9 actors who sound completely different to their famous characters
We can't believe how different they sound
Recently Maggie Wheeler, who played the part of Janice in Friends appeared on TV and many were surprised at how different she sounds to her famous character.
After playing the character on and off for 10 years Maggie still gets asked to say 'Oh My God' by fans, but she 'never' tires of doing it, according to an interview on This Morning.
The 55-year-old actress was on TV to talk about FriendsFest, an event touring the country which includes set recreations and memorabilia from the hit TV show.
Talking about the famous catchphrase Maggie said, "it was just a progression of how Janice evolved and how the writers created the character for me." Continuing, "The laugh happened organically in the first rehearsal because I needed to find a way to laugh because Matthew Perry is so funny."
Listen below:
After hearing Maggie, we decided to pick out some of the best actors and actresses who speak with different accents depending on the part they are playing. You might be surprised at some of them!
Laurie Brett - Jane Beale (Eastenders)
Having grown up in Scotland, but lived a lot of her life in England she can quickly change from an English accent to a Scottish accent as she explains in this interview.
Hugh Laurie - Dr. Gregory House (House)
Hugh Laurie adopted an American accent for his part in House. Here he talks to Graham Norton about 'losing' his British accent.
Idris Elba - Russell "Stringer" Bell (The Wire)
Idris rose to fame playing Stringer in the crime drama The Wire where he spoke with an American accent. More recently he is known for playing Detective John Luther in the British TV series Luther.
American accent
British accent
Gillian Anderson - Dana Scully (The X-Files)
Gillian was born in the US, but lived in London from the age for two til 11 before returning to America. In an interview with Jay Leno she said sometimes she just switches between American and British accents depending on who she's with.
American accent
British accent
Naveen Andrews - Sayid Jarrah (Lost)
Naveen played the former Iraqi communications officer in the hit TV series Lost for which he adopted a very different accent.
Iraqi accent
British accent
Rosamund Pike - Amy Dunne (Gone Girl)
Although not the first time Rosamund has played an American character, she is said to have spent many hours with a dialect coach in preparation for Gone Girl.
Tatiana Maslany - Various characters (Orphan Black)
Tatiana played so many characters in the Netflix series Orphan Black that we can't list them all. Each character has their own distinct identity and accent, here is Tatiana talking about it.
Damian Lewis - Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Homeland)
Damian played a lead role in the hit TV series Homeland where he spoke with an American accent. In the video below right he gets asked about his 'dodgy English accent'.
American accent
English accent