Accents that are not one's own is not an easy skill to master, so anytime I'm surprised by a person's accent is not a bad thing. I will not mention Hugh Laurie because it goes without saying.
1. Alex O' Loughlin (Hawaii Five-O) - I'm probably the last person on the planet that recently found out he's Australian. To be fair, I've never seen any of his previous work prior to H5O. Though it's a little odd that his American accent sounds like he's from both Boston AND New York, go figure.
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| It's either this or a shirtless pic of him out of the ocean ala Daniel Craig |
2. Julian McMahon - Okay, I KNOW he's Australian and he still has his accent (some) on talk shows and interviews, but after years of watching him on Charmed
, nip/tuck
as well as the Fantastic Four movies, I sometimes forget that he's not American.
, nip/tuck as well as the Fantastic Four movies, I sometimes forget that he's not American.
3. James Marsters - Slap me stupid for not knowing that he's American and that his British accent on Buffy and Angel all those years ago was put on. I've been fooled all these years. Or I didn't think too much about it. Well, I was fooled all the same.
4. Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist) - Well okay, I sorta remember that he's Welsh and that his American accent's a little put on at times on the show, but I also can't knock on every non-American on the show...
5. Alan Dale - The big and small screen token villain is from freaking NEW ZEALAND, which never comes to my mind whenever I watch him on TV. Well done, sir.
Notice that I haven't mention a Scotsman in the list (that's for another post). Apart from that, any more suggestions?
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