English Actors in the Walking Dead

smcgiff wrote: »

I would have thought they would have been able to get American actors for the same amounts. Apart from Rick they aren't that major a role, event the Governor was only a supporting role.

Also, do other shows do it? If it was for cost savings alone it'd be more widespread, as said above House - again a title role.

"More value-for-money, that's really what it is. If they wanted someone experienced and I was American, they'd pay a lot of money - and I'd be better known, I suppose. We're cheaper."
English actor James Purefoy, who played Mark Antony in Rome, believes the network of British actors is perceived by American colleagues as cheap labour.
"We are often referred to in Los Angeles as white Mexicans," he told an audience of British hopefuls at a seminar on how to make it in America.
British stars have always found a place on the big screen
British producer Andrea Calderwood, who worked on Generation Kill for HBO, agrees that cost is an issue.
"American producers are going for the best talent. Obviously there is an element of cost involved.
"Once you become an established actor in the US, you can command huge prices - so people are looking for fresh talent that doesn't cost that much."

smcgiff wrote: »

That doesn't count, pretty sure the characters in this show aren't SUPPOSED to be American.