So when I found out the actor who plays Rick Grimes was English, I was so mad 😂!!! ONLY because, as a North Georgia girl, southerners are RARELY depicted as a good lead role… usually the bad guy is southern with all the ism’s attached, so I was so excited to be well represented… 😂! Even Americans botch a real southern accent… so this guy nailed it! I’m only a little over an hour away from Atlanta so it was neat to see the spot where they filmed him on the horse. You’ll see a lot of tourists there. Also, Stranger Things uses what we know as “The Clairmont House” here in my hometown ( used to be a bed and breakfast) for the “Creel House”. Also they used parts of Berry College. Anyway, yes… I had no idea it was a fake accent because he did it right! 👏
Another fun fact is he’s not the only TWD star to be British 😅 Morgan, Maggie, The Governer, Jesus, Jadis, Alden, Alpha, Yumiko, Magna and Nick (the main character of Fear The Walking Dead) are all British actors as well 😂
Fun fact: Andrew Lincoln isn’t the only TWD star to be British 😅 Morgan, Maggie, The Governer, Jesus, Jadis, Alden, Alpha, Yumiko, Magna and Nick (the main character of Fear The Walking Dead) are all English actors as well 😂
Christian Bale's first movie was as a child actor in Steven Spielburg's "Empire of the Sun" which is about a boy's survival living in China with his Missionary parents and get separated during the Japanese Invasion of China during World War 2. Christian Bale is definetely British and he was I think 11 or 12 years old in that film Hugh Laurie was absolutely HILARIOUS in BLACKADDER!
Damian Lewis in Band of Brothers from HBO as a Pennsylvanian WW2 lieutenant, BLEW MY MIND when I found out. 2nd place was Idris after The Wire, for all time shock moments
And shortly after Empire of the Sun (in which he was wonderful) he was a boy (British of course) who traveled with the army in Kenneth Branagh's film of Henry V. That's where I first saw him. A funny movie for actors doing accents foreign to them is Laurel Canyon. Of the 5 principals, only Frances McDormand is playing her own nationality. Otherwise, Christian Bale and Kate Beckinsale (British) are American, Alessandro Nivola (American) is British, and Natascha McElhone (British) is Israeli. They're all very good at it, but I wonder how this was decided on.
I first learned of Will Poulter while visiting the Orkney Islands as a Canadian backpacker. The hostel where I was staying had a television lounge, and they were playing a sketch series called "School of Comedy" which was written and performed by some very talented young British teenagers. Everyone was good, but Will Poulter, then only 15, was outstandingly brilliant, creating a range of comic characters --- from rustic to East End to posh. I later ran across a delightful film called Son of Rambow that he had made a year before that. His wit and talent were so evident that it didn't surprise me when I saw his American characters done perfectly in We're the Millers and The Maze Runner. If you can find episodes of School of Comedy, they are well worth watching.
I agree with you, Bale's accent there is more New Jersey-American, maybe some area of New York City, definitely not 'Cockney'! Maybe the 2nd part of Bale's interview showed more of an English accent...
Get it right... a terrible British accent! Problem is... there are over 800 different accents in uk... when we hear American try to do just one, it sounds like a mix of many! Which would never happen!
I grew up watching House, and when I found out that Hugh Laurie was British and heard him speak, it blew my mind. I could not see THE House be anything but American, lol. Also, Lauren Cohen, who acts as Maggie in The Walking Dead, is also British. She was born in NJ, but her mum is Scottish, and her dad is American. She moved back to England when she was young, so her accent is British. When I first saw one of her interviews, I heard her speak and immediately fell in love with her more, lol. Then I looked her up and it said American actress, so I immediately read her wiki cuz I couldn't believe it, lol.
Daniel Day-Lewis might best be known as the lead in Last of the Mohicans. it's possible you aren't as familiar with him because he's mostly retired in the last 15 years, and that's probably when you've been watching most of your movies :D Watching House MD is definitely recommended. Fantastic shoe, with lots of hidden Sherlock Holmes homages (the character is definitely based on Sherlock). And if you want a true treat, after watching some House episodes, go watch THIS episode of Black Adder. ua-cam.com/video/T3jIE3b-bhY/v-deo.html
The Bale interview that they showed sounds more like he's stuck between accents, I've heard him in a number of other interviews where his accent is much stronger.
I'm surprised that they didn't mention Vivian Leigh who is British yet won the Oscar for playing two iconic American roles i.e. Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" and Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire". P.S. Yes, you should definitely check out movies starring Cary Grant. May I suggest "Arsenic and Old Lace", "The Philadelphia Story", "Bringing Up Baby", "North By Northwest " and any movie he did with Mae West.
Broaden your horizons - watch 'North by Northwest' and 'To Catch a Thief'. Once you've watched those you may find yourself looking to see what other flicks Mr. Grant was in.
