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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hugh Laurie as Dr. House. Perfect American accent. Also Matthew Rhys
 In the Americans. I think he is Welsh or Scottish.[/quote]

Rhys is Welsh. Even more impressive since English is his second language. [/quote]

DP. A terrific point, PP. While not all Welsh actors were raised speaking Welsh as a first language, many were and are, apparently including Rhys. They do get inundated with English via media as they grow up, and our friends who are Welsh slip easily from Welsh to English and back and can "do" both Welsh-accented English and "English-sounding" English if they want. Maybe all that switching makes Welsh actors especially good at hearing differences in accents and adapting to them?....

Fascinatingly, there are UK TV dramas that are filmed in both English and Welsh--each scene is done twice. Some are on Acorn TV and Bribox right now if you get those. My DH is watching "Keeping Faith" and has found on YouTube some videos of the scenes in Welsh. I think that "Hinterland" did the same thing as have others. The Welsh are extremely proud of their language and strongly committed to keeping it alive.[/quote]

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