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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, at least, actors in question are all English-speaking, and they do have coaches who train them. And, FWIW, OP, 'actors from other countries' who aren't bilingual and don't have native-level English proficiency, never sound totally American.[/quote] Joel Kinnaman is a tricky case of this. Swedish mother, American father, I guess native-level bilingual, but grew up in Sweden and did all his education in Swedish schools. To me, his English accent when he's acting sounds neutral American and I would have never guessed he didn't grow up here, but when he goes back to his regular voice, something about his English is just a bit off. A slightly odd vowel here or there, or a preposition used in a way you don't really hear. And I've heard him speaking English on Swedish TV and sounding outright ESL. It's hard to pin down. [/quote]
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