Aussies on American TV
by yrnej | created - 21 Aug 2016 | updated - 24 Sep 2018 | PublicThe Australia-to-America invasion continues unabated! Which of these Australian actors who currently play Americans on TV does the best job at playing American?
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1. John Noble
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Artistic Director of Stage Company of South Australia 1977 - 87. Head of Drama, Brent St. School of Arts (Sydney) 1997-00. Directed over 80 plays, including 'Sons of Cain' on London's West End (1986). Freelance actor. Semi-regular in TV series 'All Saints'. Voice and acting teacher.
Mallus (voice) on Legends of Tomorrow (2016), Morland Holmes on Elementary (2012) and Nicholas Tanz on Get Ready (2018)
2. Dominic Purcell
Actor | Blade: Trinity
Dominic was born in England, to a Norwegian father and Irish mother. At the age of two, Dominic and his family moved from England to Sydney's Bondi and then moved to the Western Suburbs. After trying his hand at landscape gardening he decided to become an actor whilst watching the war movie Platoon...
Mick Rory/Heat Wave on Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
3. Brett Tucker
Actor | Station 19
Brett Tucker was born on May 21, 1972 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Station 19 (2018), The Americans (2013) and Arcane (2021).
Fire Chief Ripley on Station 19 (2018)
4. Portia de Rossi
Actress | Arrested Development
Portia de Rossi was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Amanda Rogers, at 15 she changed her name to Portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Melbourne, and studied ...
Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Arrested Development (2003)
5. Scott Ryan
Writer | The Magician
Scott Ryan was born on May 12, 1973. He is a writer and actor, known for The Magician (2005), Mr Inbetween (2018) and 9th AACTA Awards (2019).
Ray Shoesmith on [line=tt7472896] and many other cast members
6. Alex O'Loughlin
Actor | Hawaii Five-0
The Australian actor Alex O'Loughlin was born in August 1976.
Alex started out his film career in 2004, when he starred in Oyster Farmer (2004) as Jack Flange. The following year, he returned to the big screen as Michael Carter in Feed (2005), a movie that he also co-produced and helped write. Also ...
Steve McGarrett on Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
7. Ryan Kwanten
Actor | True Blood
HBO's mega-hit True Blood created by Academy Award winner Alan Ball set the stage for Ryan's talent. For seven seasons he portrayed the fan favorite Jason Stackhouse. Most recently in the film world, Ryan has been discretionary yet fruitful with his choices of project. Working for a second time ...
Steve Hammond on The Oath (2018)
8. Sullivan Stapleton
Actor | Animal Kingdom
Sullivan Stapleton was born on June 14, 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor and producer, known for Animal Kingdom (2010), 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) and Gangster Squad (2013).
Kurt Weller on Blindspot (2015)
9. Jesse Spencer
Actor | House M.D.
Jesse Gordon Spencer is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1994-2000, 2005, 2022), Dr. Robert Chase on the American medical drama House (2004-2012) and Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama Chicago Fire (...
Matthew on Chicago Fire (2012)
10. Luke Hemsworth
Actor | Thor: Ragnarok
Luke Hemsworth is an Australian actor who is known for his roles as Nathan Tyson in the TV series Neighbours, and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series Westworld. Hemsworth was born in Melbourne, the eldest son of Leonie (née van Os), an English teacher, and Craig Hemsworth, a social-services ...
Ashley Stubbs on Westworld (2016)
11. Dichen Lachman
Actress | Jurassic World Dominion
Dichen Lachman was born in Kathmandu, Nepal, to a Tibetan mother and Australian father. Until the age of seven, she lived in Kathmandu with her parents and extended family. Following that, she moved to Adelaide, Australia, with her parents. After dropping out of university, Dichen took up acting ...
Reileen Kawahara on Altered Carbon (2018)
12. Yvonne Strahovski
Actress | Stateless
Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski was born and raised in Australia. Her parents were Polish immigrants. She attended the Santa Sabina College for her high school education. She then went on to study Performance at the University of Western Sydney's School of Contemporary Arts, graduating in 2003. ...
Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
13. Abbie Cornish
Actress | Bright Star
Abbie Cornish, also known by her rap name Dusk, is an Australian actress and rapper. Following her lead performance in 2004's Somersault, Cornish is best-known for her film roles as the titular heroin addict in the drama Candy (2006), courtier Bess Throckmorton in the historical drama Elizabeth: ...
