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20 actors you forgot (or just didn't know) were British

By Mary Sollosi
May 04, 2018 at 02:13 PM EDT
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Daniel Kaluuya

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The Get Out star, nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Jordan Peele’s feature debut, was born in London, where he still resides.

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Charlie Hunnam

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Unlike Jax Teller, Charlie Hunnam is no California boy; the Sons of Anarchy star is English.

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Naomi Watts

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While many think this Oscar nominee is Australian, she was actually born in Shoreham, Kent and spent many years of her youth in England before moving Down Under when she was 14.

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Hugh Laurie 

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Dr. Gregory House is English! Surprise!

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Andrew Garfield

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Your former friendly neighborhood Spider-Man wasn't always web-slinging around Manhattan; he grew up in Surrey, England.

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Naomie Harris

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Naomie Harris got her first Oscar nomination for playing a Miamian in Moonlight, but showed off her London roots playing Eve Moneypenny in the Bond movies Skyfall and Spectre.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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His American accent might have kicked ass in Kick-Ass, but Aaron Taylor-Johnson is English.

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Andrew Lincoln

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Convincing as his accent may be on The Walking Dead, Andrew Lincoln is, in fact, English. (He's in Love Actually! That's a tell-tale sign!)

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

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Remember, if they're in Love Actually, they're actually English. That goes for 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor, too.

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Gillian Anderson

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The truth is out there. And the truth is that Gillian Anderson is British-American.

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Damian Lewis

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Don't be fooled by his flawless American accent; the Billions star's real Homeland is England.

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Rebecca Hall

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The Christine star is a Londoner, not an Ohioan.

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Will Poulter

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From We're the Millers to Detroit, Poulter has played American so much you might never suspect he's from London.

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Rosamund Pike

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Her British accent might have been Gone Girl, but the Oscar-nominated actress is from England.

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Dominic Cooper

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Whatever Preacher would have you think, Dominic Cooper is no Texan, but a Londoner.

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Hugh Dancy

Unlike Hannibal's Louisianian Will Graham, Hugh Dancy is English.

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Matthew Rhys

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The star of The Americans is no American (or Russian, for that matter). Matthew Rhys is, in fact, Welsh.

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Mischa Barton

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Welcome to the U.K., bitch! The O.C.'s Marissa Cooper is British-American.

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Michael Sheen

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You might not realize it for his talent for accents, but Michael Sheen is Welsh.

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Stephen Moyer

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Despite his True Blood southern drawl, true British blood runs through Stephen Moyer's veins.

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1 of 20 Daniel Kaluuya
2 of 20 Charlie Hunnam
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6 of 20 Naomie Harris
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