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    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 |
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    | 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 |

    ### Fake Secret Brits

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    ### Secret Brits
    ### Secret Brits

    International actors it'd be easy to assume are American.


    | Actor | I know from | Birthplace |
    | ----------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------- |
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    | Toni Collette | Muriel's Wedding | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
    | David Harewood | Homeland | Small Heath, Birmingham, England |
    | Blake Ritson | The Gilded Age | London, England |
    [Secret Brits]


    ### Fake Secret Brits
    ### Fake Secret Brits

    American-ish actors you wouldn't be surprised to learn are actually British.

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    | 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) |
    [Fake Secret Brits]

    ### Scandinavian-ish Actors

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    | 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 |
    [Scandinavian-ish Actors]
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    ### Fake Secret Brits

    American actors you wouldn't be surprised to learn are actually British.

    - Mike Faist (Gahanna, OH)
    - Ato Essandoh (Schenectady, New York)
    - Chadwick Boseman (Anderson, SC)
    - Mike Faist (Gahanna, OH)
    - Ato Essandoh (Schenectady, New York)
    - Victor Garber (London, Ontario, Canada)
    - Sophie Thatcher (Chicago, Illinois)
    - Ashley Zukerman (Santa Monica, California, USA)

    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) |
    [Fake Secret Brits]

    ### Scandinavian-ish Actors

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    ### Secret Brits

    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 |
    [Secret Brits]


    ### Fake Secret Brits

    American actors you wouldn't be surprised to learn are actually British.

    - Mike Faist (Gahanna, OH)
    - Ato Essandoh (Schenectady, New York)
    - Chadwick Boseman (Anderson, SC)
    - Mike Faist (Gahanna, OH)
    - Ato Essandoh (Schenectady, New York)
    - Victor Garber (London, Ontario, Canada)
    - Sophie Thatcher (Chicago, Illinois)
    - Ashley Zukerman (Santa Monica, California, USA)


    ### Scandinavian-ish Actors

    | 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 |
    [Scandinavian-ish Actors]