Jamie Campbell Bower

For the bit, Fallon asked Bower to read a handful of quotes and lyrics that obviously do not match the ominous, hair-raising voice the actor uses for the ...

For the bit, Fallon asked Bower to read a handful of quotes and lyrics that obviously do not match the ominous, hair-raising voice the actor uses for the character. I loved it, it was amazing.” Jimmy Fallon tried to help Jamie Campbell Bower do a bit of image rehabilitation for his villainous Stranger Things character, Vecna, on The Tonight Show Tuesday, Aug. 2.

Jamie Campbell Bower, known for playing Vecna on “Stranger Things,” went on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” While there, he recited the lyrics to ...

Bower came not just for the games but with news! Vecna may be terrorizing Hawkins, Indiana, yet again, but over here in the real world, we’re just basking in Jamie Campbell Bower’s voice. These included the big romantic speech from Notting Hill, a certain erotic line from Titanic, and finally a cloying rendition of the current No. 1 song in the country: Lizzo’s “About Damn Time.”

Jamie Campbell Bower appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to talk about joining the cast of "Stranger Things" as the main villain, Vecna.

"It took a few months to get right," Bower said. "I'll be in Utah in October, riding a horse, wearing a Stetson," Bower said. "So I went home and worked on it, did a bunch of reference work on it, did a bunch of work on Hellraiser...and it said that this deep booming voice kind of comes out of the darkness," Bower added. "So I just kind of worked on that, and I'm a singer, so I just kind of relaxed myself, relaxed my larynx." "It takes about eight hours to put the whole thing on...we start at sort of 3 a.m. to be ready for about 10, and then I have to act," Bower said. "It's amazing, it's just such a blessing, the whole thing feels like such a whirlwind since I got it," Bower said.

While on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jamie Campbell Bower talked Stranger Things and performed some line readings in his Vecna voice.

As fans of the show know, Bower portrays Peter Ballard, or Henry Creel, a.k.a. 001. As great as it has been to see all the Stranger Things cast members doing so much press and working the late-night talk show circuit lately, we’re probably reaching the end of this press cycle as the Stranger Things season 4 hype dies down. It took approximately eight hours for the make-up and special effects team to get Bower into his Vecna get-up and an additional hour or so to take it all off.

Jamie Campbell Bower, who voices Vecna in "Stranger Things" hilariously recited Lizzo's "About Damn Time" lyrics in the terrifying voice on "The Tonight ...

Once Bower got the voice right, he felt incredibly "blessed" to be on the show. Kind of more like Freddy Krueger and it just wasn't landing so I went home and worked on it." "It's hard to believe that these are both the same person." Bower, who joined "Stranger Things" as the evil-doer Vecna in Season Four, has been doing voice acting for quite some time. You can tell.'" When the audience gasped, he jokingly said, "Thank you.

Stranger Things actor Jamie Campbell Bower recited famous movie quotes, and some Lizzo lyrics, on The Tonight Show. Watch the video here.

Watch him in action above, and then check out the funny TikTok Bower filmed before his late-night appearance below. Bower added that his background as a singer helped get his voice to the low, gravelly pitch he was aiming for. The English actor did just that on " The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on August 2, reciting a slew of famous movie quotes and song lyrics in Vecna's deep, sinister voice.

'Stranger Things' star Jamie Campbell Bower has announced that he's releasing a new song called 'I Am' next week.

Prior to appearing in Stranger Things, Bower spoke to NME about how he enjoyed the freedom of being a solo musician. “Everything feels just not real right now.” He subsequently shared the news on his official Twitter account. As Kerrang! notes, he was previously the frontman of the London punk band Counterfeit before launching a career as a solo artist.

'Stranger Things' star Jamie Campbell Bower has announced that he's releasing a new song called 'I Am' next week.

Prior to appearing in Stranger Things, Bower spoke to NME about how he enjoyed the freedom of being a solo musician. “Everything feels just not real right now.” He subsequently shared the news on his official Twitter account. As Kerrang! notes, he was previously the frontman of the London punk band Counterfeit before launching a career as a solo artist.

Given that so much of the coverage around this year's season of Stranger Things has focused on scene-stealing turns by Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill and ...

With the studio providing the necessary extra effects to create the full Vecna experience, Bower gamely gets stuck in, and the results are well worth your time. Watch the video below (skip to five minutes in if you want to get straight to the Lizzo part). Bower recently revealed that he had listened to a ton of extreme metal to get into character for the role, stating: "When I was prepping for Vecna, to get into Vecna, I would use a lot of bands like Sunn 0))), Carpathian Forest, Darkthrone, Mayhem." Now, however, Vecna has crossed beams with a far less obvious musical source thanks to a hilarious new video - pop superstar Lizzo.