Apollo - Which accent do you like best?

gaius · 21-09-2006 7:27am #1

I just recetly found out that Jamie Bamber, who plays Apollo, is British. Now that was an interesting switch.
I think I like his American Accent better, and he does it so well.

What do you think: American or British?

Johnny Storm · 21-09-2006 7:47am

Can't answer since I've never heard his British accent. I certainly would never have thought he was anything other than an American.

cyrusdvirus · 21-09-2006 8:06am

In the Hornblower series he played Archie Kennedy, and was Ioan Gruffudd's sidekick. Also had a small part in Band Of Brothers if I remember correctly. There isn't really that much of a distinction of his Hornblower accent to his Apollo accent that i can recall with any great clarity.

Vokes · 21-09-2006 9:43am

Can't stand his British accent, his BSG one is much better

quad_red · 21-09-2006 10:23am

Jamie Bamber with a 'compressed eating disorder'.

quad_red · 25-09-2006 10:01am

quad_red wrote:

Jamie Bamber with a 'compressed eating disorder'.

Eek!

Dunno why link didn't attach.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf9wHz3SeOg

TerrorFirmer · 28-09-2006 11:23pm

Didn't even know he was British...

Fenster · 28-09-2006 11:26pm

Jamie Bamber has a woeful London accent.

iguana · 02-10-2006 1:11pm

Fenster wrote:

Jamie Bamber has a woeful London accent.

But that's his real accent, the poor guy can't help it. He used to be in Peak Practice at some stage too. I have no idea when though, I remember my mum watching that show, about doctors in the Peak District, but I definietly don't recall Jamie Bamber.

iguana · 02-10-2006 6:17pm

Just read his imdb profile. His dad is American so I'd say that helps his great American accent. He also has a 1st class honours degree in languages from Cambridge and he speaks French and Italian. Who says you can't have brains and beauty?

Carrying on BSG's grand tradition of nepotism* his wife is in a bunch of BSG episodes as paramedic Layne Ishay who operates on Adama after Boomer shoots him.

*Hotdog is played by Olmos' real life son.

Khannie · 03-10-2006 9:40am

Just heard his british accent the other day (in the extras section on the miniseries dvd). Was well weird hearing him without the American accent.

iguana wrote:

*Hotdog is played by Olmos' real life son.

He's a dreadful actor. The only piece of really shoddy acting I've seen in the whole show came from him.....

"Yes. I think so. I mean. Yes sir." (from the episode where starbuck takes on the 8 cylon raiders on her own and ends up going into the atmosphere of that moon).

FutureGuy · 04-10-2006 3:11pm

I met Jamie back in August. The accent is fine. He is a really cool guy tbh. Spent lots of time talking about the show, season 3, Ireland etc etc. I think the novelty of meeting the fans hasn't gotten old for him yet

Apollo - Which accent do you like best?

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