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Charlie Hunnam has finally acknowledged his strange 'half English, half American' accent

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Published 15:38 9 Nov 2022 GMT

Charlie Hunnam has finally acknowledged his strange 'half English, half American' accent

Charlie Hunnam admits he has a 'weird accent'

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Charlie Hunnam has opened up on his 'half English, half American' accent. Watch below to hear him in action:

The British actor, who was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, played Sax Teller on Sons of Anarchy and his performance was initially so good that no one clocked he was British.

However, as the seasons went on, fans started to question his accent as it seemed to sometimes slip, ever so slightly.

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So, for his role in King Arthur, the actor was forced to hire a dialect coach to help him 'sound English again'.

Charlie Hunnam has actually admitted to having a strange 'half English, half American' accent.
Vanity Fair

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the actor admitted that the situation with his accent had become a little bit 'embarrassing'.

"It's so embarrassing to say as an Englishman, but I'd been working in America for so long, that when I got King Arthur, I had to hire a dialect coach to help me sound English again, which was sort of an absurd situation to find myself in."

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the actor admitted that the whole situation with his accent got a little bit 'embarrassing'.
Vanity Fair

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In his new series Shantaram, Hunnam plays an Australian fugitive named Lin Ford who lives in 1980s Bombay.

Addressing another change in accent, Hunnam told 7 News Australia: "I had a wonderful dialect coach and a lot of Australian friends who helped me, but honestly I think I probably got about 75 percent of the way there.

"I have a strange accent myself, it’s half English, half American, and everybody, my entire life, has thought I was Australian.

"I have a lot of family in Melbourne – I came to Melbourne the first time when I was two years old and spent six weeks there, so I’ve been coming to Australia all my life."

In his new series Shantaram, Hunnam plays an Australian fugitive named Lin Ford who lives in 1980s Bombay.
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Explaining the premise of Shantaram, Apple TV said: "Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear.

"Working as a medic for the city's poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption."

Rotten Tomatoes critics have given the series an underwhelming 56 percent, but the audience seem to differ by issuing the film with a generous 81 percent.

The Critics' Consensus reads: "Charlie Hunnam is appealingly roguish as the irascible Lin Ford, but Shantaram's lack of a propelling narrative leaves this compelling character stranded."

Shantaram is available to stream on Apple TV+ now

Featured Image Credit: FX / Vanity Fair

Topics: Celebrity, TV and Film

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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