I remember Andrew Lincoln playing Egg in This Life. Which also had Jack Davenport (Commodore James Norrington from Pirates of the Caribbean). Don't think Ive seen him in anything else.
I was hoping they would mention Jamie Bamber, who played Lee Adama on Battlestar Galactica. His ability to switch back and forth between his natural British accent and an American accent is uncanny. Perhaps not the most stellar career of the list but he acted his rear off as Lee Adama. The entire cast did.
It might seem strange that Brits were cast in iconic American roles, but I remember reading a pretty good explanation shortly after this phenomenom began. British actors tend to have better training, and they are willing to take more modest pay in comparison to American actors in order to break into the American market. Also, not sure why, but iconic superhero roles (with the exception of Batman) tend to go to unknown actors, which is obviously easier to find in another country. Even America's beloved first big screen Superman, Christopher Reeve, was relatively unknown American stage actor before the movie made him a household name. Maybe they want someone who is, in that moment in time at least, just Superman. Not the guy who played the love interest in this movie or the smart mouthed kid in that sitcom. And it works. To kid-me, Reeve WAS Superman. Well really, he still is. RIP.
It was fun to watch your surprise over and over again. It reminded me of my surprise each time I learned, over the years, that these actors were Brits. I love that our two countries share so much. Peace
Unfortunately Hollywood refuses to hire it's own they think for some reason that anyone that shows up for a reading with an accent is somehow a better actor or choice. That compliment is never returned by the foreign market studios. You will never see James Bond being played by an American we were never considered a possibility in Harry Potter. Not do we host TV shows or Ads.
I'm really surprised people thought Rick Grimes was American. "Ah luf you Currrrrlel" said no American since the civil war and last election day. My point is he did an extreme accent that maybe Brits think is an American accent, if he tricked you, he must have done his job right, any Americans in the comments have any input? "Currrel"
Charlie Heaton did a lot of British series, including Vera and Casualty. Check out Will Poulter in Why Didn't They Ask Evans. His English accent is in full form there.
Lav, your best bet is to try a Maryland accent. Smith islander.😉 Dude Carey Grant starred in Hitchcock's best films.😮 Hitch was a Brit who never lost his accent. Dude Laurie did Wooster in PG Woodhouse's BBC series.!
Idris Elba might have a good American accent in The Wire, but he failed at sounding like he was from anywhere near Baltimore. New York and Baltimore have very different accents. Most of the cast just sound like New Yorkers in that show.
No you said it right but if one of his parents you said it right He is American He was born in America so that doesn't even matter about his parents but you could call him British American simply because of whichever one of his parents that is English
My dear, you need to watch more movies. For those of us who do watch film, these are not big surprises. My surprise is you do not know who Daniel Day Lewis or Cary Grant are!!!
He's pretty young to know Cary Grant. I am surprised he didn't know Daniel Day Lewis tho. Neither did L3WG. DDL was in some big movies but I guess not big over there lol
So when I found out the actor who plays Rick Grimes was English, I was so mad 😂!!! ONLY because, as a North Georgia girl, southerners are RARELY depicted as a good lead role… usually the bad guy is southern with all the ism’s attached, so I was so excited to be well represented… 😂! Even Americans botch a real southern accent… so this guy nailed it! I’m only a little over an hour away from Atlanta so it was neat to see the spot where they filmed him on the horse. You’ll see a lot of tourists there. Also, Stranger Things uses what we know as “The Clairmont House” here in my hometown ( used to be a bed and breakfast) for the “Creel House”. Also they used parts of Berry College. Anyway, yes… I had no idea it was a fake accent because he did it right! 👏
Another fun fact is he’s not the only TWD star to be British 😅 Morgan, Maggie, The Governer, Jesus, Jadis, Alden, Alpha, Yumiko, Magna and Nick (the main character of Fear The Walking Dead) are all British actors as well 😂
@ I know!! They did amazing! 🥲
Interesting to hear your take on the role. Love from Wyoming sis
Fun fact: Andrew Lincoln isn’t the only TWD star to be British 😅 Morgan, Maggie, The Governer, Jesus, Jadis, Alden, Alpha, Yumiko, Magna and Nick (the main character of Fear The Walking Dead) are all English actors as well 😂
Will Poulter's accent is more American than most Americans. It's extremely good.
He did a great cameo for Sib in "Toy Story"!
Christian Bale's first movie was as a child actor in Steven Spielburg's "Empire of the Sun" which is about a boy's survival living in China with his Missionary parents and get separated during the Japanese Invasion of China during World War 2. Christian Bale is definetely British and he was I think 11 or 12 years old in that film Hugh Laurie was absolutely HILARIOUS in BLACKADDER!
That movie was amazing--and Bale's performance was a stunner.
@@lizetteolsen3218 Yes I agree
Fantastic movie! And what great performances by Bale & Malkovich!
