15 American Actors Who Tricked You Into Thinking They're From A Different Country

Hold the phone: Renée Zellweger ISN'T British?!

We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which actor they were surprised to learn is actually American. Here are the best results.

1. Gillian Anderson

Netflix

Where you know her English accent from: Sex Education

Where she's really from: Chicago

—Honestly Awful

2. Renée Zellweger

Miramax Films

Where you know her British accent from: The Bridget Jones movies

Where she's really from: Katy, Texas

—siljev

3. Peter Dinklage

HBO

Where you know his British accent from: Game of Thrones

Where he's really from: Morristown, New Jersey

—chelseam428983126

4. Elijah Wood

New Line Cinema

Where you know his English accent from: The Lord of the Rings movies

Where he's really from: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

—Mo

5. Tessa Thompson

Marvel

Where you know her British accent from: Thor: Ragnarok

Where she's really from: Los Angeles

—maxinef49e30c326

6. Johnny Depp

Disney

Where you know his British accent from: The Pirates of the Caribbean movies and Sweeney Todd

Where he's really from: Owensboro, Kentucky

—Arstarrynight

7. Alan Tudyk

Sony Pictures Releasing

Where you know his British accent from: A Knight's Tale

Where he's really from: El Paso, Texas

—ivyymoon

8. Don Cheadle

Warner Bros. Pictures

Where you know his British accent from: Ocean's Eleven

Where he's really from: Kansas City, Missouri

9. Julianne Moore

TWC

Where you know her British accent from: A Single Man and The End of the Affair

Where she's really from: Fort Bragg, North Carolina

—Whood

10. Hailee Steinfeld

Relativity Media

Where you know her British accent from: Romeo & Juliet

Where she's really from: Tarzana, California

—facebook_10205572552188761

11. Shannon Elizabeth

Universal Pictures

Where you know her Slovak accent from: The American Pie movies

Where she's really from: Houston

12. Dick Van Dyke

Disney

Where you know his English accent from: Mary Poppins

Where he's really from: West Plains, Missouri

—Kayla Yandoli

13. Daniel Davis

CBS

Where you know his English accent from: The Nanny

Where he's really from: Gurdon, Arkansas

—coffeeowl7

14. Chadwick Boseman

Marvel

Where you know his South African accent from: Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War

Where he's really from: Anderson, South Carolina

—MarchingBee

15. And Chloë Grace Moretz

Paramount Pictures

Where you know her English accent from: Hugo

Where she's really from: Atlanta

Note: Not all submissions are from Community users.