Theo James surprised some fans with his accent in a recent interview which has prompted reaction. The actor, 39, has appeared in various projects including films like the Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and shows such as Netflix's The Gentlemen. Theo, who is understood to have grown up in Buckinghamshire, sported apparent English accents for his roles in both of those projects. He's however sported different accents for other roles, including having adopted
American accents for HBO's The White Lotus and the Divergent film series. Theo has previously shared that some fans are even surprised to discover he's from the
UK. Theo appeared on Capital Breakfast earlier this month to promote the Gentlemen and clips from the interview have since been shared on TikTok. It includes one in which Theo discusses having previously attended Nottingham University. Some viewers shared their surprise over his accent. One fan wrote in the comments section: "Why did I not expect his voice to be like that." Another said: "Since when did he sound like this." A third reacted: "Why didn't I realise his voice was like this?" Someone said: "HE TALKS LIKE THIS…!??" Others expressed particular surprise that he's British, with one person writing: "He's
British whatttt????" Another said: "HE'S BRITISH??" Someone else responded: "Wait why didn't I know [he] was English." Another said: "I thought that accent was put on, I didn't realise he actually sounded like that." Someone else wrote: "Omg his voice." Another said: "That's his voice??" Several people said that they had thought he was from the US. One said: "I thought he was American tbh." Another wrote: "I thought he was American?" Someone else said: "Why did I think he was Australian?!" One person said: "In my head he's
Irish." Theo James has appeared in various films and TV shows over the course of his acting career ( Image: Anadolu via Getty Images) Theo spoke about fans being surprised by his accent whilst on
Jimmy Kimmel Live! last month. Jimmy Kimmel said: "On the White Lotus you're American and now you seem to be totally English." Theo responded: "Very English. And people are quite surprised that I'm not American." The
Actor has also spoken about adopting other accents for roles, telling
MTV News in 2013 that he maintained an American accent on the set of Divergent (2014) even when not filming a scene. Theo said: "For me, I think I find it easier to just be in the space all the time, so it becomes second nature because if I'm switching back and forth suddenly you're going to get a weird Cockney [version of my character] Four." There were also some comments following the Capital FM interview proposing that Theo take over the role of
James Bond in the film series about the secret agent. Daniel Craig 's replacement has yet to be officially announced Theo addressed the possibility of joining the franchise in a recent interview with the Guardian . He told the outlet that it would be a "terrifying" opportunity but described the speculation over his potential casting as "flattering". Sharing his thoughts about the prospect, he said: "Everyone's interested in [me playing Bond] because it's a big part of British cultural identity, but that probably wouldn't be me. I do think there are better people for that
Job. And, honestly, it would be terrifying: if you do that, there's no going back." He teased that whoever does take on the role needs to be prepared to "live a very different life," suggesting that the high-profile role will also affect their family. Theo added during the interview that it would be "pretty tricky". And he went on to say that his
Friends would "take the p***" if he landed the role in the film franchise. Theo - who has Greek heritage - told the outlet that his pals "always" say: "Bondopoulos - the Greek Bond." Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat ,
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