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Top 10 Worst Accents Every now-and-then an actor or actress is required to act as somebody other than themselves, break free from the constraints of their comfort zones and delve deep into their honed skills. On rare occasions certain individuals should have simply stepped down, for to have swallowed their pride and admitted they could not reasonably pass as somebody from a foreign nation would have done their career better than these terrible foul-ups. The worst are as follows... 10. Jason Statham Born: London, UK Native Accent: English Attempted Accent: American MVA Agent Evan Funsch - The One [2001] 9. Keanu Reeves Born: Beirut, Lebanon Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: English Jonathan Harker - Bram Stoker's Dracula [1992] 8. Christopher Lambert Born: New York, USA Native Accent: French Attempted Accent: Scottish Connor Macleod - Highlander [1986] 7. Nicholas Cage Born: California, USA Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: Italian Captain Antonio Corelli - Captain Corelli's Mandolin [2001] 6. Julia Roberts Born: Georgia, USA Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: Irish Mary Reilly - Mary Reilly [1996] 5. Forest Whitaker Born: Texas, USA Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: English Jody - The Crying Game [1992] 4. Sean Connery Born: Edinburgh, UK Native Accent: Scottish Attempted Accent: Spanish/Egyptian mix Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez - Highlander [1986] 3. Kevin Costner Born: California, USA Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: English Robin Of Locksley - Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves [1991] 2. John Malkovich Born: Illinois, USA Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: Russian Teddy KGB - Rounders [1998] 1. Dick Van Dyke Born: Missouri, USA Native Accent: American Attempted Accent: English (specifically Cockney) Bert - Mary Poppins [1964]