Yahoo Lifestyle 21 Actors Who Are So Incredible At Accent Work, Fans Didn't Realize They Weren't American
Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community which non-American actors they think can do the most convincing American accents.
Here are 21 of their top answers:
1."Jacob Anderson's American accent was phenomenal! I didn't believe for one second he was actually British!"
"That was until I saw Game of Thrones, but you get the idea."
You can hear his American accent as Louis de Pointe du Lac in Interview with the Vampire here:
Jacob is from Bristol, England. Listen to his real voice below:
2."Alan Cumming. Thick Scottish accent, and you'd never know. Amazing actor. Needs more love."
Listen to his American accent as Eli Gold in The Good Fight below:
Alan is from Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland. Listen to his real voice below:
3."Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton in Yellowstone. I was absolutely gobsmacked when I found out she is British."
Listen to her American accent as Beth Dutton on Yellowstone below:
Kelly is from the Chessington area of London. Listen to her real voice below:
4."Oliver Stark (Buck from 9-1-1) — I almost didn't believe my ears when I heard him in an interview."
Listen to his American accent as Buck on 9-1-1 below:
Oliver is from London. You can hear his real voice below:
5."Hugh Laurie. He's impeccable as House, and I would have never known he was British."
"He was so good as a cranky American doctor, you would completely forget he's British."
"I genuinely didn't know he wasn't American until I found a random interview with his true accent. Blew my mind."
Listen to his American accent as Dr. Gregory House on House below:
Hugh is from Oxford, England. Listen to his real voice below:
6."Idris Elba as Stringer Bell in The Wire."
Listen to his American accent as Stringer Bell on The Wire below:
Idris was born in the London Borough of Hackney, and he grew up in the districts of Hackney and East Ham. You can hear his real voice below:
7."Andrew Garfield! He's English American, but I ALWAYS forget he isn't 100% American in his roles."
Listen to his American accent as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home below:
Andrew was born in Los Angeles, California, but he grew up in Epsom, Surrey, UK. Listen to his real voice below:
8."Daniel Kaluuya! Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah, Widows, Sicario, Nope… he's had so many excellent films over the years and nailed an American accent in each of them."
"I didn’t know he was British until his Oscar speech for Judas and the Black Messiah."
You can listen to his American accent as Chris Washington in Get Out below:
Daniel is from London. Listen to his real voice below:
9."Matthew Macfadyen's accent on Succession. My friend thought he was an American actor until I told her he was Mr. Darcy [in 2005's Pride & Prejudice]."
Listen to his American accent as Tom Wambsgans on Succession below:
Matthew is from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. Listen to his real voice below:
10."Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. She sounded better than any New Yorker I heard."
Listen to her American accent as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey below:
Margot is from Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Listen to her real voice below:
11."Andrew Koji in Warrior! Going in, I knew he was English, but it was so believable that hearing him in an interview afterward hurt my ears."
"To this day, I can't bring myself to believe this is actually how he sounds 😫."
Listen to his American accent as Ah Sahm on Warrior below:
Andrew is from Epsom in Surrey, England. Listen to his real voice below:
12."Stephen Graham in Boardwalk Empire — spat my tea out when he read the CBBC bedtime story in a Scouse accent! 🤯🤯🤯"
Listen to his American accent as Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire here:
Stephen is from Kirkby, Lancashire, England. Listen to his real voice below:
13."Jamie Campbell Bower in Stranger Things and Horizon — he's a chameleon."
"Even when fighting/yelling/speaking in a completely different register, his British accent doesn't slip through even once."
Listen to his American accent as Henry Creel/Vecna on Stranger Things below:
Jamie is from London. You can hear his real voice below:
14."Daniel Ezra, who played Spencer James on All American, sounds like he's straight outta Crenshaw but is actually from Birmingham, UK."
Listen to his American accent as Spencer James on All American below:
Daniel is from in Birmingham, England. Listen to his real voice below:
15."I was absolutely floored to find out both lead actors from The 100 are Australian. I never would have guessed; their accents are flawless. I realized while watching that the difference between a really good US accent and one that passes. This is something both Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor absolutely nailed, and if I hadn't caught a clip of an interview, I would have been none the wiser."
"On rewatch of the early seasons, you can tell they get better at it, but overall it's pretty damn perfect."
Listen to their American accents as Bellamy Blake and Clarke Griffin on The 100 below:
Both Bob and Eliza are from Victoria, Australia. He's from Kyneton, and she's from Melbourne. Listen to their real voices below:
16."I'm always impressed by Florence Pugh. I had no idea she was British until I heard her in an interview, and even though it's been years, I STILL forget she's doing an American accent in movies."
Listen to her American accent as Allison in A Good Person below:
Florence is from Oxford, England. Listen to her real voice below:
17."Ryan Kwanten is Australian, but his accent in True Blood was the most authentic Southern drawl for this region I've ever heard from a non-native."
"My flabbers were gasted when I learned he was not born just down the road from me."
Listen to his American accent as Jason Stackhouse on True Blood below:
Ryan is from Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia. Listen to his real voice below:
18."Eamonn Walker. Didn't know he was British until four seasons into Chicago Fire when I saw a video from the cast from a charity event."
Listen to his American accent as Wallace Boden on Chicago Fire below:
Eamonn is from the Islington district of London. Listen to his real voice below:
19."Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead. Say what you will about the show, but his Georgia accent is flawless."
"I had never seen him in anything before that show, and I would have sworn he was an American actor from the southern US."
Listen to his American accent as Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead below:
Andrew was born in London but moved to Hull when he was a year and a half old and to Bath when he was 8 or 9. Listen to his real voice below:
20."Hands down, Jodie Comer is a master of accents. She perfected multiple accents in the Killing Eve series alone, and in her other projects, for example, The Bikeriders, Free Guy — her Scouse accent is unnoticeable!"
Listen to her American accent as Kathy Bauer in The Bikeriders below:
Jodie is from Liverpool, England. Listen to her real voice below:
21.And finally: "Kate. Fucking. Winslet."
"My family is mostly from Delco; I spent a lot of time growing up in and around Philly. I honestly forgot the entire time I watched Mare of Easttown that she's actually British.
Loved her before that show, practically worship her now."
Listen to her American accent as Mare Sheehan in Mare of Easttown below:
Kate is from Reading, Berkshire, England. Listen to her real voice below:
Now, which American actors do you think do the most convincing non-American accents? Which TV show or movie is the best example of their accent work? Let us know in the comments!
