Top 10 Actors You Totally Forgot Were British
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- Top 10 Actors You Totally Forgot Were British
They’re paid to pretend, and they certainly fooled us. For this list, we're counting down the most notable cases in which an actor has become so synonymous with American roles, it's often forgotten that they're actually from the UK! How many of these famous faces did you have placed on the wrong side of the pond?
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#10. Laura Fraser
#9. Dominic West
#8. Charlie Hunnam
#7. Christian Bale
#6. Carey Mulligan
#5. Kiefer Sutherland
#4. Andrew Garfield
#3, #2, #1: ??? - Zábava
What about Hugh Laurie as the dad in Stuart Little and of course the iconic role of House I was shocked when I heard his real voice in an interview! That's some serious acting talent!
theduke ofweasels Yeah me too!
wait.....he's british???
theduke ofweasels Hugh was also in Blackadder
I’ve always known that he’s British and I tried to watch House and I just couldn’t get past the first episode because I hate an American accent on him. Sounds so wrong
I'm British and I was shocked by House
How could you have Damian Lewis on here and not mention Band of Brothers?
I know!
celticwolff Precisely my thought too as they mentioned his credits. While Band of Brothers was the story of the whole of Easy company soldiers, he was at it's center in every episode.
What about Hugh Laurie?
Not knowing Hugh Laurie is British would take some spectacular ignorance. 😶
A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster- Laurie was more than well established in British comedy before House MD.
@@KabirChattopadhyay1991
Few people outside of the English-speaking world, with the possible exception of The Netherlands, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, knew who Hugh Laurie was before the 'House' gig.
Yes, Americans are part of the English-speaking world, but they're, by and large, insular.
The turning point - when British actors became sought after - was Band of Brothers. That's when film-makers in The USA started tapping cheaper, accomplished talent. Damian Lewis's performance blew American minds into smithereens.
That's when, thanks to Spielberg, 'The Money' realised their bucks had more bang if they ventured abroad. They got talent which was as good or better, without the arse-ache of working with their own.
The number of non-Americans within the film-making industry caused an existential crisis in The USA.
Singer's mind was blown; as were the minds of many Americans, when it was revealed that Laurie was British, because Singer was adamant that he wanted an 'American'!
In short, being ignorant is not a failing; it's only remaining ignorant which is problematic. Hugh Laurie ought to have got a mention.
Damian Lewis does a workman-like flat American accent in Band Of Brothers. Nobody would ever guess. But for my money Dominic West's accent in The Wire is the very best I've ever heard from a true Brit. Apart from a stumble or two in the first episodes he speaks "American" with the complete range of tones, modulation and well, the wanton and careless abandon of a native speaker. I was amazed.
What about Dominic Cooper, thought he was American until i saw him on The Grand Tour
DanFarrell98 guessing you’ve never seen mamma Mia then?
How can "House, M.D."'s Hugh Laurie not be on this list? I never even KNEW he was British until I heard him speak outside the show. The same w/ (although I HATE the saga) "Twilight"'s Edward (whatever the actor's name is). He plays an American, but he's British. In fact, I heard (I could be wrong, but it's what I heard) that he didn't even have a voice coach for the admittedly great American accent he did in those films.
Gary Oldman
Isn't that what this video is about?
Olivia Cooke: known for Emma Decody on Bates Motel and most recently Art3mis/Samantha in Ready Player One - she's British. She was in the British mini-series The Secret Of Crickley Hall in the 00s
Americans may not know they are British - but WE know who our own is!!
Yeah I am
Well, what do you think we wear? Trilbys?! Flat caps?? lol
the skins of our enemies ...
I am American but I have watched British movies and tv since I was a very young child and I have won so many bets by knowing a British actor playing an American! I have never been wrong!
Your name - applies then! lol
Where is Idris Elba? I thought HE would be your number 1 pick.
creature57 he’s obviously English though
everyone knows that
Freddie Highmore; English actor who plays The Good Doctor, Shaun Murphy.
Well, at least I knew ONE of them is British. After all, he starred in "Empire of the Sun"...
How could you forget Hugh Laurie!!!! I was shocked after watching House for so long to hear his British accent in a interview
willturnerfanAWE think everyone knows he is british because of blackadder
There is nothing more annoying than hearing a supposed Englishman pronounce the letter Z(ZED) as 'Zee.
Gillian Anderson she played agent Scully on x files for a long time before I heard her actual accent.
I knew quite a few of them as I don't tend to watch state side TV very much. Loved Andrew Lincoln as Egg in This Life tho.
It's weird how many actors I've always assumed were either American or Canadian or British or Australian but turns out they're from half-way across the world.
Dominic West was also Lysander in A Midsummer Night's dream alongside Christian Bale's Demetrius and Kevin Klein and was nephew Fred in the tnt TV movie A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart! Charlie Hunnam was also the titular role in the 2002 film Nickolas Nickleby alongside Jaime Bell and Christopher Plummer.
Love all of those films except for that Christmas Carol, haven't seen that one
@@agenttheater5 OOh, I highly recommend it! Patrick was superb as Scrooge!
