Their voices have helped bring some of Britain’s best-loved characters to life.
But now Hugh Bonneville, Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas are demanding the Government stop AI companies from using them without permission.
They are among almost 80 performers backing Save Our Voices Now, a campaign seeking legal protection against technology which can clone a person’s voice and make it say anything its operator chooses.
Welsh actor Luke Evans, 47, and Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney, 48, have also signed an open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham demanding ‘clear, enforceable and legal ownership’ of their voices.
Paddington and Downton Abbey actor Hugh, 62,
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