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Downton Abbey With American Accents Is Bizarre

Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Allen Leech perform a scene from Downton Abbey using good ol American accents,...

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Firstly money. European actors are generally cheaper than their American counterparts because their chance of getting a spot in a Hollywood movie is lower. So they accept a role for a smaller amount of money than that an American actor would get. Secondly British actors are very versatile.
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But, it might come down to the fact that British actors are a lot more talented. In Britain, actors grow up learning Shakespeare, performing on theaters, and mastering different American dialects. In addition, many of Hollywood's bigggest actors attended some of the most elite and expensive acting schools in the world.
This would explain why so many American characters on American shows are played by British actors. It's thanks to their training and also a result of necessity; anything less, and U.K. actors would likely have their opportunities limited to their home turf.
The majority of actors in Game of Thrones have British accents because the show's creators wanted to give the series a sense of authenticity and draw inspiration from medieval England.