At home in north London, Daniel Mays was experiencing some, shall we say, cognitive dissonance. We were talking about the actor’s latest gig, recording the part of Dobby in Audible’s all-star series of Harry Potter audiobooks. He admitted it was a challenging job, not least following in the footsteps (voicesteps?) of Toby Jones, who incarnated the squeaky, skittish house-elf in the film adaptations.
“I did all of the recording in one day — I think he’s in five of the books,” the 48-year-old told me as he relaxed in the living room of the home he shares with wife Lou and children, Mylo, 20, and Dixie, 13. “It’s described as a really high-pitched voice, so I could hardly talk by the end of the recording!”
