It is time for another post about famous actors on hit TV
shows and their more humble beginnings. Previously we saw where some of the
popular Young Actors started out. This time around we take a look at the Brits that are currently
well known on both sides of the Atlantic.
Kevin McKidd
Where is he now? Dr. Owen Hunt, Grey’s Anatomy
Where did we see him before? He played the centurion Lucius
Vorenus on Rome. He had an English
accent back then. I still wish his
character on Grey’s would be Scottish
(hey, Grey’s Anatomy doesn’t always
make sense) and we would get to hear his actual accent.
Where is he now? He
plays Sergeant Nicholas Brody on Homeland.
He just won an Emmy for that role.
Where did we see him before? I am sure he was in a bunch of
Masterpiece classics I don’t recall but if we are talking about American TV, he
played a quirky detective on the short-lived Life
along with Sarah Sahi (more on her later).
Johnny Lee Miller
Where is he now? Sherlock in the American version Elementary
Where did we see him before? Most recently he was the baddie on
Dexter, but he was on American TV
before as the lawyer who hallucinates George Michael on Eli Stone.
Allen Leech
Where is he now? He plays the chauffer turned journalist turned
state administrator Tom Branson on Downton
Abbey
Where did we see him before? He was Agrippa in Rome and he also played the Queen’s (Tamzin Merchant) former lover on The Tudors. Let’s
see… Julius Caesar niece, the Queen of
England and a Noble Lady… He always seems to fall for the wrong girl.
Charlie Hunnam
Where did we see him before? First of all, did you know he was
British? It would be hard to tell from watching him on SOA. I found out because
I saw him in a Dickens adaptation movie and I thought he had an awful British
accent, then I found out he was actually English… so I guess I should say he
has a great American accent. Anyway, before being a complete bad-ass biker he
was playing a gay teenager on Queer as
Folk. Full of surprises, this one.
Charlie Cox
Where is he now? He
plays Irish cutie Mr. Slater on Boardwalk
Empire
Where did we see him before? I only realized this because I
rewatched Dowton Abbey’s season 1
like 5 times. He was footman Thomas’ gay lover in the first episode! Quite the
shocker, I must say.
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