Secret Brits runx
International actors it'd be easy to assume are American.
| Actor | I know from | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|
| Idris Elba | The Wire | Hackney, London, England |
| Matthew Macfadyen | Succession | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
| Sarah Snook | Predestination | Adelaide, Australia |
| Rose Byrne | Bridesmaids | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
| Hugh Laurie | House | Oxford, England |
| Daniel Kaluuya | Get Out | London, England |
| Barry Keoghan | Dunkirk | Dublin, Ireland |
| Michael Dorman | Patriot | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Rufus Sewell | The Diplomat | Twickenham, London, England |
| Ella Purnell | Fallout | Whitechapel, London, England |
| Karl Urban | The Boys | |
| Anthony Starr | The Boys | |
| Hugh Dancy | Homeland | |
| Andrew Lincoln | The Walking Dead | London, England |
| Dichen Lachman | Severance | Kathmandu, Nepal (raised in AU) |
| Toni Collette | Muriel's Wedding | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| David Harewood | Homeland | Small Heath, Birmingham, England |
| Blake Ritson | The Gilded Age | London, England |
| Jessie Buckley | Fargo | Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland |
American-ish actors you wouldn't be surprised to learn are actually British.
| Actor | Place of Birth | Best Known Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Faist | Gahanna, Ohio, United States | Riff (West Side Story, 2021) |
| Ato Essandoh | Schenectady, New York, United States | Stuart (The Diplomat) |
| Chadwick Boseman | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | T’Challa / Black Panther (Black Panther) |
| Victor Garber | London, Ontario, Canada | Jack Bristow (Alias) |
| Sophie Thatcher | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Lucy (Fallout) |
| Ashley Zukerman | Santa Monica, California, United States | Nate Sofrelli (Succession) |
| Julia Garner | Bronx, New York, United States | Ruth Langmore (Ozark) |
| Bill Camp | Massachusetts, United States | David Burton (The Leftovers) |
| Actor | Country of Birth | Date of Birth | Best Known Role | Familial Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nyqvist | Sweden | 1960-08-11 | Mikael Blomkvist in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' | No relation to others in this table |
| Stellan Skarsgård | Sweden | 1951-06-13 | Bootstrap Bill Turner in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' | Father of Alexander & Bill Skarsgård |
| Alexander Skarsgård | Sweden | 1976-08-25 | Eric Northman in 'True Blood' | Son of Stellan, Brother of Bill |
| Lars Mikkelsen | Denmark | 1964-05-06 | Troels Hartmann in 'The Killing' | Brother of Mads Mikkelsen |
| Mads Mikkelsen | Denmark | 1965-11-22 | Hannibal Lecter in 'Hannibal' | Brother of Lars Mikkelsen |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | Denmark | 1970-07-27 | Jaime Lannister in 'Game of Thrones' | No relation to others in this table |
| Bill Skarsgård | Sweden | 1990-08-09 | Pennywise in 'It' (2017 & 2019) | Son of Stellan, Brother of Alexander |