most of the time just to get a job.

[RustiSwordz]

Agreed.

Its funny he playes flawed Military officers.

In UF he gets fired for screwing up his mission and in Hornblower he dies shortly after admitting murdering his own captain...

[PeterPan060]

Yeah, but in Hornblower he didn't ACTUALLY murder the Captain; he takes the blame b/c he's dying anyway and it will free Hornblower from somewhat unfair suspicion. Although... in one of the early episode, he almost upsets an operation by having a fit of some sort... sorry, this has turned into a bit of ramble... but YES, flawed military officers! Good point! :P

[foshizol]

Nonsense, how would you explain his accent being so different from his father's. There was already complaints from Latino groups that his son was such a waspy dude ( yes Edward is Hispanic). Also this gives Jamie the excuse for proving he's a good actor. Finally you'll notice that his real voice is a little higher then it should be. Apollo is suppose to be a bad ass fighter pilot no one is ever going to believe it if he's got that falsetto limey accent.

[TheBlackB0X]

I would have to disagree, I would say some British do better American accents then Americans do. If anything its a compliment to the British, I as an American myself know that avg Americans are not the most articulate individuals, a lot of British individuals have grown up with more of a seasoned vocabulary, vs in America mostly everything being said needs to be quirky or cool, like frashizzle and that's tight, all in all using the smallest amount of syllables in a sentence.

[jellysheep]

I just read your comment, TheBlackB0X, and I'm not sure I would agree that this is any fault of Americans if they talk lazily and take liberties with the spoken word in films / shows. This is mainly down to the writers. So, I don't think that us Brits make your language 'better' when we mimic your accents. I actually admire Americans in how they make the English language sound so lovely and fluid. Everything rolls off the tongue. And I get so caught up in that sometimes. :)

[TheBlackB0X]

Haha , well at least we have something in common with each others admiration of our accents :P However I am not trying to come over as a self hater, its just the people who I have spoken with, usually via voip, have a highly developed vocabulary, and from experience, the American standard for vocabulary is really low. I work for a school district, and I have talked to some British children with a higher vocab then most teachers.

[tacitgreen]

" I as an American myself know that avg Americans are not the most articulate individuals"

You've clearly never spent any time in the UK, and probably not much outside of the youth culture in the United States, if you believe the British are generally more articulate or that Americans generally are not so. Just bizarre.

[TheBlackB0X]

Hello green, I would urge you to listen to the accents from British people from Yorkshire, Cambridge, wales etc.They all have more of a classic style of speaking, what annoys me the most about American accent's is everything is broken down into little tiny easy to swallow chunks of information. America is constantly experimenting with new ways to say things, and you speak of only knowing about American youth, that's one of the problems to sound cool American adults are mimicking their children.

[NashX]

If you're going to listen to accents from Yorkshire and Cambridge, then it's only fair to compare with accents from upper-class Americans, as well. And they all sound perfectly coherent (if we can use BSG for reference, listen to any of the American accents - just great). Compare young Californian accents with young Essex accents, and us Brits sound quite ghastly. The worst English-speaking accents in the world belong to Essex rudeboys and Welsh valley-chavs. English youth accents are terrible.

[beware1066]

I agree, being an english youth i can at times feel 10 years older than other, less articulate class-mates. It's not just the accent but also the range of vocabulary and the mastery of dialogue which sets myself apart from other children in the abbreviation culture, where teens need only communicate in bitesize chunks ( see text messaging, twitter, instant messanger etc.)

[jellysheep]

I absolutely agree with the statements about why he should use an American accent. This is my ultimate pet hate. For example... Christian Bale (from Wales, but has a native 'British' accent) told the papers that the reason he did interviews about his role as Batman in an American accent is so he wouldn't disappoint Americans if they realised the actor playing such an icon wasn't actually an American!

[avalover5498]

I had no idea he was british. Fucking weird.

[cm275]

He only plays Apollo with an American accent because his father (is a Latino and it'd be weird for them to have vastly different accents.

