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Hell, she did a lot better than I would though, so props to her. Plus maybe she picked up accents from moving around so much in the past few hundred years
That could probably also explain David Boreanaz' terrible "Irish" accent.
But holy smokes...I didn't know Cliff Curtis was a Kiwi...I LOVE HIM...been watching him for years and thought he's such a chameleon...he really can transform to be anything he wants. I actually just saw a kind of crappy movie with great actors recently...where the ship takes over and kills the crew with Donald Sutherland, Jamie Lee Curtis etc. I saw Cliff Curtis with long hair and wild tattoos and thought...he looks GOOD. I digress...great actor.
I first noticed him in the crappy Arnold flick Collateral Damage and seriously mistook him for South American.
Dang! You are right, he is like a chameleon.
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Viggo is from Manhattan...are you referring to his distinct NY accent that he hides or something else?
Anyway, love this thread...
I always heard he was Danish or Norwegian, etc. but just looked it up and realized he is only half Danish but lived all over, including Argentina. It really is stupid to say he is Danish like he was born on raised there which is not even remotely true. He is 50% Danish, born in NY and raised in Argentina and US as well as few other places. He is an American actor, simple as that.
Anyhow, you are right, I meant his distinct NY accent!
It seems that when the part of a British character must be played and the role is filled by an American actor they always fall far short on the accent. I can only think of one American actor who did a halfway decent Scottish and slightly British accent ever, and even it had areas for improvement, but Tom Hanks in Cloud Atlas did surprise me.
But really, what is the deal here? American actors can't fake a British accent? They're supposed to be actors, professionals, should be able to mimic such a widely known and acclaimed accent.
What's even more upsetting is the number of British actors who can do an American accent perfectly! Christian Bale played Batman! His accent was spot on, I never would have known. Hughe Laurie in House, Gary Oldman, Sam Neil, Hugh Jackman (Australian, but still).
So really, what's up with this? Are there any American actors who can do good British accents?
In terms of British Actors doing American accents Hugh Laurie, Christian Bale, Daniel Day Lewis etc are very goof charachter actors.
Whilst in recent years Dominic West (The Wire), Damien Lewis (Homeland), Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) and Laura Punch (Bad Teacher) have all managed convincing American accents despite being British.
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