Shows where someone SUCCESSFULLY maintained an assumed accent for at least one season with regular appearances
Xena: Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless’ generic American accent.
Pushing Daisies: English actress Anna Friel assumed a Midwestern American accent as Chuck, one of the series’ main characters, for two seasons.
Road to Avonlea English-Canadian actor Ian D. Clark maintained a convincing Scottish accent for the whole series as hotel owner Simon Tremayne.
House, English actor Hugh Laurie sustains an American accent for the entire series as Dr. House
The Mentalist: Australian actor Simon Baker sustained an American accent for seven seasons
The Walking Dead: Andrew Lincoln played American from Kentucky Rick Grimes for many seasons
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: James Marsters, who played Spike, maintains a convincing English accent throughout the show’s run. I had no notion he wasn’t English until I saw an interview
Shows where someone SUCCESSFULLY maintained an assumed accent for at least one season with regular appearances
Xena: Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless’ generic American accent.
Pushing Daisies: English actress Anna Friel assumed a Midwestern American accent as Chuck, one of the series’ main characters, for two seasons.
Road to Avonlea English-Canadian actor Ian D. Clark maintained a convincing Scottish accent for the whole series as hotel owner Simon Tremayne.
House, English actor Hugh Laurie sustains an American accent for the entire series as Dr. House
The Mentalist: Australian actor Simon Baker sustained an American accent for seven seasons
The Walking Dead: Andrew Lincoln played American from Kentucky Rick Grimes for many seasons
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: James Marsters, who played Spike, maintains a convincing English accent throughout the show’s run. I had no notion he wasn’t English until I saw an interview
The Wire - Both Dominic West and Idris Elba are English, and I had no idea until I saw the actors in interviews
Shows where someone SUCCESSFULLY maintained an assumed accent for at least one season with regular appearances
Xena: Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless’ generic American accent.
Pushing Daisies: English actress Anna Friel assumed a Midwestern American accent as Chuck, one of the series’ main characters, for two seasons.
Road to Avonlea English-Canadian actor Ian D. Clark maintained a convincing Scottish accent for the whole series as hotel owner Simon Tremayne.
House, English actor Hugh Laurie sustains an American accent for the entire series as Dr. House
The Mentalist: Australian actor Simon Baker sustained an American accent for seven seasons
The Walking Dead: Andrew Lincoln played American from Kentucky Rick Grimes for many seasons
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: James Marsters, who played Spike, maintains a convincing English accent throughout the show’s run. I had no notion he wasn’t English until I saw an interview
The Wire - Both Dominic West and Idris Elba are English, and I had no idea until I saw the actors in interviews
Ghosts - Rose McIver, plays Samantha, is from New Zealand. I remembered her from the show iZombie, but was shocked to hear her speak in an interview with her distinctive Kiwi accent.
Shows where someone SUCCESSFULLY maintained an assumed accent for at least one season with regular appearances
Xena: Warrior Princess Lucy Lawless’ generic American accent.
Pushing Daisies: English actress Anna Friel assumed a Midwestern American accent as Chuck, one of the series’ main characters, for two seasons.
Road to Avonlea English-Canadian actor Ian D. Clark maintained a convincing Scottish accent for the whole series as hotel owner Simon Tremayne.
House, English actor Hugh Laurie sustains an American accent for the entire series as Dr. House
The Mentalist: Australian actor Simon Baker sustained an American accent for seven seasons
The Walking Dead: Andrew Lincoln played American from Kentucky Rick Grimes for many seasons
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: James Marsters, who played Spike, maintains a convincing English accent throughout the show’s run. I had no notion he wasn’t English until I saw an interview
The Wire - Both Dominic West and Idris Elba are English, and I had no idea until I saw the actors in interviews
Ghosts - Rose McIver, plays Samantha, is from New Zealand. I remembered her from the show iZombie, but was shocked to hear her speak in an interview
Gillian Anderson - Spoke American on The X-Files and British on The Crown with equal skill