How well do other countries do the American accent?

[AussieFanKurt]

Rick in Walking Dead? He's English and I think his yank accent is good
Guy Pearce in Memento and Toni Collete in The Sixth Sense - both Aussies.
Few Non-Americans in Lawless

I mean they all sound good to me but how do they sound to you, are they believable?

[The Reckoning]

canadians do it pretty well

[Reck]

canadians do it pretty well

Almost identical tbh.

One that does it pretty damn convincing is Kate Winslet. I was convinced she talked like she does in her movies. Until I saw an interview and she had a british accent. I was like the fuckkkk

[Dirk Oneanddoneski]

Almost identical tbh.

One that does it pretty damn convincing is Kate Winslet. I was convinced she talked like she does in her movies. Until I saw an interview and she had a british accent. I was like the fuckkkk

Same with the guy that played Stringer Bell on the Wire

[Reck]

Same with the guy that played Stringer Bell on the Wire

Yeah him and Adewale.

These dudes play some badass roles but when you hear them speak out if character they sound like fucking fags. :lol

Its dat silly british accent.

[Latarian Milton]

its really no surprise when most foreigners who speak english as a foreign language try to imitate an american accent, knowing the US is the baddest ass nation in the world. the strong presence of US is the main and probably the only reason why english is so popular around the world. even the scots n irish people tend to sound more similar to yanks rather than to those freckle faces down south in england

[CuckingFunt]

There are a ton of British and Australian actors who I think do very good American accents. Guy Pearce and Ewan McGregor are particularly good, especially considering how strong their Australian and Scottish accents are, respectively.

Idris Elba is about the only person I can think of off the top of my head who has full on fooled me, though. To the point that when I finally watched The Wire I assumed he was an American actor who'd done a very good London accent in RocknRolla, which was the only other thing I'd ever seen him in at the time. I generally have a pretty finely tuned ear for accents, but even having watched The Wire several times through now, I've only ever (recently and when really specifically looking) found one or two places where you can hear a bit of a Brit in Stringer Bell.

[Capt Bringdown]

The monarchists and their commonwealth footstools do a pretty good job.

[Drachen]

You know who did the worst American accent I have ever heard? Peter Stormare (the gunnery sergeant) in windtalkers. He is from Sweden.

[cantthinkofanything]

Hugh Laurie does a good job.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Almost every character in walking dead is foreign so yeah all of those guys.

That guy from the wire the cop dude.............

[rascal]

Different areas of America have different accents.

[cantthinkofanything]

Different areas of America have different accents.

yep. It's just like in South America. You can travel a few hundred miles from Paraguay, through Argentina, and into Brazil. The Brazilians accent is so different from Paraguay that it's hard to adjust.
Similar to going through Cajun country. I don't even know what the hell those guys say half the time.

[Leetonidas]

Liam Neeson

[Jacob1983]

Some of the bads would be Liam Neeson and Charlie Hunnam. Those two can't do a good American accent to save their lives.

[AFBlue]

The more interesting question is what American actors have convincing foreign accents. The only actor I can think of offhand is Natalie Portman. Any others, good or bad?

[Reck]

The more interesting question is what American actors have convincing foreign accents. The only actor I can think of offhand is Natalie Portman. Any others, good or bad?

Depends on what accent you're trying to immitate. Hispanic accent is pretty damn easy I'd say.

Al Pacino for the win.

[tlongII]

Americans don't have accents.

[Lincoln]

I hate northern accents.

Rick in WD is a southern accent

[InRareForm]

brody from homeland

[Reck]

brody from homeland

You really, really really like that show dont you? lol

[InRareForm]

lol. I am into Game of Thrones more though

[CuckingFunt]

brody from homeland

Damian Lewis is very good, but you can definitely hear the British accent peeking through here and there. At least you could in "Life." I haven't watched "Homeland" yet, so I don't know whether or not it's gotten harder to make out.

[Reck]

Damian Lewis is very good, but you can definitely hear the British accent peeking through here and there. At least you could in "Life." I haven't watched "Homeland" yet, so I don't know whether or not it's gotten harder to make out.

Yeah you still can hear his british accent throughout the series.

His best work trying for the american accent was in Band of Brothers imo.

[Jacob1983]

Jessica Chastain and slutty Angelina Jolie can do decent British accents.

[Wild Cobra]

Jamie Bamber (Captain Apollo) is from London. I never knew he wasn't American until I heard him talk outside of his role in Battlestar Galactica.

[mrsmaalox]

Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Colin Farrell, Daniel Day-Lewis all do a pretty decent American accent.

[ALVAREZ6]

Gerard Butler

[I. Hustle]

Does Mel Gibson even count? The dude has been over here so long that he lost his Aussie accent. Probably for the best since Aussies sound like queers.

[gameFACE]

Damian Lewis isn't bad. But David Harewood who plays David Estes in Homeland does a damn good American accent.

I love my man Anthony Hopkins. But I thought his accent in Nixon was not too good. He gets an exception since he's a bad ass.

[cantthinkofanything]

shitty actor imo but watching Total Recall last night reminded me that Colin Farrell does a good job.
and Heath Ledger, rip.

[AussieFanKurt]

Does Mel Gibson even count? The dude has been over here so long that he lost his Aussie accent. Probably for the best since Aussies sound like queers.

Yeah he lost his aussie accent the second he left basically, definitely doesn't count

[Jacob1983]

Colin Farrell should stick to using his thick Irish accent like he did in In Bruges. When he does an American accent, it's usually a NY accent. That's kind of limited if you ask me.