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10+ Actors Who Tricked Fans Into Thinking They're Not American

There are a lot of actors who are good at what they do. It is their profession, after all.

However, then are actors that are on a whole new level of good.

These are the actors that were so convincing in a foreign role, we couldn't believe they were from the U.S.

Gillian Anderson

Netflix

Where they tricked us: Sex Education

They're actually from: Chicago

Man, that British accent was good.

For a moment, we forgot that she was the very American Special Agent Scully in The X-Files.

Elijah Wood

Where they tricked us: The Lord Of The Rings franchise

They're actually from: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Frodo. Frodo, the Hobbit from the very British Middle Earth, is from freaking Iowa.

Mind = blown.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Miramax

Where they tricked us: Shakespeare In Love

They're actually from: Los Angeles, California

She's an entrepreneur, she's a mother, but amongst her other great feats stands one above the others: She's got a great British accent.

Meryl Streep

Where they tricked us: The Iron Lady

They're actually from: Summit, New Jersey

We all knew deep down that Meryl Streep wasn't actually from Britain.

And yet, that year she played Margaret Thatcher, we thought she was the ex-Prime Minister.

Julianne Moore

The Weinstein Company

Where they tricked us: A Single Man

They're actually from: Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Julianne Moore is such a good actress that for a couple of movies, we totally forgot she wasn't British.

Alan Tudyk

Sony Pictures

Where they tricked us: A Knight's Tale

They're actually from: El Paso, Texas

Alan Tudyk is a man of many voices, British apparently included. Turns out, he also isn't Weselton.

Chadwick Boseman

Marvel

Where they tricked us: Black Panther

They're actually from: Anderson, South Carolina

Well, Chadwick, it seems you got us. For a while, we all truly believed that because of your amazing South African accent from Black Panther, you were actually from there.

We were wrong.

Shannon Elizabeth

Universal Pictures

Where they tricked us: The American Pie franchise.

They're actually from: Houston

A nice change of pace here!

In this case, we were surprised to find out that Shannon Elizabeth, wasn't from Slovakia.

Hailee Steinfeld

Relativity Media

Where they tricked us: Romeo & Juliet

They're actually from: Tarzana, California

She absolutely nailed the British accent in Romeo & Juliet. We were floored when we found out she wasn't English.

Don Cheadle

Warner Bros.

Where they tricked us: Ocean's 11

They're actually from: Kansas City, Missouri

These days, we know him better as the American character War Machine (Marvel), but back in the day, he was as British as can be in Oceans 11.

Johnny Depp

Disney

Where they tricked us: The Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

They're actually from: Owensboro, Kentucky

Are we absolutely sure that Johnny Depp isn't actually from Britain, and he's actually just pretending to be American?

Tessa Thompson

Marvel

Where they tricked us: Thor: Ragnarok

They're actually from: Los Angeles

People who get looped into the Thor franchise kind of have to have British accents, especially if they're from Asgard.

But darn, were we fooled!

Renée Zellweger

Universal Studios

Where they tricked us: The Bridget Jones franchise.

They're actually from: Katy, Texas

Not only is she from the U.S, but she's also from the most American part of America: Texas.

How did she nail that British accent so well?

Peter Dinklage

HBO

Where they tricked us: Game Of Thrones

They're actually from: Morristown, New Jersey

Who knew that Peter Dinklage wasn't British? Sure, he had a career before GoT, but the only role most of us kind of remember is when he was in Elf.