@@celticpoet21 I'll look it up :)
Decent list this time. I'd add Rupert Friend and David Harewood from Homeland, and surely a top 10 spot should go to Idris Elba.
I think because of the show Luthor - people might already know that he's a Brit. but with appearances in The Wire and the movie American Gangster - some people could be fooled I supposed!
Miss Rupert Friend on Homeland
Hugh dancy too.
I always think of Pete Dunham in Green Street for Charlie Hunnam.
Other HM's:
Lennie James
Lauren Cohen
Rosamund Pike
Matthew Rhys
Cary Grant
Gillian Anderson
Tom Hardy
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Charlie Chaplin
Hayley Atwell
Tom Holland
Hugh Laurie
Mischa Barton
Alfred Molina
Sacha Baron Cohen
Jason Statham
Elizabeth Taylor
Kate Winslet
Vivien Leigh
I knew Lennie James because of the movie Snatch. So when I saw him on The Walking Dead, I wasn't as surprised as I was of him British like Andrew Lincoln.
Seriously Jason statham with his thick Accent.
Some of them have very British accents even when they play American characters. Hardy, for example, or Statham
Idris Elba
I'm surprised John Barrowman isn't on this. Like David Tennant, He's also Scottish!
Meh, half american / half scottish
Fraser was also in "A Christmas Carol" starring Patrick Stewart
Damien Lewis will always be Dick Winters from Band of Brothers before anything else he's other done.
Including Christian Bale on this list I feel is pushing it, since his first big breakthrough role was the Stephen Spielberg movie Empire of the Sun, where Bale played an English boy losing contact with his parents when the Japanese invaded the Asian country where his father worked as a diplomat. His father being played by Anthony Andrews and Nigel Havers also being in the film (previously known for Chariots of Fire at that time - another English film, about Richard Bannister and the race for the record on the mile), and not the least Bale used his English accent all through the film, I doubt many people thought of him as anything other than English.
Maybe a bit of a smaller actress but Dominique Provost-Chalkley should be considered on this list. She's from Bristol plays a Canadian and fakes a British accent on the same show and you can't even tell. Amazing
Americans know Charlie Hunnam is a Brit. His accent on SOA was wonky
Fun facts Dominic West is also part Irish
Ben Daly McKenna Hmm....makes sense.
I first saw Charlie Hunnam in the original UK Queer as Folk, and I'm pretty sure I've only ever seen him in British roles (sorry Sons of Anarchy fans), but for some reason I always thought he was Australian!
I actually picture Band of Brothers when I think about Damian Lewis
Me too.
You didn't mention " Hugh Laurie " , he nailed American accent in HOUSE,MD , and also " Daniel Day Lewis "
I really like the phrase "Haveago Hero" for some reason. That needs to be a TV Show. Have the guy who made "What we do in the Shadows" make a comedy series about a British Superhero team.
Robert Pattinson should be on this list for sure!
He was too famous as Cedric Diggory for people not to know he was British.
I looked through all of Donald Sutherland's films and there was one being filmed in England about the time Kiefer and his sister were born. Just happening to be in England at birth doesn't make you English, especially when your parents aren't and they take you right back home. That one was a poor example. Do you consider Hugo Weaving African because he happened to be born in Nigeria to English parents?
Like your comment, I'm surprised he was included
Dominic West I only thought of as English, since all I've seen him in is A Christmas Carol and A Midsummer Night's Dream, Christian Bale I knew about because I first saw him in Empire of the Sun and because I was always bummed out that he didn't use a different accent voicing Howl seeing as how the character is actually Welsh, and Carey Mulligan I only think of as British because of Sally Sparrow. So mostly I think I'm just not keeping up with their work...
How exactly did Charlie Cox not make the cut?
Tom Payne was missing on this list, as were Tom Wilkinson, Anthony Hopkins (yes, he is an American now, but were born and raised in Wales), Jamie Bell, Alex Pettyfer, Emily Mortimer, Brian Cox, Idris Elba, Chiwitel Eijofor not to mention the most American Brit them all from his role as Dr House: Hugh Laurie. If Christian Bale and Charlie Hunnam makes this list, so should he. Same with Elementary star Johnny Lee Miller.
holy crap i had no idea carey mulligan was Sally Sparrow. i love wolf of wall street, but i had no clue that she was in the best doctor who episode
Rebecca Hall?
Kiefer Sutherland speaks with a North American sounding accent outside of his acting, so of course most people wouldn't think he's part British.
I've always thought Christian Bale does the best American accent among non-North American actors.
Andrew Lincoln's American accent has improved over the years. In the first couple seasons of The Walking Dead you could hear his British accent slip in every so often, but not in the later seasons.
10. Oh; remember her in A Knight's Tale
9. Don't know him
8. Don't know
7. Seen him in TOO many American roles
6. I know her in British TV.
5. ONLY known him in American roles
4. Wouldn't know since I know I ONLY know him as American
3. Don't know him.
2. Heard him in REAL life on Talking Dead already knew. Sounds good as an American
1. Don't know him
OK, one day I'm going to have to somehow actually see Love Actually because apparently it's some kind of Golden God
You will not regret this British classic of comedy, romance and stupidness
I only knew one of these people.
