Brits and Aussies gettin all the roles

RawAce
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Are they better actors than Americans?

Every time I look around I see a Brit or an Aussie playing the role of an American in an American film(or tv show).

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  • RawAce
    RawAce Members Posts: 4,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had a thought that maybe classical training was giving them the edge over Americans but at the same time plenty of Americans go to college for acting, do stage work and do workshops on a weekly basis.
    Those things have to count for something.
  • rage
    rage Members Posts: 5,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RawAce wrote: »
    Are they better actors than Americans?

    Every time I look around I see a Brit or an Aussie playing the role of an American in an American film(or tv show).

    Americans still have Pitt, Clooney, DiCaprio and Denzel. Thats the A+ American actors. The problem is everybody after them isnt ? with the british actors.

    Because of this...
    because they are not divas, worked in theatre and take their craft seriously

  • VulcanRaven
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    Americans don't give roles to real actors anymore. I mean Timberlake and other pop stars and rappers are getting roles which is a problem. They go by marketability instead of talent and skill.
  • RawAce
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    Mad Jack wrote: »
    Americans don't give roles to real actors anymore. I mean Timberlake and other pop stars and rappers are getting roles which is a problem. They go by marketability instead of talent and skill.

    Thats what im sayin.
    They always talk about marketability when casting Americans but then give key roles to Aussies and UK'ers who have been in low key productions.

  • RawAce
    RawAce Members Posts: 4,800 ✭✭✭✭✭
    and as long as these 3 are around

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    non-rapping AA actors stand little chance
  • rage
    rage Members Posts: 5,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RawAce wrote: »
    and as long as these 3 are around

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    non-rapping AA actors stand little chance

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  • MC The Rapper
    MC The Rapper Members Posts: 8,140 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2012
    They have better actors b just face it and their shows are better too
  • RawAce
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    Im impressed with how well most of them can do damn near any American accent.

    First time I heard Charlie Hunnan(Jax from sons of anarchy) speak in his normal voice I was shocked.
  • infamous114
    infamous114 Members, Moderators Posts: 52,202 Regulator
    RawAce wrote: »
    Im impressed with how well most of them can do damn near any American accent.

    First time I heard Charlie Hunnan(Jax from sons of anarchy) speak in his normal voice I was shocked.

    Brody of Homeland is British too lol.
  • thenatureboy
    thenatureboy Members Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They have better actors b just face it and their shows are better too


    There are a lot of dope actors, but American TV is still really strong.

    Agree with a lot of the names mentioned here, also give love to

    John Noble and Anna Torv on Fringe- 2 underrated Aussie actors.
    Yvone Strahovski on Chuck and now on Dexter- Aussie

    Pretty much everybody on Game of Thrones and Spartacus too.