27 Famous Actors Who Tricked You Into Thinking They're American

What you know her American accent from: Little Women and Midsommar

Where she's actually from: Oxford, England

"I've seen Little Women a few times now, and she's so good in it. Recently I started watching her old YouTube videos and covers, and you can hear her English accent in them!"

—Nora Dominick

What you know his American accent from: We're the Millers, Midsommar, and The Maze Runner series

Where he's actually from: Hammersmith, London

"I first saw him in The Maze Runner, where he put on an American accent, and I didn't realize until I saw him in Son of Rambow that he's English! He's actually from London."

—Costcoffee

What you know his American accent from: The Spider-Man and Avengers series

Where he's actually from: Kingston upon Thames, London

"He has such a good American accent that I was shocked when I heard him speak in an interview."

—aloranavarro101

What you know her American accent from: Dumplin', Bird Box, and Unbelievable

Where she's actually from: Sydney

"Her Southern accent was so perfect in Dumplin' that I had no idea she wasn't from Texas, let alone Australia."

—bonniereinsch

What you know his American accent from: Riverdale, A Dog's Purpose, and The Hate U Give

Where he's actually from: Auckland, New Zealand

"I saw a few videos online where he spoke with a Kiwi accent and got SO confused because I first saw him on Riverdale."

—Sarah Wainschel

What you know his American accent from: Get Out and Widows

Where he's actually from: London

"He did such a great American accent in Get Out that I was completely shocked when I heard him speak in an interview."

—yung_cowboy

What you know her American accent from: Wedding Crashers, Arrested Development, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Now You See Me

Where she's actually from: Born in Muscat, Oman, but grew up in Perth, Western Australia

"I only found out like a week ago that Isla Fisher is Australian. I always thought she was American!"

—b481d76f3c

What you know her American accent from: 13 Reasons Why, Love Simon, and Knives Out

Where she's actually from: Perth, Western Australia

"Her American accent is really good, and I was so shocked when I found out she wasn't American."

—a48b53e4ef

What you know her American accent from: A Christmas Prince, The Lovely Bones, iZombie, and Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off

Where she's actually from: Auckland

"I always thought she was American because she's good at hiding her real accent in iZombie and Netflix's A Christmas Prince series. I watched a video on YouTube where she recapped the movie and was surprised to hear her thick Kiwi accent."

—s4bb472acb

What you know his American accent from: The Good Doctor and Bates Motel

Where he's actually from: Camden Town, London

"I had no idea he was English until I heard him speak in an interview!"

—chloeisme16

What you know his American accent from: True Blood

Where he's actually from: Sydney

"Hearing him speak in his normal Aussie accent instead of his Southern Jason Stackhouse accent broke my brain."

—Arya Snark

What you know his American accent from: House

Where he's actually from: Blackbird Leys, Oxfordshire, England

"The first time I heard him talk in an interview, I thought he was faking an English accent. I never would have guessed he was actually from England."

—K8M517

What you know his American accent from: The Wire, Chicago, and The Affair

Where he's actually from: Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

"I was a huge fan of The Wire, but one day I watched an interview with him for the movie 300, and I was blown away by his English accent."

—fbailey6

What you know his American accent from: Daredevil

Where he's actually from: London

"I was genuinely shocked when I found out he's English because his American accent is flawless!"

—joolzr2

What you know his American accent from: Still Standing and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

Where he's actually from: York, England

"He was the dad on Still Standing, and how could anyone forget him as Fred Flintstone? Who knew he was a total Brit?!"

—cocopa

What you know his American accent from: Wanted and Split

Where he's actually from: Glasgow

"I’m usually pretty good at spotting a hidden accent, especially when the character needs to shout, but I only recently found out that he isn't American."

—emrayy

What you know his American accent from: The Justice League series and Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Where he's actually from: Saint Helier, Jersey (a British Crown dependency)

"I've only ever seen Henry Cavill in Man of Steel, so I really thought he was American. Was totally shocked to learn he’s not!"

—Pizzatime

What you know her American accent from: Black Mirror's "San Junipero" episode

Where she's actually from: Oxford

"I didn't find out she was actually English for the longest time."

—daynam4b6e28fa3

What you know his American accent from: Horrible Bosses, Phonebooth, Total Recall, and Widows

Where he's actually from: Castleknock, Dublin

"When I heard Colin Farrell give an interview, I couldn’t believe he was Irish. Like, really Irish! I had no idea!"

—shannonj4e8508118

What you know his American accent from: Venom, The Revenant, and The Dark Knight Rises

Where he's actually from: Hammersmith, London

"He just doesn’t give off British vibes to me!"

—anyarosem16

What you know her American accent from: Stranger Things

Where she's actually from: British, but born in Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

"I had no idea she was English when I first watched Stranger Things."

—evp722

What you know his American accent from: The Fighter, The Dark Knight, The Big Short, American Psycho, and Vice

Where he's actually from: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales

"I’ve seen so many movies of his, and he mostly plays an American character. I never would have known he wasn't American. His accent is spot on."

—ser19

What you know her American accent from: The Color Purple on Broadway, Harriet, Widows, and Bad Times at the El Royale

Where she's actually from: Stockwell, London

"I saw her in The Color Purple on Broadway, and she was so fantastic. Then I did a deep dive and watched a few interviews with her, and I was so surprised to learn she's English."

—Spencer Althouse

What you know his American accent from: The Walking Dead

Where he's actually from: London

"I had never seen Love Actually, but I had seen him on The Walking Dead, where he had a Southern accent. I was shook to find out he’s actually English."

—mirandat439cd0bf9

What you know her American accent from: Pan Am, I, Tonya, Suicide Squad, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Where she's actually from: Dalby, Queensland, Australia

"She just never sounded Australian to me!"

—eskimokiss

What you know her American accent from: Click, Total Recall, and The Aviator

Where she's actually from: Chiswick, London

"I seriously just learned that she's English last week. I had no idea."

—hh

What you know her American accent from: Knives Out, Unbelievable, Little Miss Sunshine, The Sixth Sense, and Hereditary

Where she's actually from: Plumpton, New South Wales, Australia

"She’s extremely convincing when it comes to different accents. For the longest time, I was convinced that she was actually American, until I saw an article that mentioned she’s actually Australian. It blew my mind."

—jessiep4a178bc93