That is so interesting.
How many British actors have played Peter Parker?
Me: (expects Tom Holland, Millie Bobby Brown and Karen Gillan to all
Be on this list only to find out that they aren’t on this list at all)
Also me: I hate you, WatchMojo.
As much as I like Sons Of Anarchy, Charlie Hunnams American accent isn't that good particularly in season one.
And how could you miss Band Of Brothers for Damien Lewis?
Charlie and Andrew 🙌
Damien Lewis is the only one I knew was British besides Keifer Sutherland & Christian Bale.
NOOOOO Andrew Lincoln IS Simon Casey.
I'm sorry but saying that L.A born Andrew Garfield is British is like saying Paris born Emma Watson is British or Flea of RHCP is american (born in Melbourne[pronounced Mel-Born not Mel-Bin],Victoria,Australia
Brian Alvinson, It's based off their parents nationality not where they're born so Emma's parents are British and she was raised there so she identifies as British, while Andrew has british and American parents so can choose what he wants to be. It's like saying a British couple who gave birth while on holiday, their child then is where they where on holiday.
Christian Sloan,With what you said, I believe where a person is born is their nationality (I.E. British-born John Lennon & the Japanese Yoko Ono both Can't be President of the US well Lennon can't because he died in 1980 but their son Sean Taro Ono Lennon can be because he was born 1975 in New York City, You count Sean as a American,British or Japanese citizen) With what you said Kiefer Sutherland is Canadian
Also Andrew Garfield at Least Half British at Best
Brian Alvinson ok, I get your point but let's just say it's based off where your born, your parents and where you grew up with all those things, people decide what country they identify to, like it's just, suggesting Emma Watson is french because she was born in Paris doesn't make sense when you take into account she stayed for relatively a short time and so it makes more sense she is british and seeing she says she's British that's what matters.
Listen Jermaine the logic NOT mind numbingly stupid It's geographically accurate
Emma Watson is French
Damien Lewis will always be Major Winters to me
Hello .... #8 Christian Bale listed as "Oscar nominated" He is Oscar Winning actor man for his role in the 2011 movie the Fighter.
Keither Sutherland wtf!
He was born in London that's about it
Where the hell is Bob Hoskins?
Another one would be hugh dancy
Most people won't forget, they either did or didn't know!
Daniel Day Lewis: Lincoln.
How could they forgot if most people dont know
John Barrowman.
I don't know that I'd consider Kiefer Sutherland British. He was only born in London because his Canadian parents were working there. And his family left Britain when he was just two.
I was a boy, now I'm a bat.
No Hugo Weaving, Idris Elba or Hugh Laurie?!
Jamie Bamber
delroy lindo
I thought Keifer Sutherland was Canadian?
Bob Hope?
Egg from this life
I never see this mentioned when people talk about Andrew Lincoln pre Walking Dead. I was beginning to think I was the only one who remembered.
if they added tom holland to this list, all 3 spiderman actors would have been in this video
No Scott Adkins? Come on people!
gary Oldman ?
Andrew Lincoln Clutterbuck real name.
Hugh Laurie
'Great American novel' It's one of the most boring books I've ever read.
David McMullan Haha. I like the 1974 film with Robert Redford.
Kim Catrall
Idris Elba??
Is it normal to have american actors in british TV or movies?
All English Girls see Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Robbie from Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging not Kickass.
Charlie Chaplin
Fucking teachers yes!
Lmao half of the walking dead cast is british anyway... They're like a freakin unicorn if they're american and still alive on the show..
American accents are easy for us English to do! Especially since we (southern English people) don't have an accent, and we've seen American shows growing up.
This sort of self delusion reminds me of a former Speakef of the House of Commons when he complained of a Scottish Member of Parliament's Broad Scottish dialect saying he couldn't understand a word she was saying. The Speaker replied in his own lyrical Welsh accent "This House has always been rich in accents. I only wish I had one myself!"
If number 1 is not Hugh Laurie you done fucked up
Nr 1
Charlie Hunnum is a cool actor but his accent slips sometimes.
He wasnt fooling nobody in the first season of SOA but it did improve.
Aside from Bale, Sutherland, and Garfield, who the f**k are these people?
If you're British shouldn't it be zed not zee?
Really? I always thought David Tennant was Scottish
He is, the Scottish are British.
Christian Bale is overrated I actually like any british actor over Bale.
Marcel Zachary I hated him as Batman because of him changing his voice
He’s not overrated. He’s incredibly talented. But I also like many other British actors way more than him
Charlie Hunnam’s American accent is terrible and I could hear his English accent sneak in often in SOA!
you're all goons.
What a lovely comment
Sorry but Hunnam's accent isn't good in any of his movies.
Although Bale and Sutherland born in UK, they are 100% american
Gillian Anderson?