ðə sˈeɪnts nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾi ɪz nˈɛvɚ mˌeɪd ɛksplˈɪsɪt, ðˌoʊ hiː ɪz fˈɛɹli ˈɑːbviəsli ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˌɔn skɹˈiːn hiː hɐz jˈuːʒuːəli bˌɪn plˈeɪd baɪ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈæktɚz, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn poːɹtɹˈeɪd baɪ ˈæktɚz fɹʌm sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə, fɹˈæns, ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
The Saint's nationality is never made explicit, though he is fairly obviously English (on screen he has usually been played by British actors, although he has also been portrayed by actors from South Africa, France, Australia and the United States).