Non-American Actors Playing Americans on TV

From: Sydney, Australia
TV Show: The Handmaid's Tale (2017- )
Character: Serena Joy Waterford

TV Show: Dexter (2012-2013)
Character: Hannah McKay

TV Show: Chuck (2007-2012)
Character: Sarah Walker

From: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
TV Show: The Handmaid's Tale (2017- )
Character: Fred Waterford

TV Show: FlashFoward (2009-2010)
Character: Mark Benford

From: Hampstead, London, England
TV Show: The Handmaid's Tale (2017- )
Character: Nick Blaine

TV Show: The Mindy Project (2013-2017)
Character: Richie Castellano

From: London, England
TV Show: The Handmaid's Tale (2017- )
Character: Luke Bankole

From: Melbourne, Australia
TV Show: Lovecraft Country (2020- )
Character: Christina Braithwhite

From: Fife, Scotland
TV Show: Lovecraft Country (2020- )
Character: William

From: Zaria, Nigeria raised in Manchester, England
TV Show: Lovecraft Country (2020- )
Character: Ruby Baptiste

From: Cardiff, Wales
TV Show: Perry Mason (2020- )
Character: Perry Mason

TV Show: The Americans (2013-2018)
Character: Phillip Jennings

TV Show: Brothers & Sisters (2006-2011)
Character: Kevin Walker

From: Hammersmith, London, England
TV Show: Perry Mason (2020- )
Character: Della Street

TV Show: American Gothic (2016)
Character: Alison Hawthorne-Price

TV Show: The Knick (2014-2015)
Character: Cornelia Robertson

From: Bromley, England
TV Show: Doom Patrol (2018- )
Character: Victor Stone / Cyborg

From: Adelaide, Australia
TV Show: Succession (2018- )
Character: Shiv Roy

From: Great Yarmouth, England
TV Show: Succession (2018- )
Character: Tom Wambsgans

From: Bournemouth, England
TV Show: New Amsterdam (2018- )
Character: Dr. Lauren Bloom

From: Brisbane, Australia
TV Show: Euphoria (2019- )
Character: Nate Jacobs

From: Gold Coast, Australia
TV Show: The Bold Type (2017- )
Character: Kat Edison

TV Show: Sweet/Vicious (2016-2017)
Character: Kennedy

From: Auckland, New Zealand
TV Show: Virgin River (2019- )
Character: Jack Sheridan

TV Show: Grey's Anatomy (2015-2017)
Character: Dr. Nathan Riggs

From: Ascot, Berkshire, England
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy (2012- )
Character: Dr. Jo Wilson

From: Elgin, Scotland
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy (2008- )
Character: Dr. Owen Hunt

TV Show: Journeyman (2007)
Character: Dan Vasser

From: London, England
TV Show: The Politician (2019- )
Character: Astrid Sloan

From: London, England
TV Show: For Life (2020- )
Character: Aaron Wallace

From: London, England
TV Show: Locke & Key (2020- )
Character: Kinsey Locke

From: Auckland, New Zealand
TV Show: Riverdale (2017- )
Character: Archie Andrews

From: Lismore, Australia
TV Show: Good Trouble (2019- )
Character: Callie Adams Foster

TV Show: The Fosters (2013-2018)
Character: Callie Adams Foster

From: Coalville, England
TV Show: The Umbrella Academy (2019- )
Character: Luther Hargreeves

From: Port Laoise, Ireland
TV Show: The Umbrella Academy (2019- )
Character: Klaus Hargreeves

From: London, England
TV Show: The Umbrella Academy (2019)
Character: Detective Eudora Patch

From: Camden Town, London, England
TV Show: The Good Doctor (2017- )
Character: Shaun Murphy

TV Show: Bates Motel (2013-2017)
Character: Norman Bates

From: London, England
TV Show: The Good Doctor (2017- )
Character: Claire Browne

From: Melbourne, Australia
TV Show: Westworld (2016- )
Character: Ashley Stubbs

From: Marbella, Spain (raised by British parents)
TV Show: Stranger Things (2016- )
Character: Jane 'Eleven' Ives

From: London, England
TV Show: Stranger Things (2016- )
Character: Jonathan Byers

From: Perth, Australia
TV Show: Stranger Things (2017-2019)
Character: Billy Hargrove

From: Dublin, Ireland
TV Show: The Boys (2019- )
Character: Queen Maeve

TV Show: The Last Tycoon (2016-2017 )
Character: Kathleen Moore

TV Show: The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
Character: Louise Shepard

From: Gloucester, England
TV Show: The Boys (2019- )
Character: Hughie's Dad

From: Sydney, Australia
TV Show: The Boys (2020- )
Character: Victoria Neuman

TV Show: Timeless (2016-2018)
Character: Jiya

From: Southend-on-Sea, England
TV Show: The Boys (2019)
Character: Translucent

From: Wellington, New Zealand
TV Show: The Boys (2019- )
Character: Homelander

TV Show: American Gothic (2016)
Character: Garrett Hawthorne

TV Show: Banshee (2013-2016)
Character: Lucas Hood

From: Ivanhoe, Australia
TV Show: Mrs. America (2020)
Character: Phyllis Schlafly

From: Sydney, Australia
TV Show: Mrs. America (2020)
Character: Gloria Steinem

TV Show: Damages (2007-2012)
Character: Ellen Parsons

From: New Plymouth, New Zealand
TV Show: Mrs. America (2020)
Character: Rosemary Thomson

TV Show: Castle Rock (2018)
Character: Molly Strand

TV Show: Togetherness (2015-2016)
Character: Michelle Pierson

TV Show: Two and a Half Men (2003-2013)
Character: Rose

From: St. John’s Wood, London, England
TV Show: Billions (2016- )
Character: Bobby Axelrod

TV Show: Homeland (2011-2014)
Character: Nicholas Brody

TV Show: Life (2007-2009)
Character: Charlie Crews

From: Sydney, Australia
TV Show: The Undoing (2020)
Character: Grace Fraser

TV Show: Big Little Lies (2017-2019)
Character: Celeste Wright

From: Bologna, Italy
TV Show: The Undoing (2020)
Character: Elena Alves

From: Islington, London, England
TV Show: The Undoing (2020)
Character: Henry Fraser

From: Swaziland, Raised in London, England
TV Show: The Undoing (2020)
Character: Haley Fitzgerald

From: Amstelveen, The Netherlands
TV Show: The Flight Attendant (2020- )
Character: Alex

TV Show: The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Character: Steve Crain

TV Show: Nashville (2012-2014)
Character: Liam McGuinnis

From: London, England
TV Show: Why Women Kill (2019- )
Character: Taylor Harding

From: Sydney, Australia
TV Show: Strike Back (2017-2020)
Character: Sgt. Samuel Wyatt

From: Adelaide, Australia
TV Show: Hollywood (2020)
Character: Claire Wood

From: Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
TV Show: Instinct (2018- )
Character: Dr. Dylan Reinhart

TV Show: The Good Wife (2010-2016)
Character: Eli Gold