View Poll Results: Best phony American accent on TV?
Hugh Laurie (House) British
89
60.54%
Lennie James (Jericho) British
11
7.48%
Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) British
0
0%
Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) Australian
4
2.72%
Alan Dale (Ugly Betty) New Zealander
1
0.68%
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Without a Trace) British
4
2.72%
Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) British
21
14.29%
Eamonn Walker (Justice-axed) British
1
0.68%
Louise Lombard (CSI) British
2
1.36%
Dominic West (The Wire) British
14
9.52%
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Best phony American accent on TV?
05-11-07, 03:03 AM
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Best phony American accent on TV?
I did this poll over a year ago, but I thought I would give it a try again with some new additions that I discovered.
05-11-07, 07:02 AM
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I voted Jamie Bamber, I couldn't tell he wasn't from the U.S. till after I saw an interview with him pretty far into the run of the first season. Now that I know he's British I can tell sometimes because it looks like he's really over exaggerating his mouth movements in an attempt to annunciate with an American accent. He still does a hell of a job if you ask me.
05-11-07, 07:28 AM
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Definitely Hugh Laurie. If you watch him doing the "eh, wot" type of accent on Blackadder, you can't imagine him doing a credible American accent. He pulls it off very well.
I would bet that half the country still doesn't realize he's British.
I would bet that half the country still doesn't realize he's British.
05-11-07, 07:34 AM
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British actor Paul Blackthorne plays Harry Dresden's middle American accent with ninja-like stealth. Funnily, American actor Terence Mann plays a British ghost with equal skill.
05-11-07, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by AGuyNamedMike
British actor Paul Blackthorne plays Harry Dresden's middle American accent with ninja-like stealth. Funnily, American actor Terence Mann plays a British ghost with equal skill.
05-11-07, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by kakihara1
I voted Jamie Bamber, I couldn't tell he wasn't from the U.S. till after I saw an interview with him pretty far into the run of the first season. Now that I know he's British I can tell sometimes because it looks like he's really over exaggerating his mouth movements in an attempt to annunciate with an American accent. He still does a hell of a job if you ask me.
same thing I was shocked when I heard him on an interview, sounds like a totally different person
05-11-07, 08:20 AM
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HBO has a couple good ones:
Ian Mcshane-Al Swearengen(deadwood)
Damian Lewis-Maj. Winters(band of brothers)
But i voted lennie James since I had no idea he was british. And I just saw that he was is snatch.
Ian Mcshane-Al Swearengen(deadwood)
Damian Lewis-Maj. Winters(band of brothers)
But i voted lennie James since I had no idea he was british. And I just saw that he was is snatch.
05-11-07, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by 12thmonkey
Haven't seen any of the shows posted except Jericho (and Lennie's is quite good), but:
Eddie Izzard/Minnie Driver = The Riches
Eddie Izzard/Minnie Driver = The Riches
05-11-07, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
What?!? No love for Jake Weber from Medium?!?!?! CRIMINAL!
Kinda like Anthony LaPaglia. It's getting harder with each passing year to tell he's an Aussie.
05-11-07, 10:09 AM
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I saw the first couple episodes of The Dresden Files and was wondering if the Dresden guy was British. So it can't be that good of an accent. None of the other guys I knew weren't American until later on, hearing them in interviews or reading about it.
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Originally Posted by Jeremy517
Idris Elba, AKA Stringer Bell from the Wire
1000% yes.
Go on youtube and listen to one of the interviews he did with David Chase in a school or something like that.. unbelievable.
Hugh is also great as he has quite the distinctive british upper class accent.
05-11-07, 10:49 AM
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Yeah, gotta go with Idris Elba from the Wire also. I didn't know he was English and when I heard him interviewed, I was shocked.
Also, Hugh Laurie's is pretty damn good.
Also, Hugh Laurie's is pretty damn good.