Cathy Mueller on Jack Ryan (2018)
14. Rachael Taylor
Actress | Transformers
Rachael Taylor grew up in Tasmania, Australia, with her parents Nigel and Christine Taylor. She began modelling during her teens, working for the Skye-Jilly International agency. She competed for Miss Teen Tasmania, as well as the Miss Universe/Miss World state finals. She moved to Sydney to ...
Trish Walker on Jessica Jones (2015)
15. Bob Morley
Actor | The 100
Bob Morley was born on December 20, 1984 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor and director, known for The 100 (2014), Love Me (2021) and Home and Away (1988). He has been married to Eliza Taylor since May 5, 2019. They have one child.
Bellamy Blake on The 100 (2014)
16. Yael Stone
Actress | Orange Is the New Black
In 2013, Australian New York City resident Yael Stone portrayed inmate 'Lorna Morello' in Orange Is the New Black.
Yael graduated from NIDA. From a young age, Yael has been lucky enough to work with Australia's premiere storytellers, luminaries of performance and visionaries behind the scenes in ...
Lorna Morello on Orange Is the New Black (2013)
17. Adam Demos
Actor | Rescue Special Ops
Adam Demos is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as August Walker on the American television series Unreal and Brad in the Netflix series Sex/Life. Adam Demos was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. His mother Lindy Demos is of Greek descent. He attended Tarrawanna ...
August Walker on UnREAL (2015)
18. Alex Russell
Actor | Chronicle
Upon graduating from the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 2008, Alex starred in the independent Australian feature film Wasted On The Young, which garnered much attention at Toronto International Film Festival and South by Southwest Film Festival. This was followed with ...
Jim Street on S.W.A.T. (2017)
19. Eka Darville
Actor | Jessica Jones
Eka Darville was born on April 11, 1989 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. He is an actor, known for Jessica Jones (2015), Her Smell (2018) and The Sapphires (2012).
Malcolm Ducasse on Jessica Jones (2015)
20. Eliza Taylor
Actress | The 100
Australian actress Eliza Taylor is perhaps best known for anchoring the drama THE 100 as 'Clarke Griffin' on The CW for 7 seasons. Since the show's onset, Eliza made waves playing the network's first openly bisexual lead character. In the film space, Eliza starred in the indie thriller THUMPER ...
Clarke Griffin on The 100 (2014)
21. Kassandra Clementi
Actress | UnREAL
Kassandra Clementi was born on October 10, 1990 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She is an actress and producer, known for UnREAL (2015), Becoming Bond (2017) and Breach (2020).
Crystal on UnREAL (2015)
22. Keiynan Lonsdale
Actor | The Flash
Keiynan Lonsdale (born 19 December 1991) is an Australian actor, singer, and dancer. He is known for his role as Wally West aka Kid Flash in CW's 'The Flash' & 'Legends Of Tomorrow', Uriah in Lionsgate's 'The Divergent Series', and most recently Bram in the critically acclaimed FOX feature film '...
Wally West/Kid Flash on The Flash (2014) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
23. Alycia Debnam-Carey
Actress | Into the Storm
Alycia Jasmin Debnam-Carey was born on July 20, 1993. She is an actress from Australia. She grew up in Sydney, and graduated from Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in 2011 where she was a percussionist. In 2010, in partnership with the Berlin Philharmonic, she and around 40 other musicians...
Alicia Clark on Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
24. Dacre Montgomery
Actor | Stranger Things
Dacre was born in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. His mother is Australian-Canadian and his father is a New Zealander. At the time of his birth both of his parents were working in the film industry and he spent many hours during his childhood on film sets where he developed a love of acting. ...
Billy Hargrove on Stranger Things (2016)
25. Liv Hewson
Actress | Bombshell
Liv Hewson is an Australian actor and playwright. Hewson uses they-and-them pronouns. Hewson was born in Canberra and grew up in the suburb of Hughes. They attended Alfred Deakin High School and Canberra College. They began acting as part of the Canberra Youth Theatre. Hewson's mother, Angela, is a...
Abby Hammond on Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
26. Felix Mallard
Actor | All the Bright Places
Felix Mallard was born on April 20, 1998 in Melbourne, Australia. He is an actor, known for All the Bright Places (2020), Neighbours (1985) and Neighbours vs. Time Travel (2017).
Cooper on Happy Together (2018)
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