Donovan
A hard-boiled voice that accepts no nonsense but feels deeply. A voice of caring authority who will stick with you to the end.
Hear Donovan in other languages
ElevenLabs has verified Donovan in 26 languages. Each sample is the voice reading in that language.
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English male voices with a close tone.
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About Donovan
A hard-boiled voice that accepts no nonsense but feels deeply. A voice of caring authority who will stick with you to the end.
Donovan is the #96 most used English voice in the ElevenLabs library, out of 8,875. People generated 1 billion characters with it in the last year, and 452k ElevenLabs users added it to their voices. It was published in April 2025 and is verified in 26 languages.
Best for: conversational.
- Provider
- ElevenLabs
- Language
- English · American
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Middle aged
- Tone
- Confident
- Published
- Apr 2025
- Models
- Multilingual v2, Flash, v3 (paid)
- Voice ID
DMyrgzQFny3JI1Y1paM5
Questions about Donovan
Can I make a voiceover with Donovan for free?
You can try it with a free JSON2Video account, no credit card: free voiceovers are up to 60 seconds. Paid plans remove the limit.
Can I use my Donovan voiceovers on YouTube or in ads?
Yes. You can publish the voiceovers and videos you make with Donovan on YouTube, TikTok, podcasts and ads, and use them in commercial projects.
Which languages can Donovan speak?
ElevenLabs has verified Donovan in 26 languages: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
For developers: use Donovan with the API
Add a voice element to any JSON2Video movie. It works the same from n8n, Make, Zapier and the CLI.
{
"type": "voice",
"model": "elevenlabs",
"voice": "DMyrgzQFny3JI1Y1paM5",
"text": "In springtime, the garden comes alive with colorful flowers and singing birds. The old oak tree provides shade for visitors, while butterflies dance among the roses. A small fountain creates peaceful sounds, making this the perfect spot to relax and enjoy nature's beauty."
}