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JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel
09-25-2009, 03:02 AM
Anyone else noticed the over abundance of British actors in lead roles on U.S. television. Not that I have anything against it, but are producers in Hollywood that nervous about hiring U.S. actors to draw in viewers???
Nowhere
09-25-2009, 03:06 AM
Anyone else noticed the over abundance of British actors in lead roles on U.S. television. Not that I have anything against it, but are producers in Hollywood that nervous about hiring U.S. actors to draw in viewers???

I don't see this. Examples??
rockabilly
09-25-2009, 03:14 AM
Hugh Laurie from House is british is one example.
JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel
09-25-2009, 03:17 AM
Fringe - lead actress
Flash Forward: lead actor/actress as well as supporting cast
past shows:
HBO's The Wire: lead & supporting actor

and those are just shows that I watch
The Bionic Woman (bionic failure) lead actress
House: lead actor
Terminator on Fox: lead actress
The Riches: lead actor/actress
rockabilly
09-25-2009, 03:24 AM
Life on Mars (remake) lead actor was Irish.
JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel
09-25-2009, 03:30 AM
Lie to me: lead actor
flabbybody
09-25-2009, 03:36 AM
this guy is really good
JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel
09-25-2009, 03:40 AM
most of them are really good, but it sucks for Americans who are being overlooked
rockabilly
09-25-2009, 03:44 AM
Maybe american actors can find work in England ? Gillian Anderson might join the cast of Doctor Who.

Joan Collins was on " Footballers Wives ".
BellaBellucci
09-25-2009, 03:51 AM
Life on Mars (remake) lead actor was Irish.

And HAAAAWT!

~BB~
glenntinnyc
09-25-2009, 04:08 AM
the step son on sons of anarchy also
rameses2
09-25-2009, 03:17 PM
Actors in England actually learn to ACT, not just look good. Some, if not most, have classical stage training. They also don't feel entitled to "Celebrity", as do American actors do.
Jericho
09-25-2009, 03:41 PM
Joan Collins was on " Footballers Wives ".

Are you 'avin a larf! :lol:
KiraHarden
09-25-2009, 04:09 PM
Im seeing many more australian actors as well
archineer
09-25-2009, 04:11 PM
US actors have priced themselves out of the market- thats why. What i'd like to see is a british actor use their native accent in a US show. Gillian Anderson was in Bleak house over here recently (as Lady Deadlock) and she lives in London.
celticgrafix
09-25-2009, 04:17 PM
any good shows with examples?
JohnnyWalkerBlackLabel
09-25-2009, 05:46 PM
LMAO

Fringe is a great show, actually
flabbybody
09-25-2009, 06:31 PM
Im seeing many more australian actors as well

It was pathetic to see Russell Crowe trying to portray a veteran Newark police detective in American Gangster with his strange, fake American accent.
He's either too lazy or too untalented to nail down the authentic New York lingo.

So why is he considered so talented ?