Geico Gecko BRITISH or AUSTRALIAN? question answered

[akumu102]

he has a cockney accent

[wastedon4loko]

The voice is of an actor called Jake Wood, he's English and plays the part of Max Branning in the soap Eastenders on BBC TV. The ad where she says he is Australian is a play on the fact that Americans can never tell the difference. I know personally,i deal with it on a daily basis.

And do a search for Max Branning on YT and listen to the voice,then you'll know.

[marcshack]

He's English, lets see how they like it?? are the actors American or Canadian???

[Nutz601]

Maybe he could from New Zealand....Australia wants all the fame..lols

[mecahineyho]

The accent is ESTUARY English, from the area around the Thames River inlet in London. Same accent as David Beckham. I'm a dialectologist and this happens to be an accent which I report on tomorrow. :D SOLVED!!!

[scoutylugs]

funny. I'm an Aussie working with US folk all the time and they've told me for years I sound just like the Aussie Gecko on the Geico ads. Just watched it and its very obvious he's an inner Londoner accent...not Aust at all. Sounds like my cockney cousin. Mind you, when I lived in England, it was astounding how many people asked me if I was American... I think there's a US/England confusion on what Aust accents sound like. Just watch the Australia episode of Simpsons.... shocking.

[64weave]

The first gecko voice is a man from Wales.

[Sillmech]

Wow, it's pretty obvious to English and Aussie folk, I guess you Yanks don't really hear the accents that often.

[stu484]

If you wanted to know if he was British or Australian you could've just asked me.

He's British.

[WNCbadwolf]

He is a pure Londoner



[Gwenwivar]

actually the last two cards he was not use to saying obviously with how he looked at them and they didn't flow, I am in Australia and have been asked if I fancy a beer by my Australian born and raised boyfriend. so much for that idea!!!

[anthonymullane14]

he sounds 100% english, if u think he is Aussie u r a moron

[prolifik1981]

hmmm well played on da observations real closely i didnt know that he was british it would be nice if they could play da full commercial where could finish his statement about his nationality that would be great

[joelpike]

what if he is neither????

[CesMan83]

According to Wikipedia, the Geico Gecko is voiced by British actor Jake Wood, of "East Enders" fame

[lovelydiva06]

isn't his accent cockney, some type of british accent, idk, thats what i heard

[christianscott123]

i think this is wrong

[romahnae]

none...madagascarian.

[TheBabie113]

im British and he definitely is too he sounds like a Londoner

[maganashi]

How the fuck does that sound even remotely Australian?

[FromA2mee]

Australians tend to sound the same as the british the way they talk but the difference is that australians talk louder and less propper. they both can say mate but mainly australians say mate. i knew the gecko was british the whole time but it was a mystery for everybody.

[maganashi]

@FromA2mee I really have to disagree. Australian intonation makes it a total giveaway for me, personally. I'm glad that you helped some confused people out, though!

[eo227]

@FromA2mee Mainly Australians say mate? Erm British say it just as much..

[daisybtoes]

I thought he was going to say he's from a pet store in Chicago. 8^)

Seriously...does anyone know if the white-haired actor is actually the voice of the gecko? That man sounds a lot like him.

[cheetahprincess12]

YES! Thank you! I thought he was British until the first commercial and then i had my doubts and finally looked it up :D

[sonikku35]

Actually, apparently he speaks with a cockney accent(which apparently is some form of British no one in the US populous really knows of)

[playboyx85]

Based on his accent alone it is pretty easy to see that he is infact British. Oh "innint" is a slang used elusively by brits

[chungman212]

Obvious english is obvious

[cmoncas99]

I am from Britain, and that is a British accent. Free pie and chips, yeah, thats British :)

[Jirmepic]

That bloody damn dingo ain't no Aussy.

[PsychoKillswitch27]

haha. makes sence!

[LeanneMcGeek]

HEHEHE Yes, he is a cute lil British fellow ;)

[ballinskillz]

he's a cockney lad (london). same accent as dick van dyke in marrypoppins for those unfamiliar. just for clarification im from england so you can trust me. good job spotting its not australian but from my point of view its kind of funny cuz being english i know he doesnt sound australian at all! lol

but still good on ya

[tclark2000]

@ballinskillz

I had him down as Essex rather than cockney. Cockneyish, but less harsh.

[techfan42]

British definatly The actor who plays him is a U.K actor plus the pie+chips comment is a give away

[numanoid17]

Damn it!:)) All this time I thought he was Australian....lol

Danny Jimenez

aka Numanoid17

[FromA2mee]

haha, if he were Australian he would probably be less jimmeny (like...polite and propper) he would speak a little louder and say mate and g'day:) but he's a cutie so he's an exception either way.

[DenverCholoX3]

Good observations! I knew he was British! It's only obvious! haha 5 STARS!

[FromA2mee]

haha, thank you.. i thought i was gonna get a lot of bad comments arguing about this.. i'm glad to know my observations are said to be rightXD hehe.

[bulls7123]

This is actually an ingenius video.  Mystery solved, he is British!!! He certainly has the mannerisms to show for it too.

[FromA2mee]

haha, thanks so much. I appreciate it. I knew i had to do the research on this because it's been a mystery.. i had my suspicion about it, because if you think about it australians are more loud and aren't as proper as the british and this geck is DEFFINATELY a propper little laddieXD

[ByteofK]

Wales is a place in Britain, not in England, ya muppet.

[Jake50754]

hey i think he's from wales, a place in england yes, but a different accent