Which British actors do the best American accents?

Which British actors do the best American accents?

10 Most Convincing American Accents Done By British Actors,…

1. 1 LINCOLN (DANIEL DAY-LEWIS)
2. 2 HOUSE (HUGH LAURIE)
3. 3 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR (12 YEARS A SLAVE)
4. 4 THE WIRE (IDRIS ELBA)
5. 5 AMERICAN HUSTLE (CHRISTIAN BALE)
6. 6 THE WALKING DEAD (ANDREW LINCOLN)
7. 7 ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (KATE WINSLET)

Which American actress has the best British accent?

Best in show for the Americans attempting the over-the-pond accents, awarded by British Actors in LA, are Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow and Renée Zellweger.

Why are British actors playing American roles?

Two reasons. They are actors and therefore play the part of someone they are not, and if good at their craft they can speak with the dialect and accent needed for the part. And secondly their manager/agent got them the part.

Which American accent is closest to British?

Possibly the closest US American accent to British (sounding and geographically) is mid-Atlantic. This is typically spoken by a US American who has lived a long time in Britain, or vice versa a Brit who spent years in the US.

How do English actors do an American accent?

In order to sound American, she said, British actors have to master the rhotic “R” sound — the hard R — and form vowels differently, shifting the focus away from the roof of the mouth. And then they have to learn regional dialects. They also hear an enormous amount of American speech, she said.

What is Gillian Andersons accent?

Recommended. Despite mostly being recognised as a British actor, Anderson is bidialectal, meaning that she is proficient in using two dialects of the same language, in this case a London accent and an American one. Anderson was born in Chicago, Illinois but was raised between Puerto Rico and London.

Do British actors make less American actors?

British actors make about as much as American actors for American films and tv, especially if they have a good American accent, or a strong British resume. Some may take slightly less early on to get their foot in the door of American production companies.

Why are British actors cheaper?

It’s cheaper to hire British actors. There are plenty of American actors and actresses who are not only just as talented, but also stage trained. And being stage trained does not guarantee that one is a better actor.

What accent sounds most like American?

The Canadian accent is closest to the Western and Midland accents in the US which are the closest living accents to General American.

What language did America speak before English?

The Indigenous languages of the Americas had widely varying demographics, from the Quechuan languages, Aymara, Guarani, and Nahuatl, which had millions of active speakers, to many languages with only several hundred speakers.

What is the ugliest accent?

“The Western Pennsylvania English accent is often considered the ugliest in all of America, so Pittsburgh locals can feel lucky that they’ve escaped last place this time around,” the staff at Big 7 Travel wrote in a ranking released last week that asserts Pittsburghers have the 46th least sexy accent in the nation.