[federalduckk]

Goddamn he's attractive.

[ThePygmyPuff]

squee!

[Numanuma92]

Omg it's Archie hehehe he was soo hott in Horatio Hornblower!!! Luv him!!!!

[ccedark]

i miss u!!! msg me on M.S.N.

WOW thats pretty stupid 5x

[ChrisMastersGuitar]

Brilliant. Frakin' brilliant!

[eddusfledermaus]

Holy crap. I seriously had no idea he was British and I'm also British, I should have realised!

[makka32]

wow.... after watching all the episodes and hearing his american accent I just never picked him to be a brit, lol. Hugh Laurie is another brit that surprised me like that. Really amazing to be able to switch so flawlessly between 2 really different accents.

[RosaLui]

PS - I met him at a Q&A.  He's nice, funny, smart, genuine....

After the sci-fi con, when he was leaving and all the autograph sessions were over, a little 10-year-old girl came running up, asking for his autograph. He gave it to her, with this adorable grin on his face (it was the cutest thing ever.)

(And he doesn't sound gay. *frowns* Who the heck came up with that one?)

[faithandjoy]

it sound like gaius

[RosaLui]

Um, yeah. It sounds like Gaius because they're both ENGLISH.

Love Jamie. Love his accent-skillz.

[ewanmac]

What the fuck he has an English accent JESUS.

[MacheteMick]

Yes indeed. And just to warn you, so you don't have a coronary when you find out; Mark Sheppard, the actor that plays Romo Lampkin, is not Irish. Nope, he's English too. This behaviour, when utilised in a fictionalised televisual series such as BSG, is referred to as 'acting.'

[DukeTrueGrit]

This is such a "Mr Garrison" group. Even glancing at fan accounts u either have gay fav tubes like Jamies' to right here or you hide ur gender like a woman prentending to be a guy cool with wussout. Even Jamie says it here duh. Strange how Jamie does sound gay here tho in Hornblower he doesn't. Re: ur accents, I like accents, like South Bell & Scot gals. What was that bodysnatcher movie Kidman did my accent but the Bond guy kept his Brit accent? Never heard kid with different accent from parent?

[clarubia]

strange that people seem to think all good shows, good actors etc. have to be from the us. there's more british, aussie, canadian, etc actors out there who know how to "do" the american accent (Hugh Laurie /House m.d.), half of the crew of bsg is NOT from the us. the show's actually half canadian... wonder why americans are always asuming the rest of the world is american too

[cornergasser]

I kid you not, when we in Canada have a commercial from the UK or Australia etc, we leave it original accent. But Americans literally dub commercials too. In Canada we have channels of British, Australian even New Zealand TV which is great. People don't realize most best shows like "Friends" came from funnier Brit "Couplings". On our TV, many of our news anchors, weather, sports let alone politicians & police etc are from UK & Australia. You shouldn't fake 'our' accent. Original series didn't.

[skepticgirl]

Friends way, way predates Coupling. I prefer Coupling by a long shot (I refer to it as "English Friends, done right"), but it's certainly the other way around.

And why is it weird to assume someone with US American accent is American? Alexis Denisof (from Buffy and Angel) does an English accent and even my English husband was surprised to hear he was from the US.

[skepticgirl]

Coupling started six years after Friends. I prefer Coupling by a longshot, but I refer to it as "English Friends done way better" when recommending it.

And why is it weird to assume someone with a US accent is from the US unless you're actually familiar with the actor? Alexis Denisof from Buffy and Angel used an English accent and my English husband was surprised to find he was from the US.

Also, we have BBC America, which is how a lot of people first saw Coupling, Spaced, Doctor Who, etc.

[cornergasser]

I'm sorry, you're right, Couplings ran from 2000-4?

We loved Friends, but we thought Couplings was funnier.

Some like Canadian Mike Meyers who have English parents must be easier than some who just have to pick it up by ear without being Mrs Doubtfire ;).

