8 actors you probably didn't realize are actually American

Many American actors have fooled fans with their British accents.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images; John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx; Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

• American actors have used accents for some of their most iconic roles, and sometimes they're good enough to fool fans into thinking they aren't from the US.
• Peter Dinklage, Gillian Anderson, and James Marsters are some famous TV stars who have believable British accents.
• Other stars you perhaps didn't think were American include Renée Zellweger, Julianne Moore, and Chloë Grace Moretz.

There have been a number of British and Australian actors who have done a phenomenal job convincing us that they're American with their spot-on accents.

But the same can be said for a number of American actors who've perfected their British accents.

Here are some major stars you probably forgot are actually American.