To start off, we’re talking only deep male voices here, and for the sake of practicality we might be limited to the voices of male actors and vocalists.
Most deep voices a google search turns up seem to have that rocky or gravelly tone, like a mountain is talking to you. I’d be exceedingly grateful to anyone who can point me in the direction of a deep male voice that is softer or smoother in texture (er, is that a technical term?). It can be anyone, alive or dead, and I don’t particularly care what they’re saying- I just need to be able to hear, and pass on to someone else, an example of it.
Edit: bonus points if your example has a very slight British accent, the kind you only really hear on the letter R and could otherwise mistake for a more generic American/Canadian/whatever voice.
After some poking around on youtube, the closest to what I’m looking for have been Matt Berninger, George Takei, Matthew MacFadyen and Sampiro.
Berninger is closer when he’s singing than when he’s talking, though whether it’s specifically because he’s singing or more because it’s been cleaned up in a studio I don’t know enough to say.