I don't see why Americans redub even English/Aussie commercials into our accent. In UK etc they don't dub out our accent.

You'd think like Pink Panther it would be ok to have kids & nephews with different accent. Just seems petty.

[MacheteMick]

>> In UK etc they don't dub out our accent.

Oh, sadly they do! And they do it here in Ireland too. It's bloody annoying. And it always seems to be toothpaste adverts, for some reason. You get these ridiculously well-groomed young people with bathroom-tile-perfect dentistry who are CLEARLY not Irish speaking with dreadful lip-synching in faux middle-class South-Dublin accents. 'Oh, My dentist recommended ... ' BLAM! *Puts away gun* Shut the frak up, weird annoying overdubbed person!

[Katamarang]

'the immasculating theme of this series'

O frack off will you. dickhead.

[stevenc123]

OMG. Apollo is a Baltar!!

[jackfckntwist]

hottieeee

[epicdeuce]

Is he gay?

[cornergasser]

He wouldn't be the only, especially on this show actor (or politician lol) who was married with children for career reasons despite not being straight.

Given the immasculating theme of this series, while I can see why Canadian male actors would jump at the chance to be on the show, I think it shows what the other established male actors feel about lack of masculine pride. Other tubes & fan accounts show this series attracts gays more.

We're told Baltar squeals, not girls lol. It is so gay.

[Scrubsobsession]

british, Hes British... You don't get out much do you

[cornergasser]

The gals are right. When you meet Bamber in person, like Callis, you don't get the impression of a straight guy regardless of having family. I've been a fan of his since Horatio Hornblower but his real voice is quite different from even his screen British accents. Btw geniuses, my cousin does Casting up here, I've done location scouting & a childhood bud is happy to come back home to do his CGI work. So despite our dislikes, we have financial reasons why we wish it weren't cancelled obviously.

[MrSirMrSirMr]

Haha, it's really surreal hearing him speak with his natural accent. He sounds like Baltar!

[PatriciaDeanneSavik]

We used to LUV him till he did this BSG series. There are no males to admire here. We women are superior to them in everything, pound for pound tougher, more aggressive and dominant. Unless you're a girl who likes twinks or men to have around just so you can prove they're redundant, they lost us straight girls in season one. I don't know a straight guy friend of mine who watches it.

No wonder these feminist platform series can't get off cable & keep getting canceled. So SADLY no longer his fan.

[KaitainCPS]

What ARE you babbling about?

[Scrubsobsession]

this entire comment was completely useless and don't try to disagree... Behold your -6!!!

[LeaF2277]

He was on the BBC's adaptation of Daniel Deronda with blonde hair and a very surprising goatee playing a character named Hans. I was very amused.

[deweymcmoo]

nice accent apparently his dads a yank he went to all the elite schools of england thats why he sounds like a homosexeual.(though hes not)

[miamh720]

i love Battlestar Galactica

and i LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!!! hes so incredibely hot and so sweet and seems so smart.

too bad he's 34

i want him so badly though. hes mine =)

i want posters of him all over my walls.

him with his shirt off ahhh heaven

<3

[darkviewman]

yaa darling, super

[amandaem]

Teehee he's so cute :)

[aoitennyo]

I like his real accent better, he doesn't sound as whiny

[jlindholm2000]

I was at this Con. Lots of fun. First time I met him. He is a very nice man. Very patient with all the inane questions people ask. Jeez, i just wanted to jump on him and wrap my legs around him, lol

[VirgoGal74]

He's so cute! Speaks in a very convincing American accent on the show - why are so people so surprised when British actors do American accents - hello? Kate Winslet in "Titanic" and at least two other movies she did?

[berbatov22]

he was actually on a british programe called ultimate force which was about the sas he played a military chief and was very good it was a proper blokes show so when he turned up on bsg it was quite a surprise.

[eventerellz]

hes my uncle

[SummerStrawberry]

He's my uncle : )

[sassi16688]

non incroiable,waw,i don't belive it,it so cool

[TonyNhollywood]

hes HOT!