@@ryancampbell2192 Yes that's right!
Christian Bale is British? Just started this video. Cool, a British Batman, upgrade from butlers
Damian Lewis in Band of Brothers from HBO
as a Pennsylvanian WW2 lieutenant, BLEW MY MIND when I found out.
2nd place was Idris after The Wire, for all time shock moments
I can't watch Hugh Laurie talk with an American accent. Freaks me out! LOL
Was the opposite for me because I originally knew of him in his role as House. Great actor!
@@aura81295 I grew up with him as a comedian and for him to do so well in a serious role indeed makes him singular and amazing! :D
@@JenniJewell Black Adder
@@DavidDrouant And "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" :)
@@JenniJewellmy favorite skit they did was the fondle my bottom bit.
Bale was a kid in Empire of the Sun. In later films when he did American accents, I was a bit surprised to hear him.
And shortly after Empire of the Sun (in which he was wonderful) he was a boy (British of course) who traveled with the army in Kenneth Branagh's film of Henry V. That's where I first saw him.
A funny movie for actors doing accents foreign to them is Laurel Canyon. Of the 5 principals, only Frances McDormand is playing her own nationality. Otherwise, Christian Bale and Kate Beckinsale (British) are American, Alessandro Nivola (American) is British, and Natascha McElhone (British) is Israeli. They're all very good at it, but I wonder how this was decided on.
I first learned of Will Poulter while visiting the Orkney Islands as a Canadian backpacker. The hostel where I was staying had a television lounge, and they were playing a sketch series called "School of Comedy" which was written and performed by some very talented young British teenagers. Everyone was good, but Will Poulter, then only 15, was outstandingly brilliant, creating a range of comic characters --- from rustic to East End to posh. I later ran across a delightful film called Son of Rambow that he had made a year before that. His wit and talent were so evident that it didn't surprise me when I saw his American characters done perfectly in We're the Millers and The Maze Runner. If you can find episodes of School of Comedy, they are well worth watching.
The House actor Huell Laurie shocked me the most.
Hugh😊
Idris Elba wasn't a cast member. he was a guest star for 6 eps, and he was fine af, as per usual.
I agree with you, Bale's accent there is more New Jersey-American, maybe some area of New York City, definitely not 'Cockney'! Maybe the 2nd part of Bale's interview showed more of an English accent...
Thurston, would love to hear you do your version of the American accent.. Try "peanut butter" or "bottle of water" for example!
Peter Dinklage is an American actor who played with a British accent.
Get it right... a terrible British accent! Problem is... there are over 800 different accents in uk... when we hear American try to do just one, it sounds like a mix of many! Which would never happen!
I grew up watching House, and when I found out that Hugh Laurie was British and heard him speak, it blew my mind. I could not see THE House be anything but American, lol. Also, Lauren Cohen, who acts as Maggie in The Walking Dead, is also British. She was born in NJ, but her mum is Scottish, and her dad is American. She moved back to England when she was young, so her accent is British. When I first saw one of her interviews, I heard her speak and immediately fell in love with her more, lol. Then I looked her up and it said American actress, so I immediately read her wiki cuz I couldn't believe it, lol.
Daniel Day-Lewis might best be known as the lead in Last of the Mohicans. it's possible you aren't as familiar with him because he's mostly retired in the last 15 years, and that's probably when you've been watching most of your movies :D
Watching House MD is definitely recommended. Fantastic shoe, with lots of hidden Sherlock Holmes homages (the character is definitely based on Sherlock). And if you want a true treat, after watching some House episodes, go watch THIS episode of Black Adder. ua-cam.com/video/T3jIE3b-bhY/v-deo.html
The Bale interview that they showed sounds more like he's stuck between accents, I've heard him in a number of other interviews where his accent is much stronger.
I knew Andrew Lincoln from Strike Back, also Idris Elba from Luther. Joseph Quinn had like 2 scenes in Game of Thrones.
Nicola Bryant fooled me. (Perpugilliam Brown, Doctor Who [1963])
I didn't know about the walking dead guy but I'm surprised you didn't know about the others.
I'm surprised that they didn't mention Vivian Leigh who is British yet won the Oscar for playing two iconic American roles i.e. Scarlet O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" and Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire".
P.S. Yes, you should definitely check out movies starring Cary Grant. May I suggest "Arsenic and Old Lace", "The Philadelphia Story", "Bringing Up Baby", "North By Northwest " and any movie he did with Mae West.
Broaden your horizons - watch 'North by Northwest' and 'To Catch a Thief'. Once you've watched those you may find yourself looking to see what other flicks Mr. Grant was in.
Maybe Ella Purnell, in Fallout and voices jinx in Arcane.
I remember Andrew Lincoln playing Egg in This Life. Which also had Jack Davenport (Commodore James Norrington from Pirates of the Caribbean). Don't think Ive seen him in anything else.
