Modern-day Crocodile Dundee? Not exactly. As quirky homicide cop Jim Longworth, the Aussie actor had to contend with real gators while solving crimes in the Florida Everglades.
The Irishman won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a Maryland therapist in HBO's riveting drama. Maybe the Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn't realize the actor is supposed to be playing an American?
A Welshman and an Aussie are American siblings in a dysfunctional—and dissonant—California family.
What's the secret to this show's seven successful seasons? Two Australians and an Oscar-nominated Brit!
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As Sierra, the Tibetan-Australian actress effortless assumes any accent required of her "doll" character in Joss Whedon's mindbender.
The British actress who plays Hank Moody's laid-back artist girlfriend originally argued that her character should be French. As usual, America won.
He left his accent Down Under, but the erstwhile Dr. Christian Troy's pop was once the prime minister of Australia. And his costar is a member of the famed Redgrave acting dynasty.
Lost's Penny Widmore pairs with the British Shakespeare in Love star as married Californians in the most exciting ABC drama you haven't seen yet. The Irishman is Fiennes' less convincing American comrade.
If the Danish New Amsterdam star's speech seems peculiar as an American starship commander, maybe it's because he knew the pilot was doomed?
The English actor was a fine American in the CBS show no one seems to remember.
Don't blame this show's controversy and failure on its English and Australian stars. Aussie O'Loughlin is playing another American in CBS' new Three Rivers.
The English star wasn't able to recapture the success of his American Western series Deadwood in NBC's canceled series about the sovereign of a U.S.-mimicking futuristic nation.
The English actress kicked serious ass as John Connor's American warrior mama.
The Commonwealth and Ireland are well represented in Showtime's just-canceled Irish-American mafia drama.
The beloved Band of Brothers star was not Made in the USA, but we'd be happy to have him all the same.
As drug kingpin Stringer Bell and maverick cop Jimmy McNulty, these two Englishmen could persuade the savviest Baltimore player they were born in the USA. (Elba also guest starred on The Office—American version—as Jim's corporate nemesis.)
The tragic cancellation of Bryan Fuller's fantasy had nothing to do with Chuck's accent. Did it?
The mysterious series only lasted one season, but the Irish actor would've made Barney Miller proud as a '70s American detective.
If you're from the Twelve Colonies, you must speak with an American accent. Even if you're #secretlybritish.
The British Jaime Sommers just wasn't built to last in NBC's reimagining of the 1970s hit series.
Despite the British actor's convincing turn as a prophetic American attorney and the show's cult fan following, Eli was canceled last fall. Did he see it coming?
Well, someone thought it was a good idea to cast two Brits as modern-day gypsies from the Deep South.
Joss Whedon staged a casting tea party with these three Americans playing enduring (and endearing) British characters on both his vampire series. Another surprise: Marsters isn't really platinum blond!
The American actor, so convincing as Englishman Sark in Alias, was picked to play Brit again for the antiheroic role of Adam Monroe.