In addition to changing their looks, actors often have to change the way they speak to
play certain roles.
That's not as easy as you'd think, but when you're at the top of the game like these celebs,
you can pull off an accent so well that audiences may have no idea it's not your native tongue.
Margot Robbie
After sporting a Brooklyn... kinda.. accent in Suicide Squad and a pretty good regional
accent in I, Tonya...
"I don't have a wholesome American family."
...you probably wouldn't guess actress Margot Robbie is an Australian who got her start
on the Aussie soap opera Neighbours.
"It's so rewarding I'm sure you find as well but it's also so hard."
And let's not forget how well she nailed a Brooklyn accent in her breakout role in The
Wolf of Wall Street.
"Daddy doesn't even get to touch mommy for a very very very long time."
With that kind of talent, it's no wonder she's well on her way to dominating Hollywood.
Christian Bale
After his critically-acclaimed portrayal of Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy, Christian
Bale was a household name.
"I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight but this is different.
They've crossed a line."
He also had notable roles in Terminator Salvation, Public Enemies, and The Fighter, which all
involved American characters.
"Mickey has a chance to do somethin' I never did.
That in my time I never had."
What many moviegoers don't realize is: Bale is actually British — but it seems he rarely
chooses roles that require his native accent.
"I've never particularly been asked to do transformations you know you just get it in
your head and you go 'I need to.'"
Tom Holland
After making his debut in Captain America: Civil War, then blowing away the competition
with Spider-Man: Homecoming, it's safe to say that Tom Holland's version of the wall
crawler will be sticking around for a while.
"It was a great party, yeah, really great house, a lotta windows."
While Holland has brought a youthful spunk and renewed energy to the Queens-based superhero,
moviegoers may not realize this Spidey is all kinds of British.
"Once I had the accent down, I could then relax, I didn't have to think about speaking
correctly."
In fact, CinemaBlend reported that an entire scene had to be reshot after Holland forgot
to use an American accent while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming.
"They had to cut it so you don't like see my face when I say hello… because I'm like
'ello gov!
Ah on me!"
Charlie Hunnam
Thanks to his role as Jax Teller on the FX series Sons of Anarchy, Charlie Hunnam rose
to fame — and Hollywood hunk status.
"I talked to Lowen last night… that's the truth about what happened with Tara."
He also appeared in sci-fi-blockbuster Pacific Rim where, again, you'd just assume the dude
was American.
"Remember… it's about compatibility, it's a dialog not a fight.
But I'm not gonna dial down my moves."
However, Hunnam is British and grew up in the town of Newcastle.
"Charlie Hunnam, boom…King Arthur.
. Here we go, you can only f--- it up from here on out"
His accent isn't as prominent as it used to be, and according to Hollywood.com, he actually
had to hire a dialect coach to help him lose his American accent while playing King Arthur.
Idris Elba
Actor Idris Elba is probably best known for his breakthrough role on HBO's critically-acclaimed
series The Wire.
"We do worse...and we get paid more."
The actor's accent blends right in with his fellow castmates, so fans may be shocked to
learn that Elba is actually British.
"London…
East London.
I'm a Hackney boy."
His convincing run in The Wire is even more impressive considering he wasn't always quite
so good at the accent.
Back in the '90s, producers dubbed over his voice in a film because his American accent
was so bad.
"Hot delivery, anywhere on Altar guaranteed."
Hugh Jackman
If you only know Hugh Jackman from his seventeen years of playing Wolverine in the X-Men movies...
"Really?
You gonna try to sound tough standing there in your red underwear?"
...then you'd probably never guess he's Australian.
"I'm pretty good at it, but I feel like I'm an Ozzy here in America I feel like really
nail this."
Don't feel too bad if that caught you off guard; Jackman actually got so good at playing
Wolverine that he had to practice his native Australian accent for the movie Chappie.
"K, that's a lot worse than just failing at work."
Andrew Lincoln
The Walking Dead has been a pop-culture juggernaut for AMC. Andrew Lincoln's leading character
speaks with a distinct Southern drawl…
"After that, maybe you should just run."
...but the actor is actually British.
"I would say it's a work in progress but it's a work in progress, apparently."
His real name is actually Andrew Clutterbuck — but that didn't fly with his agent.
"He insisted that I change my name."
"Really?"
"Yeah, he said, I sounded like a hobbit."
You don't get much more British than that.
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