Celebrity · Posted 14 minutes ago 23 Actors Who Are So Good At American Accents, People Were Shocked To Find Out They Were Fake "I thought Melanie Lynskey was American until, like, last year." by Lauren Garafano BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail We asked the BuzzFeed Community which famous actor they were truly shocked to learn isn't American. Here's what they said: 1.
Oliver Stark Emma McIntyre / Getty Images for iHeartMedia "How is it so hard for us to nail their accents, but they mimic us perfectly?" — comfyzebra688 "I've been watching 9-1-1 since Season 1, and they're on Season 7 now, and I only found out he wasn't American like two weeks ago!🤣" — magicalgazelle521 Where you know his American accent from: 9-1-1 Where's he's actually from: London 2. Robert Pattinson Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images "I still hardly believe he's British.
" — bougainvillealana Where you know his American accent from: The Twilight movies, Good Time , The Lighthouse , The Batman Where's he's actually from: London 3. Idris Elba Tim P. Whitby / Tim P.
Whitby / Getty Images for Paramount+ "My film-buff brother thought he was faking the British accent in Pacific Rim instead of faking an American one in everything else." — officialwitch352 Where you know his American accent from: The Wire , American Gangster , The Office Where's he's actually from: London 4. Andrew Lincoln Arturo Holmes / Getty Images "In The Walking Dead , you couldn’t detect a British accent, and .
