Top 30 Actors Who Sound Nothing Like Their Characters

Ever wondered how some actors sound completely different from their iconic characters? Join us as we explore the incredible vocal transformations of actors who masterfully disguise their natural voices to bring unique characters to life on screen! From British actors nailing American accents to performers completely changing their vocal pitch and tone, this countdown reveals the impressive range and talent of actors who can sound nothing like themselves!


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[henri]

I have great respect for actors and actresses who can play characters different from themselves, as it shows how talented they are.

[trinaq]

I liked that they gave Fran Drescher a chance to use her normal voice on "The Nanny", when Fran Fine eats wasabi. Talk about creative.

[amyfisher]

Toni Collette’s American accents are so convincing, I usually forget that she’s actually Australian.

[kirstenness]

I LOVE Megan Mullally's iconic Karen voice 😆 when i first heard her actual voice i was like "what?!" It was brilliantly done
Also, Misha Collins should be on the list for his Castiel voice on Supernatural, its so much deeper than his real voice

[ErikLarson-lk]

I was waiting for Bobcat Goldthwait to show up. He became so known for his crazy manner of speech it was hard to imagine him without it. The first time I ever heard him speak normally was for a guest appearance on Tales from the Crypt.

[milosaintclaire]

Gillian Anderson from The X-Files is bidialectal being American and British.

[parallaxnick]

My favourite example of this is John Mahoney, Frasier's dad, who is actually from Manchester, England, unlike Jane Leeves, who played the Mancunian Daphne on Frasier, but who is actually from Essex and has a standard English accent. In one scene, Mahoney mimics Daphne's accent, which was probably the closest he'd come to speaking his native accent in decades.

[BabyHawke]

I'm really glad Daniel Davis was mentioned! His Niles accent is so good! In fact, I saw in an interview with Charles Shaughnessy (who plays Maxwell Sheffield in the show and is actually British) that he would get 'fan mail' telling him to get voice lessons from Davis to make his accent better. Yes, that the *actual* Brit needed accent lessons from the 'fake' Brit!

[melissawiggles]

melanie lynskey in sweet home alabama is what throws me off. She has the perfect southern accent. ❤

[Marksman]

I had a friend in college who is ethnically Chinese but grew up in Jamaica. She’d have a neutral-sounding American accent when she spoke with me and my friends, but then she’d switch to a completely Jamaican accent when she got on the phone with her mom. It’s fascinating how people can do that, it’s almost like switching languages

[HaymamaBear]

One actor I was surpried that didn't make the list was Hugh Jackman because my first time seeing him was as Wolverine for several movies before I heaerd him speak in his real accent

[phaedraD]

That people didn’t know Laurie was British was insane! You didn’t watch fry and Laurie- blackadder?!

[AliKat]

Excluding Tatiana Maslany’s work on Orphan Black is insane.

[TheTamranator]

Martin Freeman doing his accent from Minnesota, quite specific and spot on.

[warrenmay]

Not sure how you miss James Doohan playing Scotty on Star Trek TNG. He was so convincing, casting directors wouldn’t let him audition for non-Scottish roles despite actually being Canadian.

[laurenbendik]

I love not knowing someone’s real way of speaking u til after I watch the performance, so fun to be shocked. Im impressed by their ability to do this bc i find the memorization of lines to be difficult enough, let alone having to deliver it in a diff accent.

[bryanduncan]

Waited the whole list for Ryan Kwanten… True Blood has him with a spot on Louisiana accent… then I heard him in an interview… and HOLY CRAP he’s an Aussie, with a strong accent… how, just how!!!

[songmarysmith]

Mark McKinney was on Kids in the Hall for years! He's a Canadian! Only children don't know this!

[ROCKONplaceboforever]

Actors and actresses are so talented its amazing thanks MsMojo 👏

[Teladian]

Let's not forget Alan Cummings stint as Kurt Wagner (nightcrawler)