English actors have an accidental advantage in Hollywood because their accent hoodwinks moviemakers into believing they know what they are doing, according to Berkshire-born Kate Winslet.
The 40-year-old Oscar-winning star said "When you are an English actor and you go into another country," adding "They automatically assume you are fully trained . Which I've played on, believe me," the Independent reported.
Since Charlie Chaplin and a certain Stanley Jefferson (later known as Stan Laurel) arrived on the same ship, as part of the same British music-hall troupe in 1910, British performers have been trying their luck in America. Now, it seems, the Brits are everywhere, on big and small screen, even playing America's greatest heroes.
