You Probably Thought These 15 Actors Were American — Actually, They're Just Really Good at Accents

Idris Elba wasn't the only Brit wowing audiences with his Baltimore accent in The Wire. Jimmy McNulty, the Irish-American cop with an attitude problem, was also played by a British actor. Dominic West, who was born in Sheffield, England, has worked steadily on both sides of the Atlantic for his whole career. He's currently playing another American in The Affair.