More about Scottish accents
Scottish English is the result of contact with ‘the auld enemy’ England after the 17th century.
Scots or broad Scots is a Germanic language variety and depending on where the speaker originates can influence how ‘broad’ the Scots accent is.
A very broad accent can be hard to understand, even within Scotland. The Aberdeenshires Doric dialect being a prime example.
In formal situations most people speak Scottish English, which is generally well understood and clear to all ears with just a few notable differences in inflection to standard English.
Scottish English is well known worldwide thanks to popular Hollywood and Disney movies such as Braveheart and Pixar Animation Studio’s Brave. Voquent the voice-over agency can provide voices just like them.
Famous examples of Scottish accents
Here are links to some of our favourite actors speaking with a variety of Scottish accents.
Ewan Mcgregor as Renton in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting is classic Scottish English:
Kelly Macdonald in her role as Merida in Brave speaks with a soft Scottish accent:
Sean Connery’s instantly recognisable Scottish brogue as James Bond:
Laura Fraser who plays Lydia in Breaking Bad normally speaks with her native Scottish accent:
On this page we feature talented Scottish voice actors from various regions of Scotland in the UK. If this isn’t what is required for your voice over project, please visit our search page where you can listen to other regional English variations from Great Britain or Worldwide including: English-RP, Northern English, American or Transatlantic.