North American actors in British shows

degsyhufc · 15/08/14 - 18:25

What US and Canadian actors have appeared in recent British shows?

Cuckoo:
Andy Samberg
Taylor Lautner

Downton:
Elizabeth McGovern
Shirley MacLaine

Any more?

LittleGirlOf7 · 15/08/14 - 18:58

PJ Brennan played Doug Carter on Hollyoaks from 2010 to 2013.

Kevin McHale currently hosts Virtually Famous on E4/C4.

Jeremy Piven playing Mr Selfridge.

The announcer at the start of each 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

There's also a continuity announcer occasionally on E4 and More 4.

FrankBT · 15/08/14 - 19:21

Maggie Gyllenhaal, currently starriing in The Honouable Woman. An American actress who can put on a very convincing English accent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V78RxT_G8k

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 19:41

Gillian Anderson, The Fall

Centaurion · 15/08/14 - 20:02

So, not many then ?

[Deleted User] · 15/08/14 - 20:11

You had rich fulcher from mighty boosh and the wrong door; which were on bbc3.

ftv · 15/08/14 - 20:58

What about British actors in American TV series ?

Hugh Laurie in House of course
Patrick Stewart in Star Trek the Next Generation
Davy Jones in The Monkees

degsyhufc · 15/08/14 - 21:00

ftv wrote: »

What about British actors in American TV series ?

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1933248

ClarkF1 · 15/08/14 - 21:03

The great Robert Vaughn was in Hustle.

grey · 15/08/14 - 23:34

Steve Tanner who married Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street .
(showing my age)

Tassium · 15/08/14 - 23:39

FrankBT wrote: »

Maggie Gyllenhaal, currently starriing in The Honouable Woman. An American actress who can put on a very convincing English accent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V78RxT_G8k

That's amazing, she's more British than the British!

21stCenturyBoy · 15/08/14 - 23:42

ftv wrote: »

What about British actors in American TV series ?

Hugh Laurie in House of course
Patrick Stewart in Star Trek the Next Generation
Davy Jones in The Monkees

This is almost inexhaustible as lots if Brits play American in US shows...

John Mahoney (born and raised in Lancashire) went on to play Frasier's Dad.
Jane Seymour was Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Nicolette Sheridan played an all American housewife.
Even Birmingham's own Lucy Davis has had a few American roles recently.

We're big business stateside.

degsyhufc · 15/08/14 - 23:43

21stCenturyBoy wrote: »

This is almost inexhaustible as lots if Brits play American in US shows...

John Mahoney (born and raised in Lancashire) went on to play Frasier's Dad.
Jane Seymour was Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman.
Nicolette Sheridan played an all American housewife.
Even Birmingham's own Lucy Davis has had a few American roles recently.

We're big business stateside.

There's already a thread for that subject
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1933248

LostFool · 15/08/14 - 23:46

ftv wrote: »

What about British actors in American TV series ?

Hugh Laurie in House of course
Patrick Stewart in Star Trek the Next Generation
Davy Jones in The Monkees

It's hard to find an American show which doesn't have a British actor.

Eddie Badger · 16/08/14 - 07:47

I remember back in the 60s and 70s, Ed Bishop, Shane Rimmer, Paul Maxwell and Bruce Boa were the regular Americans on telly (although Maxwell was Canadian).

ftv · 16/08/14 - 07:52

ClarkF1 wrote: »

The great Robert Vaughn was in Hustle.

And made a cameo appearance in Coronation Street which apparently was one of his great professional ambitions. Also the only surviving member of The Magnificent Seven alas.

TrebleKing · 16/08/14 - 10:08

Eddie Badger wrote: »

I remember back in the 60s and 70s, Ed Bishop, Shane Rimmer, Paul Maxwell and Bruce Boa were the regular Americans on telly (although Maxwell was Canadian).

So were Bruce Boa and Shane Rimmer....:D

ftv · 16/08/14 - 11:21

Rod Steiger and William Shatner appeared in A Town Has Turned to Dust, a Western broadcast live from the BBC Riverside Studios in 1958. Exactly why the BBC was
making a Western is lost in the mists of time......

dodrade · 16/08/14 - 16:11

Mac Mcdonald played the captain on Red Dwarf.
Kerry Shale is mostly on radio but pops up on TV occasionally.
Kelly Ann Lyons on CBBC spoof news show DNN.
Colin Stinton seems to be the go to guy when a British show needs a American in a non-starring role.

snukr · 16/08/14 - 16:21

Megan Dodds in the first series of Not Going Out.
Terry Gilliam in Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Linda Lou Allen appeared in British comedy sketch shows in the seventies and early eighties.

anyonefortennis · 16/08/14 - 16:46

Philip Winchester is in Strike Back.

degsyhufc · 16/08/14 - 17:59

dodrade wrote: »

Mac Mcdonald played the captain on Red Dwarf.

John Lenehan played Talkie Toaster

dodrade · 16/08/14 - 18:09

Margo Stilley in the trip.

grey · 16/08/14 - 21:01

Isn't Sandra Dickinson American?
She had a regular part in Absolutely Fabulous

Steve9214 · 16/08/14 - 21:43

grey wrote: »

Isn't Sandra Dickinson American?
She had a regular part in Absolutely Fabulous

Mo Gaffney played Marshall's new wife

Michael Brandon was in Dempsey and Makepeace, then stayed here and married his co-star Glynis Barber.
He pops up in loads of things

David Soul was based over here for a long time

LostFool · 16/08/14 - 23:18

snukr wrote: »

Megan Dodds in the first series of Not Going Out..

And Spooks.

Hey there!

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