Which British actors have the best American accents?

[fangirl_says]

Buzzsugar is talking about which British actors have the best American accents. Not surprisingly, Hugh Laurie is at the top of their list, and Anna Friel from Pushing Daisies is #2. There are quite a few other fandom favorites, too, including Jamie Bamber, whose teeny tiny towel American accent impresses me on a weekly basis. There's also Lena Headly from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, who must be good, because I didn't realize she wasn't American, and the late, lamented Jericho's Lennie James.

Who else has a great American accent?

(Please do ignore the fact that I completely missed the "TV" part of the question and posted a comment about Ewan McGregor. *is goober*)

Edit: Updated with the actual link this time *facepalms*

Comments

[onci-dium.livejournal.com]

Hugh Laurie FTW on that one. Oh and Stephen Fry (can't remember where i heard it, but it was impressive)

I was never fond of Ewan's

[telesilla.livejournal.com]

Jason Isaacs has can do several different American accents, all of them good. He's done the sort of standard American accent in several films, a very good Georgia accent in Black Hawk Down and is currently rocking a Rhode Island accent in Brotherhood.

[captainsblog.livejournal.com]

Well, I missed the "tv" part of the question, too, especially since you didn't put it there:P

Tilda Swinton, Kristin Scott Thomas, Minnie Driver. Give me back my country!

[mrstinkles.livejournal.com]

She's Australian, not English, but the gal that was on "The 4400." I don't remember her name, but when they did a "behind the scenes" spot on the show, I was /shocked/ at her real accent. It's very strong and pronounced.

[brianrubin.livejournal.com]

Another nod to Hugh Laurie. I also think Damian Lewis does a great job as well.

[theletterelle.livejournal.com]

Ed Westwick (on Gossip Girl) is British, but I wouldn't have known it if I hadn't read about it.

(Seriously slashy show. Yummy.)

[aecamadi.livejournal.com]

I'd give votes to Sophia Myles who was on "Moonlight" and Kevin McKidd from "Journeyman" but apparently no one watched those shows, since they were cancelled unceremoniously (dangit dangit son of a beach) so no one knows or cares. *emo tear*

[laerwen.livejournal.com]

Movies: Christian Bale. Seriously. x.x

TV: I can't think of anyone better than Hugh Laurie, at the moment. He's damn good.

[matildabj.livejournal.com]

Movies: Toni Collette. Hands down. Although she's an Aussie, not a Brit.

TV: They've all been mentioned. Minnie Driver in The Riches is pretty good. I didn't think Zoe Slater Michelle Ryan in Bionic Woman was that great, but I've heard worse.

I've read this somewhere else, can't think where at the moment...

*clicks the link*

That'd be the Radio Times, then!

[cyloran.livejournal.com]

Paul Blackthorne from The Dresden Files. :)