30 Non-American Actors That Everyone Thinks Are American

Hollywood is the oldest film industry in the world (over 121 years old) and the largest in terms of revenue, producing several hundred films each year. What’s interesting to note, however, is that Bollywood (India’s film industry) is actually the largest in terms of the number of films produced and number of tickets sold. But did you ever realize how diverse celebrity nationalities are in the US?
According to SAG/AFTRA (the union that represents professional actors in the US), there are over 100,000 actors in the US, including some of our favorites. With such a large group, it should come as no surprise that they’re not all American. Some are the children of immigrants, some immigrated as children, and others came into the US as adults. Here are a few of our favorite non-American actors, that many don’t realize are foreign-born.
Guess the celebrity nationality for each person! Are you shocked?
1.) Ryan Gosling

Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: Blue Valentine, La La Land, The Notebook and Remember the Titans.
2.) Michael J. Fox
Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: TV’s Family Ties, as well as movies including Back to the Future and Doc Hollywood
3.) Mila Kunis

Celebrity Nationality: Ukrainian
Famous for: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Max Payne, The Book of Eli, Friends with Benefits, Ted
4.) Naomi Watts
Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: Mulholland Drive, The Ring, Eastern Promises, The International
5.) Natalie Portman

Celebrity Nationality: Israeli
Famous for: Garden State, Jackie, Black Swan
6.) Alexander Skarsgard

Celebrity Nationality: Swedish
Famous for: HBO’s True Blood
7.) Cary Grant

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: Grant was a classic American actor (even though he wasn’t American), starring in over seventy films including The Philadelphia Story, Bringing Up Baby, and His Girl Friday.
8.) Charlize Theron

Celebrity Nationality: South African
Famous for: The Devil’s Advocate, The Cider House Rules, Monster, YoungAdult.
9.) Chris Hemsworth

Celebrity Nationality: Australian
Famous for: Thor, The Avengers Series, A Perfect Getaway
10.) Rachel McAdams

Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: The Hot Chick, Mean Girls, The Notebook, Wedding Crashers, The Family Stone
11.) Robert Pattinson

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: The Twilight Series
12.) Christian Bale
Celebrity Nationality: Welsh
Famous for: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, American Hustle
13.) Catherine Zeta-Jones

Celebrity Nationality: Welsh
Famous for: The Mask of Zoro, Chicago, America’s Sweethearts. Married to actor Michael Douglas, she also had one of the most expensive weddings of all time!
14.) Hugh Laurie

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: House, M.D.
15.) Idris Elba

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: The Wire, Luther, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Prometheus, Pacific Rim
16.) Jamie Dornan

Celebrity Nationality: Irish
Famous for: 50 Shade of Grey, The Fall, Marie Antoinette
17.) Keanu Reeves
Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: Point Break, Speed, The Matrix
18.) Margot Robbie

Celebrity Nationality: Australian
Famous for: The Wolf of Wallstreet, I, Tonya, Suicide Squad
19.) Ed Westwick

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: Gossip Girl, Son of Rambow, Chalet Girl, Romeo and Juliet, Last Flight
20.) Charlie Hunnam

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: FX’s Sons of Anarchy, Green Street, Queer as Folk
21.) Kiefer Sutherland

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Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: 24, Designated Survivor, The Lost Boys
22.) Oscar Isaac

Celebrity Nationality: Guatemala
Famous for: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Triple Frontier, Ex Machina
23.) Kim Cattrall

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Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: Sex and the City
24.) Portia de Rossi

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Celebrity Nationality: Australian
Famous for: Arrested Development, Ally McBeal, Scandal
25.) Henry Cavill

Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: Man of Steel, Justice League, The Witcher
26.) Daniel Day-Lewis

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Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: There Will Be Blood, The Last of the Mohicans, Lincoln
27.) Jim Carrey

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Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Truman Show
28.) Will Arnett

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Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: Arrested Development, BoJack Horseman, The Lego Movie
29.) Emily Blunt

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Celebrity Nationality: British
Famous for: Mary Poppins Returns, A Quiet Place, The Devil Wears Prada
30.) Seth Rogen

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Celebrity Nationality: Canadian
Famous for: Superbad, Pineapple Express, Knocked Up
Did you already know these actors weren’t American or did a few surprise you? Tell us in the comments!
