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12 Actors You Definitely Didn't Know Were British

Let’s just say they do a very convincing American accent.

by L'Oréal Blackett
Millie Bobby Brown in 'Stranger Things'
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Millie Bobby Brown

The Stranger Things star lived in Bournemouth until the age of eight. Remastering the English accent for Enola Holmes was a bit a struggle though. “I’m so used to speaking American,” she told Radio Times at the time. “I found it really challenging being British, even though I am a Brit.”

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John Boyega

As Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Boyega has a flawless American accent, but the London-born actor actually hails from Peckham. His most recent project including Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films.

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