View Full Version : British born actors/actresses on US shows
waichingliu81 07-25-2009, 06:30 PM ok, so as i am from the UK myself, i am huge fan of american shows, but i am also proud of the british actors and actresses, who have been a success in various US TV shows. even if i don' t watch them myself can you list actors and actresses from britain who have made it big or have become a household name in america? these can be past and present.
i'll kick things off by naming 3 of them:
- jane leeves- frasier
- ashley jensen- ugly betty
- hugh laurie- house MD
icecream 07-25-2009, 06:43 PM Simon Cowell- American Idol
Cat Deely- 20Q and So You Think You Can Dance
Marvo301 07-25-2009, 06:53 PM John Mahoney - Frasier
Sebastian Cabot - Family Affair
Helen Baxendale - Friends
Jane Seymour - Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
Bernard Fox - Bewitched
Roger Rees - Cheers
and Joan Collins as Alexis!
Marvo301 07-25-2009, 09:19 PM Hermione Baddeley - Maude
Charles Shaugnessey - Days of Our Lives, The Nanny
Finola Hughes - General Hospital, Blossom
Patrick Stewart - Star Trek - The Next Generation
Marina Sirtis - Star Trek - The Next Generation
70s show watcher 07-25-2009, 09:24 PM richard dawson hogans hero;s match game and family feud
Marvo301 07-25-2009, 09:59 PM Roger Moore - Maverick
David McCallum - The Man From Uncle, NCIS
Billy Connelly - Head of the Class
Alfred Molina - Ladies Man
waichingliu81 07-26-2009, 07:52 PM dominic west- the wire
anna friel- pushing daisies
marianne jean baptiste - without a trace
alex kingston- ER
browneyes106 07-26-2009, 09:50 PM Ed Westwick-Gossip Girl
megamanj2004 07-26-2009, 11:39 PM Barry Morse - The Fugitive (1963-67)
dawsongirl 07-27-2009, 04:31 AM richard dawson hogans hero;s match game and family feud
Ah, you stole my answer! ;)
Goldilocks 07-27-2009, 01:24 PM Davy Jones - The Monkees
browneyes106 07-27-2009, 04:37 PM Joely Richardson-Nip/Tuck
70s show watcher 07-27-2009, 05:41 PM Ah, you stole my answer! ;)im sorrry cathy i couldnt of anyone else off the top of my head
Buffyboy323 07-27-2009, 06:01 PM alex kingston- ER
Parminder Nagra - ER
tv star collector 07-27-2009, 07:56 PM Leo G. Carroll (Topper, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Girl From U.N.C.L.E.)
Judy Carne (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
Richard Dawson (Hogan's Heroes, Laugh-In, Family Feud)
Roy Dotrice (Beauty and the Beast)
Bernard Fox (Bewitched)
Stewart Granger (Men From Shiloh)
Noel Harrison (Girl From U.N.C.L.E.)
Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Bob Hope
Tony Jay (Beauty and the Beast)
David Jones (The Monkees)
Boris Karloff (Thriller)
Jane Leeves (Frasier)
Alan Napier (Batman)
Amanda Pays (Max Headroom, The Flash)
Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
Marina Sirtis (Star Trek the Next Generation)
Patrick Stewart (Star Trek the Next Generation)
treky 07-28-2009, 03:56 AM Hugh Laurie-"HOUSE M.D." (also, the only one I know of that speaks with an american accent)
MrRetro_08 07-28-2009, 03:18 PM Jaime Murray - Dexter
JamesG 07-30-2009, 12:32 AM Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - OZ, Lost
JamesG 08-09-2009, 11:23 AM Eamonn Walker - OZ
icecream 08-09-2009, 10:41 PM Eamonn Walker - OZHe was also on the brilliant but short lived Justice.
JamesG 08-12-2009, 06:36 AM He was also on the brilliant but short lived Justice.
I had heard about that short-lived program but I never saw an episode.
This guy was one of the main reasons I watched OZ. I loved him as Kareem Saïd.
JamesG 08-24-2009, 01:19 PM Tim Roth - Lie To Me
James 08-30-2009, 03:37 PM Olivia d'Abo - The Wonder Years
Jon Walmsley - The Waltons
biffbronson 08-30-2009, 07:07 PM Juliet Mills - Nanny and the Professor
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