As a Scandinavian that speaks 5 languages, there of 3 fluently and happens to have an obsessive interest in foreign languages I am always happy to discover American actors that speak more languages than English and are of foreign origin. And I am very partial (jokingly) towards actors that are of Scandinavian origin.
And to my endless delight, many actors on my favourite TV shows are of international origin.
Eric Christin Olsen is of Norwegian origin
Kristen Vangsness is alo of Norwegian origin
Daniela Ruah is Portuguese (and apparently a huge star in her own home country!)
Cote de Pablo is from Chile
Stana Katic is of Serbian origin
It´s always nice to hear Cote de Pablo speak Spanish. Considering how many Americans managed to butcher Spanish pronounciation it´s a delight to hear it spoken correctly and fluently. Not to mention what an incredible actress Cote is.
Eric´s character Deeks has mention regularly that he´s Norwegian-American and I´ve read interviews with the actor where he describes himself as 100% Norwegian so I am guessing he considers himself Norwegian.
Kristen Vangsness is just an awesome actress!
Stana Katic speaks Serbian and has a great name. Funnily enough, any person from my country pronounces her name right on first read (stah-na with a as in cat) but the actress has mentin in interviews that a lot of the time people call her stay-na. It´s great to have an actress with an unusual name. Not to mention that apparently she speak several languages.
Daniela Ruah is Portuguese and a very popular actress in her home country. I laughed out loud when I watched an interview with Barret Foa when he visited her in Lisbon and he was completely surprised that she was a huge star in her home country. And it´s great to hear her prattle away in Portuguese, surprising American interviewers. And to boot she speaks French well,with the correct accent and everything.
I like all the actors on my favourite TV shows but let´s face it, Norwegians on American TV are always awesome ;)
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