Why All the British actors end up taking American roles....

[lochead]

But herein lies the problem and its even in your post. Every time it comes to , point out the great black american actors, you all naming Eddie Murphy. Will smith, Denzel, samuel l jackson. These are people who are 1st off 50 60,70 years old and came up in a time where drama course were more readily available. I once wanted to get my son some acting courses, there was literally nothing available around me and I would have had to drive a hour away to get him in a class and it would have cost hundreds a month. Back when those guys were coming up all they had to do was join a club after school for free. That option is nearly eliminated especially in predominately black school districts.

This is not including the money it cost for portfolios, hiring agents etc. All I'm saying it's not as simple as they hired a british actress. You listen to some of these folks you would think eviro paid for the movie directed and wrote the movie too.

Well let me name some Black American male actors under 50 that just might be equal to or better than their British counterparts.

Michael B. Jordan
Donald Glover
Lakeith Standfield
John David Washington (Denzel’s son)
Jason Mitchell
Corey Hawkins
Nate Parker
Brian T. Henry
Anthony Mackie
Trevante Rhodes
Jharell Jerome
Mahershala Ali by himself shyts on any Black British actor

 

[richaveli83]

Not for nothing and UK brehs can confirm this but I was watching John Boyega on hot ones and he said theater and the arts are tied in with after school programs in the UK so thats why a lot of British actors are getting on because they been doing that shyt since grade school

This and also acting is taken a lot more seriously over in the UK. A lot of British actors get on by being on the stage, take courses in high school & college, etc. Americans for the most part, white and black, usually fall into acting when something else doesn't come through or because they look good.

shyt there are a lot of ADOS actors doing big things right now like Michael B. Jordan, Anthony Mackie, Donald Glover, Lakeith Standfill, etc. Hell two ADOS were the headliners in the most successful movie (Black Panther) starring a majority black cast in history and another one (Samuel L. Jackson) was a integral part of a huge movie franchise that is going strong after ten years. A ADOS just launched one of the biggest movie studios in history in Atlanta and has constantly put on for ADOS actors his entire career.

 

[StretfordRed]

i'm sorry - i ain't hating... i just don't see it

all these UK / non American actors are solid to average AF ... it aint like their a bunch of Denzels, Sam Jax & Morgan Free out there

all these new

None of those actors you just mentioned are having their roles taken over by British actors.

Denzel, Sam, Morgan et al. all refined and mature actors. We’re talking about new up and coming actors. There is a pool of 20-35 year old (including Idris) black male and female actors and a few are British. I don’t know why everyone is getting their knickers in a twist.

Let’s not forgot that growing up in the U.K. pretty much makes your prior life non-existent & clean too, and British actors, as others have said are classically trained. This just doesn’t mean they’ve learnt to act but they also have learnt how to behave and are educated. An actor just does not perform scenes. It the ability to absorb characters, it’s the ability to speak to media, your colleagues/fans, etc. Studios consider this stuff as well.

Anthony Mackie, Michael B. Jordan = not a great

Donald Glover= great actor

Lakeith Standfield = bad comments and a bit of outrage. A bit weird, probably won’t get a massive title anymore.

If I was a studio, Daniel K and John B would be chosen over all of those actors above

 

[MajesticLion]

The best actors win.

Streaming numbers and Santa are real, too.

 

[BlackAmerican]

Streaming numbers and Santa are real, too.

You can't refute anything I said because what I said are facts. Our actors/actresses win major acting awards every year. This year Regina King won an Emmy for best actress.

 

[MajesticLion]

You can't refute anything I said because what I said are facts. Our actors/actresses win major acting awards every year. This year Regina King won an Emmy for best actress.

I like the part where you try to gloss over the "who's more talented" topic at hand. Awards are popularity and politics, not talent. Aside from that the use of UK talent in Hollywood is still fairly new, so of course the award numbers won't match up.


But please, pretend to be obtuse some more. Surely it will change the subject eventually to where you can form a cogent argument on your part.

 

[BlackAmerican]

I like the part where you try to gloss over the "who's more talented" topic at hand. Awards are popularity and politics, not talent. Aside from that the use of UK talent in Hollywood is still fairly new, so of course the award numbers won't match up.


But please, pretend to be obtuse some more. Surely it will change the subject eventually to where you can form a cogent argument on your part.

The most talented actors/actresses are the ones who generally win awards. The overwhelming majority of our award winners are definitely not the most popular. If your people were winning you definitely wouldn't say it's because of popularity and politics. BTW... you sound incredibly bitter. Sorry dude.

 

[MajesticLion]

The most talented actors/actresses are the ones who generally win awards.

 

[Low End Derrick]

The producer at a college screening confirmed there was no audition, she just gave the role to Erivo. If the studio couldn't afford Davis and if she had prior engagements, then they should've went with a lesser known/less expensive Black American actress. My point is that our actresses have proven to be the best at what they do and their accolades confirm that. There was no need to go foreign.

as someone who doesn't hold much stock in the value of white american award ceremonies anyway, you using them as the sole barometer in determining the quality of actors says to me that you have no knowledge regarding the issue.

 

[WaveGang]

Not for nothing and UK brehs can confirm this but I was watching John Boyega on hot ones and he said theater and the arts are tied in with after school programs in the UK so thats why a lot of British actors are getting on because they been doing that shyt since grade school

Na bruh ahahahaha

What the fukk

 

[null]

You can't refute anything I said because what I said are facts. Our actors/actresses win major acting awards every year. This year Regina King won an Emmy for best actress.

If it were a ranking list you might have a point but a point data point doesn't mean very much.

That would be like the UK claiming it had the best universities in the World because Cambridge was at the top of a 1 entry list of best universities.

Or like China claiming it has the biggest companies because the largest company in the World is Chinese.

Or like India claiming it has the best looking women in the World because and Indian became Miss World.

Or like saying Argentinians are the best footballers in general because of a singular person Messi.

Or like saying Mexicans are the richest people in the World because the World's richest man is Mexican.

It's not the #1 spot that establishes this. It is the depth, breadth and quality of the factor being examined in a representative sample.

 

[Bruce LeRoy]

Doing stage work in after school programs as a kid doesnt make them great actors tho... The problem with alot of these brit actors is they have all that training but they are too refined for American roles, they don't have any natural skill or experience and it shows. This is why in a movie like Queen & Slim you have an actor like Bokeem Woodbine... a guy who.isnt known for giving strong performances stealing entire scenes from the 2 classically trained non American leads in Kaluya and Smith.

Daniel Day Lewis hasn't done stage since the 80s after getting bad reviews... and he's considered one of the best actors in the world.

 

[Black Lightning]

No he aint

Dude was the weakest part of Get Out.

The Black American actors(Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel & Betty Gabriel) carried that film.

 

[Black Lightning]

Well let me name some Black American male actors under 50 that just might be equal to or better than their British counterparts.

Michael B. Jordan
Donald Glover
Lakeith Standfield
John David Washington (Denzel’s son)
Jason Mitchell
Corey Hawkins
Nate Parker
Brian T. Henry
Anthony Mackie
Trevante Rhodes
Jharell Jerome
Mahershala Ali by himself shyts on any Black British actor

Jharell Jerome is Dominican

 

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