I discovered on a recent episode of NBC's Chuck, that one of the characters (Sarah Walker) is played by an Australian actress. I was a little surprised, since she does her American accent flawlessly on the show. I've been noticing recently that there are a lot of non-American actors and actresses -- that speak natively with non-American accents -- playing American characters -- with American accents -- on American TV shows.
Is this a recent trend, or has it always been like this, but I've only recently noticed it? I Googled around a bit to see who else is there, and this is the list I came up with.
Hugh Laurie (Greg House on House) is British.
Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama on Battlestar Galactica) is British.
Damian Lewis (Det. Charlie Crews on Life) is British.
Michelle Ryan (Jamie Summers on Bionic Woman) is British.
Anna Friel (Charlotte Charles on Pushing Daisies) is British.
Kevin McKidd (Dan Vasser on Journeyman) is Scottish.
Yvonne Strahovski (Sarah Walker on Chuck) is Australian.
..any others you know of?
Is this a recent trend, or has it always been like this, but I've only recently noticed it? I Googled around a bit to see who else is there, and this is the list I came up with.
Hugh Laurie (Greg House on House) is British.
Jamie Bamber (Lee Adama on Battlestar Galactica) is British.
Damian Lewis (Det. Charlie Crews on Life) is British.
Michelle Ryan (Jamie Summers on Bionic Woman) is British.
Anna Friel (Charlotte Charles on Pushing Daisies) is British.
Kevin McKidd (Dan Vasser on Journeyman) is Scottish.
Yvonne Strahovski (Sarah Walker on Chuck) is Australian.
..any others you know of?
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