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How Lady Mary is set to become the voice of America: Downton star Michelle Dockery's cut glass accent now most desired for voiceover work
Downton actress Michelle Dockery is most in-demand British voice in US
Her cut-glass tones are requested for America's huge voiceover industry
She beat Hugh Grant in a second and Bond actor Daniel Craig who is third
By Hannah Parry For Mailonline
Actress Michelle Dockery, whi plays Lady Mary in Downton Abbey, is most in-demand British voice in US
From Nigella Lawson's sultry tones to Liam Neeson's Ulster brogue and even Gordon Ramsay's angry rants, demand has more than doubled in the past year.
Copycat versions of these, and others from Hugh Grant to Keith Lemon, are used for all kinds of things including online guides, training videos and even automated voicemails.
The star of the period drama's cut glass English accent is the most requested British accent for the US voiceover market
Instead, a good impression will do as it will for others on the top 20 list including Daniel Craig and Helen Mirren - familiar to Americans for playing James Bond and The Queen.
All the Americans want is an English-speaking voice that sounds like the star or, sometimes, more generically they will ask for a 'BBC News' or a 'Downton Abbey' accent, according to research by global freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour (PPH).
Colin Farrell, the Irish actor who is a Hollywood A-lister is high in the list alongside Scot James McAvoy, who has also had success in American movies.
Surprisingly, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini's Geordie accent is often requested, even though her failure as a US X-Factor judge was attributed to US audiences unable to understand her.
Americans request British and Irish voiceovers more often than that of any other nation, said Xenios Thrasyvoulou and it is fast becoming a major UK export across the Atlantic.
Often they will request a 'Downton accent' or a 'Hugh Grant' or even a 'BBC News accent' when advertising for the service, said PeoplePerHour's research.
  In at second and third most requested British voiced was Hugh Grant (left) and current James Bond Daniel Craig (right)
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