Gillian Anderson has been doing a lot of work here recently.
That's because she was born here but american raised. She moved here after being done with The X Files. Rumors suggest she hated living in the US knowing it was being run by President Bush. She seems to have stayed here since, but has recently made a return to US tele with Hannibal.
That's because she was born here but american raised. She moved here after being done with The X Files. Rumors suggest she hated living in the US knowing it was being run by President Bush. She seems to have stayed here since, but has recently made a return to US tele with Hannibal.
She was born in America. She lived here for a while as a kid and then moved back.
I think it would be nice if we got more American/Canadian actors here. Of course the limited pay is a barrier. But I've always said the US is a lot more open than us and not just in television, in film too. We get our knickers in a twist when an American can't get our precious accents right to a tee
I think it would be nice if we got more American/Canadian actors here. Of course the limited pay is a barrier. But I've always said the US is a lot more open than us and not just in television, in film too. We get our knickers in a twist when an American can't get our precious accents right to a tee
Don't think we'll ever see many Americans playing Brits over here. There would be uproar. Unless it's a big name like Gillian Anderson or a very famous actor/ actress. I wouldn't like to see Americans in police dramas or the like where their characters are supposed to be working over here because it wouldn't be very realistic. Unless they were brought in as some sort of specialist working in their field.
I've just remembered that Colm Meaney appeared in a trio of TV movies based on the Dectective Murdoch Mysteries books by Maureen Jennings. Several years later the same books inspired the tv series Murdoch Mysteries which I mentioned in an earlier post
He played Inspector Thomas Brackenreid, the same character played by Tommy Craig in the series.
In the first two tv movies the character of Dr Julia Ogden was played by Keely Hawes (Ashes to Ashes). Funnily enough in the tv series the character of Dr Ogden was played by Helene Joy who had appeared in the last of the tv movies as a completely different character.
Archie Punjabi - The Good Wife
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife
Matthew Rhys - The Americans (Welsh)
Damian Lewis - Homeland
David Harewood - Homeland
Rupert Friend - Homeland
These are the only US shows I watch.. apart from Breaking Bad and I think they`re all Ameriacan in that
Damian Lewis - Homeland
David Harewood - Homeland
Rupert Friend - Homeland
Zuleikha Robinson who played the television journalist who was one of Abu Nazir's terrorists in Season 1 is British. She's also been in Lost, Covert Affairs, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and the (probably soon to be cancelled) Intelligence, which coincidentally stars Lost's Josh Holloway and OUAT's Meghan Ory.
James Frain has been in countless US tv series: True Blood, 24, Law & Order SVU, Burn Notice, The Closer, Greys Anatomy, Numbers, and most recently, Grimm.
James Frain has been in countless US tv series: True Blood, 24, Law & Order SVU, Burn Notice, The Closer, Greys Anatomy, Numbers, and most recently, Grimm.
Comments
That's because she was born here but american raised. She moved here after being done with The X Files. Rumors suggest she hated living in the US knowing it was being run by President Bush. She seems to have stayed here since, but has recently made a return to US tele with Hannibal.
She was born in America. She lived here for a while as a kid and then moved back.
And his ex wife Lucy Davis in The Mentalist and Ugly Betty.
I think it would be nice if we got more American/Canadian actors here. Of course the limited pay is a barrier. But I've always said the US is a lot more open than us and not just in television, in film too. We get our knickers in a twist when an American can't get our precious accents right to a tee
Don't think we'll ever see many Americans playing Brits over here. There would be uproar. Unless it's a big name like Gillian Anderson or a very famous actor/ actress. I wouldn't like to see Americans in police dramas or the like where their characters are supposed to be working over here because it wouldn't be very realistic. Unless they were brought in as some sort of specialist working in their field.
Owain yummain! Drool
Colin o donoghue is irish. Unless he's not in that show in which case apologies.
I've just remembered that Colm Meaney appeared in a trio of TV movies based on the Dectective Murdoch Mysteries books by Maureen Jennings. Several years later the same books inspired the tv series Murdoch Mysteries which I mentioned in an earlier post
He played Inspector Thomas Brackenreid, the same character played by Tommy Craig in the series.
In the first two tv movies the character of Dr Julia Ogden was played by Keely Hawes (Ashes to Ashes). Funnily enough in the tv series the character of Dr Ogden was played by Helene Joy who had appeared in the last of the tv movies as a completely different character.
Alan Cumming - The Good Wife
Matthew Rhys - The Americans (Welsh)
Damian Lewis - Homeland
David Harewood - Homeland
Rupert Friend - Homeland
These are the only US shows I watch.. apart from Breaking Bad and I think they`re all Ameriacan in that
A British actor cast as the season female regular seems to be a tradition in True Blood as you've also got Lara Pulver and Lucy Griffiths
...and Californication
Zuleikha Robinson who played the television journalist who was one of Abu Nazir's terrorists in Season 1 is British. She's also been in Lost, Covert Affairs, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and the (probably soon to be cancelled) Intelligence, which coincidentally stars Lost's Josh Holloway and OUAT's Meghan Ory.
Also in True Blood as Claudette, one of the Faeries in the invisible nightcub in season 5
Laura Fraser is Scottish - she played Lydia in Season 5
And Natascha McElhone of course in Californication.
Fiona shaw is irish. She grew up in the same city I did and even attended my school lol. Although years before I did.
I leave out the Brits playing Brits but there was Brit Daisy Haggard and Irish Genevieve O'Reilly playing Americans.
Rhona Mitra
Tara Summers
Rupert Everett
Saffron Burrows
in Boston Legal
Most of the time it's Mark Shepperd or if they can't get him.. James Frain
He also turned up in Sleepy Hollow recently
Elliot Cowan who plays Lorenzo de Medici
David Hewlett who played Dr Rodney McKay in the Stargate franchised was born in Britain
Jared Harris also appeared in several episodes of Fringe
3 members of the cast of Defiance are British and another is Irish
Tony Curran, Jaime Murray and Stephanie Leonidas (British)
Fionnula Flanagan (Irish)
As was SG1's Amanda Tapping.