Foreign Actors On Spooks

[A Cousin]

(02-07-2010 05:40 AM)Silktie Wrote:  Wonder how they got the American actress that played Christine Dale then?

I've been thinking about that one Silktie. I am only guessing but in looking at Megan Dodds' resume I noticed that she had done a lot of work in the UK prior to her stint on Spooks. Maybe, like Gillian Anderson, she has previous personal connections to the UK? It is possible she had been working in the UK enough and/or long enough to already have her Equity UK membership. If not, I believe that she would have already been contracted and started filming on her first season prior to the Global Rule One going into effect so maybe she was "grandfathered" in. As in any business, if you have the right friends in the right places, "exceptions" can be made.

(02-07-2010 07:29 AM)JHyde Wrote:  Personally, I thought her American accent was just as bad as Genevieve O'Reilly's. And she was actually from the US!

For me, the script for Christine Dale was where it went wrong. It is littered with "Americans-isms" that didn't ring true to me. Her accent was better. Sarah Caufield's script is better written but her accent is off. Except for that "Honey" thing. I think the reason it bothers me more is that Sarah is such a huge and pivotal role. I will give you that once I got past the accent the acting is really good.

I would be very curious to know what reciprocal agreements exist between Australia and the UK. I have access to the members areas of the US unions, but not the UK or anywhere else.

I have always wondered how good accents from other countries are: Russia, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, India, etc.

(01-07-2010 08:20 PM)Nitrus Wrote:  I think it's better to try and hire British actors first tbh, at least then it helps our acting industry and stops a few of them crossing the pond.

As a card carrying union member, ab-so-lutely! The sad truth is that the actors are following the money and the fame by coming to the US. Not that that is really a bad thing, it is a "next step" in a career, but it makes me respect those that choose to not do so that much more. (Peter Firth)