[Kirtan41]

OMG, I'm stunned, that guy's british, he hides it very well when he pretends to speak american..

[slimgopey]

American? :|

Do you mean ENGLISH?

[LexxKitty]

No, "American". As in the English language, with an American accent. I think thats what Kirtan meant. English, as a language, is not necessarily spoken with an American accent.

(arguably, "English" is originally spoken with a British accent. But as an Australian, that speaks with an Australian accent, I won't press the matter.)

[Spartanz1170]

i know! i was damn surprised to find out he's british!

[Ralastar]

THe american accent makes him sound more liek a bad-ass.

[miamh720]

yeah i sort of agree but i dont care i still love him anyway

[Phamster92]

He sounds like a bad ass regardless.

[olivemike81]

This guy has a very thick accent. He does a good job masking it in the show.

[worshipme213]

A very thick accent? He has no accent whatsoever. He speaks English with no accent at all.

[olivemike81]

Are you deaf? His character doesn't really have an accent but it's obvious he does.

[worshipme213]

You're american, right? You think it's us who speak with an accent, but it's you. We speak English as it's supposed to be spoken.

[olivemike81]

lol I wasn't making fun of it or anything. Jesus. I like english accents and many other accents. But an accent, is an accent, is an accent. I don't think I have an accent but feel free to say I do.

[NikiBale]

Of cause you have an accent. EVERYONE does. Not all Americans sound the same. I am English and i do not sound like Jamie Bamber. Although, maybe you wouldn't be able to tell the difference? All regions in England and all States in America have different accents. Everyone on the planet speaks with an accent. EVERYONE.

[MrStig691]

@NikiBale NO

[ibx33]

Everyone has an accent. Nobody speaks English as it's supposed to be spoken. Read Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.

[iluvcandy15]

I'm american and I get that everyone has a different accent. People from minnesota, me, and people from Texas have different accents. Just like people from all over England speak with different accents.Just because you are from England doesn't mean that you speak English the way it is supposed to be spoken!

[moi28]

Um, he's not gay...he's British :P

[hariettokysarin]

teehe. Having followed Jamie's career for leessee...5 or 6 years now it does amuse me how people are surprised by his real accent. Lovely, isn't it?

[JesterDala]

Watching him speak with an American accent is wonderful, but hearing that British accent just makes me melt.

Kara/Lee

[moi28]

he's DELICIOUS!!! YUMM YUMM!

[mmalik]

Sexy as SIN! And what a delicious accent.

[Makotoshi1]

Aye! Never had a clue he was British

[AtomicIlk]

HOLY FUCK JAMIE BAMBER IS BRITISH!? I had no idea.

[Spartanz1170]

omfg he sounded Ameirican on the show!

[bobsnackattack]

i thought that was a canadian accent.

snerk. :)

wasn't he like raised in the US and UK? sorta like gillian anderson, who has a british accent and speaks americanese for film.

[rarrbear]

he was raised in paris and the UK i believe.

speaking of brits that act with an "american" accent brings hugh laurie/house to mind as well.

[rxsheepxr]

Gillian Anderson was raised in Canada... you fail. ;)

[bobsnackattack]

really? all i know is what her online bio says. i'm rubber, you're glue. superstah!

wonder if jamie celebrates the fourth of july... man must be conflicted. :]

[thegreenone63]

oh just you wait and see about lee and kara ^^ you might like

[daleglen]

Jamie will be appearing at Creation's GRAND SLAM:THE SCI FI SUMMIT taking place the weekend of April 13-15, 2007 at the Burbank Marriott Hotel!

[periannpo]

soo interesting....and he has a very nice cultured english accent (thank heavens). And yes - it is too bad that Starbuck and Apollo won't get together now..harrumph!

[avalonrose82]

haha! thanks for posting this! too bad starbuck & lee can't end up together now

[echidna82]

Thank you soooo much!!I love Jamie!