Actors You Probably Forgot Were Australian

Australia is a place known for many things: its unique wildlife, stunning coasts, and an expansive desert which goes through a large section of the continent. But the land down under also has provided Hollywood with some of its most popular actors. You probably only know them with almost spot-on American accents (or dressed in costume for the occasional Marvel film), but don't be swayed too easily. These actors all have Aussie blood running through their veins and are proud of it. So crack open a cold VB and enjoy a list of actors who hail from Oz.

Thor might be from Asgard, but Marvel's strongest Avenger comes from way down under in Melbourne, Australia.

If Chris was born and raised in Melbourne, it would make sense for younger sibling Liam to be raised in the same location... right?

Before Chris and Liam graced the world with their presence, Westworld star Luke was around to ride the waves of Australian beaches.

Sure, the Gladiator star was technically born in New Zealand. But he was raised in Sydney, making him as Australian as it can get.

Euphoria's resident thirst trap (and star of the Kissing Booth films) still considers his hometown of Brisbane to be his home base when he's not working in the U.S.

Everyone loves themselves a little bit of Wolverine. But with the character's American accent, it's easy to forget Jackman is actually from Sydney.

Fans remember Mitchell as American doctor Lincoln Campbell on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But no TV goer would ever guess he's actually from the Gold Coast.

Who knew the man behind The Mentalist's Patrick Jane actually developed his abilities in Launceston, northern Australia? We sure didn't.

Sure, he most recently played an American con man in Dirty John. But don't be fooled by the accent: he had some practice back in his hometown of Melbourne.

He was once turned blue to save Pandora back in the day, but the actor's nationality is Australian by way of England.

Billy Hargrove might be from Hawkins, Indiana, but the actor who portrays him on Stranger Things turns out to be from Perth.

Sure, Terrell's played a young Barack Obama early on in his career. But fans would never guess the Cursed star actually grew up in Perth.

Yes, Kwanten once made the ladies swoon as Sookie's brother on HBO's True Blood. What helps his case even further is his real-life Australian accent.

Twilight Saga fans would never guess it, but unlike his American vampire character in Eclipse, Samuel actually hails from Hamilton in southern Australia.

Given his tendency to portray characters with perfect American accents across TV and film, it's difficult to believe Edgerton is a proud Australian via his hometown of Prospect.

American fans may know him for his roles in many shows (The Outsider) and films (Spider-Man: Far From Home). But Mendelsohn actually grew up in his native Melbourne.

You'd never guess the star of films like Memento and Lawless was raised just 50 miles west of Melbourne in the city of Geelong.

You've probably never heard of Toowoomba, Australia, but to the man behind Captain Barbarossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, he calls it his hometown.

Given how close the Australian native lived to the beach growing up in Canberra, it makes a lot of sense why O'Loughlin wanted to portray a police officer in the recent reboot of Hawaii 5-0.

Thwaites' most recently recognized for his roles in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Titans, but the Cairns, Queensland native's been making a splash in Australian film and TV for years.

While the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in New Zealand, Wenham was raised in New South Wales, a stone's throw away in Australia.

The actor behind Kid Flash may come off as American in his various, film and TV roles, but Lonsdale's extremely proud to be born and raised in Sydney.

Okay... maybe he's more popular for his pop hits than he is for his film roles. But the Perth native (via South Africa) most recently starred in Boy Erased, and played a young Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The actor might play sweet American teenagers on TV (The Fosters) and in film (Lady Bird), but his acting career started in his hometown of Sydney.

You might recognize Mallard for his roles on Happy Together and Locke and Key, but Australians are definitely familiar with the Melbourne native from his work on the soap opera Neighbours.

Power Rangers fans may recognize the TV actor for his portrayal as the Red Power Ranger, but they may not be aware he was born and raised in north Queensland, Australia.

When he's not busy trying to fight off possessed zombies on The Walking Dead. the actor likes to travel between L.A. and his hometown of Sydney.

For a man best known for portraying a firefighter with a heavy Chicago accent, the Melbourne native sure knows how to pull off that feat with ease.

Who knew the man who portrayed Dr. Bishop on Fringe actually had some hometown roots in Port Pirie, South Australia?

Comic book action films seem to love to feature many actors from Sydney, including one Courtney in 2016's Suicide Squad.

LaPaglia definitely made a name for himself as Jack Malone on Without a Trace, but American TV fans might've never thought the actor grew up in the south Australian city of Adelaide.

The Crazy Rich Asians actor most recently went to Palm Springs for a Hulu film, but movie watchers probably wouldn't suspect he's actually a Melbourne native.

The Winston, Queensland native and Pet Sematary star sure knows how to perfect a spot-on American accent for his roles.

Brad Davis in Spider-Man: Far From Home doesn't actually hail from New York. He was born and raised in Queensland, Australia.

Comic book fans may recognize him as the German-speaking Nightcrawler in X-Men: Apocalypse. Given how the actor hails from Adelaide, it's actually pretty impressive.

Sure, he's been playing a 20th century Canadian for the past few years on When Calls the Heart, but his nationality lies in the other English commonwealth: Sydney, Australia.

While he's used to playing American soldiers in films like Hacksaw Ridge and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the Sydney native plays an Australian on the Netflix rom-com, Holidate.

He made many Netflix watchers swoon as the hot New Zealander in last year's film Falling Inn Love, but Demos is actually from Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.

Insecure fans would have no clue given how well Hodge passes as an American on the series, but "Asian Bae" calls Sydney his home.

Yes, the country singer is probably most famous for shredding a great guitar solo. But he's also been a judge on American Idol, so that counts as some sort of acting.