10 Brits Who Tricked America with Their Fake Accents

Did you know that these famous faces hail from Blighty? For this video, WatchMojoUK looks at 10 Brits Who Tricked America with Their Fake Accents. We're looking at Hollywood stars who are actually British, including Henry Cavill, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Day-Lewis, and more secret Brits.

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[WatchMojoUK]

Which one had you fooled?

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[nicklinville]

Hugh Laurie is definitely the most impressive person on this list.

[imsoboredhahaha]

Cary Elwes has tricked Americans into thinking he was American born and bred.

His American accents include ‘Twister’, ‘Saw’, ‘Kiss The Girls’, ‘Stranger Things’

[Thestargazer]

Damian Lewis in Band of Brothers along with many other GB actors did excellent American accents.

[frasergibson]

I know he’s Irish, but Colin Farrell has a brilliant American accent. I was shocked when I discovered he was Irish

[Ooobydoobydoo]

How could you miss Gary Oldman and Minnie Driver? Those two, in my opinion, are masters at hiding their true accents when acting in American movies.

[trinaq]

Florence Pugh deserves an honourable mention as well, since she's British, but usually plays Americans, with her accent being extremely convincing, and never slipping. When not being an American, she's a Russian as Yelena in the MCU.

[stanleybuchan]

James McEvoy and Robert Carlyle do impeccable English and American accents.

[LakeSuperiorGirl]

One British actor who had me completely fooled was John Mahoney who played Martin Crane in the long running American sitcom Frasier. The first time I heard him talking during an interview I was completely blown away.

[RGChandler]

Glad to see Jason Statham didn't make the list. He's our revenge for Dick Van Dyke.

[cedgson]

Gillian Anderson is one I get confused with
She’s brilliant with British & amercian accents

[RedX]

Hugh Laurie can also sing in his American accent

[trinaq]

If I hadn't heard Hugh Laurie's natural accent in "Friends" and in interviews, then I'd have assumed that he was American, though he's gotten better since "Stuart Little."

[Messiisthebest]

As an American this video should’ve been longer since there is way more actors who have fooled me into thinking that they are American when in reality they are British

[Steve-sozi]

Add Damian Lewis "Band of Brothers, " "Billions"

[lukasuon]

I was shocked to learn Vivien Leigh was English. Scarlett O'Hara was English.

[ladybug]

On "The Good Doctor, " Freddie Highmore fooled me at first with his amazing American accent, but then I realized who he was from his childhood acting days. Still, I was delighted and fascinated when I heard him in an interview with his real-life British accent. But what really astounded me was when I saw an interview with fellow British cast member Antonia Thomas. My jaw was on the floor. I was simply flabbergasted that she was not American. Her accent is impeccable.

[purrceys]

You missed David Morrissey as the Governor in Walking Dead doing a southern American accent. When I first saw him, I assumed he was American and did not realize he's from Liverpool. Another British actor who did a very convincing American accent was Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out.

[mariansheilamansilla]

Christian Bale does NOT speak with a cockney accent.

[bigdaddigaming]

I think there should have been a mentioned section in this where they could have included Kunal Nayyar who played Raj koothrappali in the Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar was born in Hammersmith to his Indian family although he’s more famous for his Indian accent he still fooled America