Can you think of movies, television or radio shows which feature British actors playing American characters putting on fake British accents? Extra bonus points if you can name other examples of actor from country X playing a character from country Y faking the accent of country X. [more inside]
posted by Kattullus on Jan 2, 2009 - 28 answers

What are some famous/infamous examples of actors getting so into character that they either have trouble getting out of character or the experience does some long-term psychological damage? [more inside]
posted by jrb223 on Jul 15, 2008 - 48 answers

During an audition or reading, are hand or body movements too distracting? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on Jul 6, 2007 - 10 answers

Recently I've been fascinated with the way a good actor doing good voice acting can convey a very specific character in movies or video games. (This may seem dumb, but the Demonhunter Illidan in WarCraft III has a particularly memorable voice). What I'm really wondering about, though, is the fact that all the examples of really effective, specific voice acting seem to be English-based. [more inside]
posted by dmaterialized on Dec 25, 2006 - 11 answers

obscure ethnicity needed............. [more inside]
posted by sgt.serenity on Jul 21, 2004 - 25 answers

What is method acting? [mi] [more inside]
posted by alidarbac on Jul 2, 2004 - 18 answers