Idris Elba is also the voice of Knuckles in the second Sonic movie
It sounds like Bale is practicing a Boston accent.
Some of these I knew, but I was fooled by others.
I was hoping they would mention Jamie Bamber, who played Lee Adama on Battlestar Galactica. His ability to switch back and forth between his natural British accent and an American accent is uncanny. Perhaps not the most stellar career of the list but he acted his rear off as Lee Adama. The entire cast did.
Forigner Henry Cavill plays an illegal alien successfully, shocker. Really.
Hugh Laurie was a shock to me lol
It might seem strange that Brits were cast in iconic American roles, but I remember reading a pretty good explanation shortly after this phenomenom began. British actors tend to have better training, and they are willing to take more modest pay in comparison to American actors in order to break into the American market. Also, not sure why, but iconic superhero roles (with the exception of Batman) tend to go to unknown actors, which is obviously easier to find in another country. Even America's beloved first big screen Superman, Christopher Reeve, was relatively unknown American stage actor before the movie made him a household name. Maybe they want someone who is, in that moment in time at least, just Superman. Not the guy who played the love interest in this movie or the smart mouthed kid in that sitcom. And it works. To kid-me, Reeve WAS Superman. Well really, he still is. RIP.
I think Renee Zel-something or other did an alright English accent in the film, "Brigit Jones' Diary." and she's American.
It was fun to watch your surprise over and over again. It reminded me of my surprise each time I learned, over the years, that these actors were Brits. I love that our two countries share so much. Peace
Daniel Day-Lewis is a legendary British actor legendary active.
I still believe Daniel Day-Lewis's best role is _Last of the Mohicans._
Hugh Laurie is a great , silly commedian from WAY back.
Yes, we had an American version of The Office same English creators.
A great one completely skipped here is Damian Lewis, who played as the American paratrooper Captain/Major Winters in Band of Brothers.
Also played Bobby Axelrod in Billions
I didn't know that one.
Unfortunately Hollywood refuses to hire it's own they think for some reason that anyone that shows up for a reading with an accent is somehow a better actor or choice. That compliment is never returned by the foreign market studios. You will never see James Bond being played by an American we were never considered a possibility in Harry Potter. Not do we host TV shows or Ads.
I wasn't shocked. I usually look up all the actors and actresses because I usually forget about the majority of them
Christian Bale did play Brit race car driver Ken Miles in "Ford vs Ferrari".
Although, the accent Bale had in that clipped interview sounded like a thick, strong New York City accent.
I'm really surprised people thought Rick Grimes was American. "Ah luf you Currrrrlel" said no American since the civil war and last election day. My point is he did an extreme accent that maybe Brits think is an American accent, if he tricked you, he must have done his job right, any Americans in the comments have any input? "Currrel"
Charlie Heaton did a lot of British series, including Vera and Casualty.
Check out Will Poulter in Why Didn't They Ask Evans. His English accent is in full form there.
NO IDEA about Idris Elba, that's shocking!!
He is starting to do a lot of commercials now in his real accent.
Lav, your best bet is to try a Maryland accent. Smith islander.😉
Dude Carey Grant starred in Hitchcock's best films.😮 Hitch was a Brit who never lost his accent.
Dude Laurie did Wooster in PG Woodhouse's BBC series.!
I split time in Maryland and in Philly so My accent is interesting to say the least
Hi Thurs, OH CRAP, THE BRITISH ARE COMING, THE BRITISH ARE COMING, AND THEY SOUND JUST LIKE US!
Dominic West, also British, but i feel like people already knew that.
17:50 Ted Lasso?
Idris Elba might have a good American accent in The Wire, but he failed at sounding like he was from anywhere near Baltimore. New York and Baltimore have very different accents. Most of the cast just sound like New Yorkers in that show.
No you said it right but if one of his parents you said it right He is American He was born in America so that doesn't even matter about his parents but you could call him British American simply because of whichever one of his parents that is English
You should get the series House and watch all of it in order .Its awesome
Hugh Laurie was in Home Alone, also.
No, I believe you're thinking of 101 Dalmations.
Idris Elba is in maybe 5 office episodes and his character is a douche
My dear, you need to watch more movies. For those of us who do watch film, these are not big surprises. My surprise is you do not know who Daniel Day Lewis or Cary Grant are!!!
He's pretty young to know Cary Grant. I am surprised he didn't know Daniel Day Lewis tho. Neither did L3WG. DDL was in some big movies but I guess not big over there lol
Alan Cumming
This is going to be funny…
Americans just can’t do a British accent.
And stop pronouncing it "Los Angelease". Seriously, stop.
I don't like _House._ I have had enough of insufferable arseholes on screen. You're not missing anything.
Y'all always coming over here stealing our jobs. Then won't finish the series.