Yahoo Lifestyle People Shared Which Actors They Were Shocked To Find Out Weren't American, And My Mind Has Been Blown
We asked the BuzzFeed Community which famous actor they were truly shocked to learn isn't American. Here's what they said:
1.Oliver Stark
"How is it so hard for us to nail their accents, but they mimic us perfectly?"
"I've been watching 9-1-1 since Season 1, and they're on Season 7 now, and I only found out he wasn't American like two weeks ago!🤣"
Where you know his American accent from: 9-1-1
Where's he's actually from: London
2.Robert Pattinson
"I still hardly believe he's British."
Where you know his American accent from: The Twilight movies, Good Time, The Lighthouse, The Batman
Where's he's actually from: London
3.Idris Elba
"My film-buff brother thought he was faking the British accent in Pacific Rim instead of faking an American one in everything else."
Where you know his American accent from: The Wire, American Gangster, The Office
Where's he's actually from: London
4.Andrew Lincoln
"In The Walking Dead, you couldn’t detect a British accent, and I didn’t recognize him at all from when he was in Love Actually. When I learned he was the same actor I was shocked at not only his convincing American accent but also his physical transformation."
Where you know his American accent from: The Walking Dead
Where's he's actually from: London
5.Matthew Rhys
"My jaw literally dropped when I heard Matthew's Welsh accent in an interview. His Brothers & Sisters character is fast-talking and incredibly witty, with impeccable comedic timing, and Matthew speaks so naturally in an American accent!"
Where you know his American accent from: Brothers & Sisters, The Americans
Where's he's actually from: Cardiff, UK
6.Hugh Laurie
"You cannot talk about this without mentioning the master, Hugh Laurie. He sounds so American, and it’s even said that the creator of the House, upon seeing Hugh’s audition tape, commented about Hugh being a true American, not realizing that he is British. The only thing more amazing than Hugh’s American accent is the fact that he never won an Emmy for the role."
Where you know his American accent from: House
Where he's actually from: Blackbird Leys, Oxford, United Kingdom
7.Melanie Lynskey
"I thought she was American until, like, last year."
What you know her American accent from: Yellowjackets, Up in the Air, Two and a Half Men, Togetherness, Candy, Don't Look Up
Where she's actually from: New Plymouth, New Zealand
8.Eamonn Walker
"His American accent is so good."
What you know his American accent from: Chicago Fire
Where he's actually from: London
9.Millie Bobby Brown
"I always thought she was American, but when I went onto social media, her accent was WAY different!"
Where you know her American accent from: Stranger Things
Where's she's actually from: Born in Marbella, Spain, and moved to Bournemouth, England when she was 4
10.Damson Idris
"When I heard his accent I thought he was joking! He’s a phenomenal actor."
Where you know his American accent from: Snowfall
Where's he's actually from: London
11.Josh O'Connor
Where you know his American accent from: Challengers
Where's he's actually from: Southampton, UK
12.Tom Payne
"I was binge-watching Prodigal Son, so imagine my surprise when watching cast interviews just to find out this man is BRITISH. There were a couple of moments after I found out where I noticed his American accent slipping on the show, but otherwise, I never would have guessed."
Where you know his American accent from: Prodigal Son, The Walking Dead
Where's he's actually from: Chelmsford, UK
13.Tom Holland
"I was completely convinced he was American until I started watching some interviews. I was absolutely blown away by the fact that his accent was fake! I saw a video once where he spent the whole time switching back and forth between his regular British accent and his American accent, and it was wild to see how easy it is for him to turn it on and off."
Where you know his American accent from: The Spider-Man and MCU movies, The Devil All the Time, Uncharted
Where he's actually from: London
14.Eliza Taylor
"She nailed the gruff American accent so well that the first time I heard her speak in an interview, I felt almost uncomfortable, as I couldn't 'marry' my experience with reality."
Where you know her American accent from: The 100
Where she's actually from: Melbourne, Australia
15.Lesley-Ann Brandt
"She's South African, specifically Afrikaans, and it's an incredibly distinctive accent that Americans struggle to do because it's pretty much the opposite. But she has NO problem sounding American. I was mindblown when I heard her speak outside of her projects."
Where you know her American accent from: Lucifer
Where she's actually from: Cape Town, South Africa
16.Joseph Quinn
"The gasp I gusped when I found out Joseph Quinn wasn't American. I've never been more fooled in my life."
Where you know his American accent from: Stranger Things
Where he's actually from: London
17.Ella Purnell
"I was genuinely so caught off guard when I heard her actual accent in real life. Her American accent sounds so natural!"
Where you know her American accent from: Fallout, Yellowjackets, Sweetbitter, Army of the Dead
Where she's actually from: London
18.Florence Pugh
"I had no idea she was British until I heard her speak in an interview. I get the feeling she could nail any accent she tried."
What you know her American accent from: Little Women, Midsommar, Don't Worry Darling, Dune Part Two
Where she's actually from: Oxford, England
19.Toni Collette
"I've never seen any of her Australian roles, and didn't realize she wasn't American until I saw it in a BuzzFeed article. She's done so many projects with an American accent, and she sounds so natural in all of them."
Where you know her American accent from: Knives Out, Hereditary, Unbelievable, United States of Tara, Little Miss Sunshine, In Her Shoes
Where she's actually from: Sydney
20.Alfred Enoch
"He has the most spot-on American accent. It's spotless."
Where you know his American accent from: How to Get Away with Murder
Where he's actually from: London
21.Antony Starr
"His character on The Boys is a spoof of Marvel's golden boy Captain America, and he's supposed to represent the USA, so I always forget the actor is actually from New Zealand. He nails the American accent!"
Where you know his American accent from: The Boys
Where he's actually from: Auckland, New Zealand
22.Rose McIver
"I always thought she was American because she's good at hiding her real accent in iZombie and Netflix's A Christmas Prince series. I watched a video on YouTube where she recapped the movie and was surprised to hear her thick Kiwi accent."
What you know her American accent from: Ghosts, A Christmas Prince series, The Lovely Bones, iZombie
Where she's actually from: Auckland, New Zealand
23.Gugu Mbatha-Raw
"I didn't find out she was actually English for the longest time."
Where you know her American accent from: Loki, Black Mirror, The Morning Show
Where she's actually from: Oxford, England
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