English actors playing American characters

I've always been fascinated with English people playing Americans. The amusement comes from either judging their accents, or finding out the truth having believed otherwise. Sometimes they even play characters that are deeply rooted in American culture.

(Top pic is Kate Winslet as Clementine Kruczynski in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”)

Henry Cavill as Superman in the Justice League movies

Can't get any more American than Superman. Yup, played by a British.

Also:
Napoleon Solo in "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."

Christian Bale as Batman in the Dark Knight Trilogy

Also:
Michael Burry in "The Big Short"
Irving Rosenfeld in "American Hustle"
John Connor in "Terminator Salvation"
And the list goes on.

Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in "The Amazing Spiderman"

Also:
Eduardo Saverin in "The Social Network"
Desmond Doss in "Hacksaw Ridge"

Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in "The Walking Dead"

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Damien Lewis as Major Richard Winters in "Band of Brothers"

Also:
Sergeant Nicholas Brody in "Homeland"
Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in "Billions"

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln"

Also:
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting in "Gangs of New York"
And more

I would have loved to see him play Steve Jobs.

Tom Hardy as John Fitzgerald in "The Revenant"

I'm a fan of his range, I gotta say.

Idris Elba as Stringer Bell in "The Wire"

Also:
Captain Janek in "Prometheus"
Stacker Pentecost in "Pacific Rim"

Dominic West as James McNulty in "The Wire"

This one got me. Had no idea he was English until I looked him up.

Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in "House"

We all know the story of his audition tapes fooling the director into thinking he's American.

Jeremy Irons as John Tuld in "Margin Call"

Quite the veteran.

Rosamund Pike as Amy Elliott Dunne in "Gone Girl"

This one also got me.

Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus in "Spiderman 2"

Emily Blunt as Kate Macer in "Sicario"

Daniel Radcliffe as Ignatius "Ig" Perrish in "Horns"

How's his accent for you guys?

Helena Bonham Carter as Marla Singer in "Fight Club"

The hot mess.

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in "12 Years a Slave"

Benedict Cumberbatch as Billy Bulger in "Black Mass"

Also:
Ford in "12 years a slave"

James McAvoy as Wesley Gibson in "Wanted"

Fun fact: he and Michael Fassbender appeared in an episode of "Band of Brothers".

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby"

Also:
Jean Berkey in "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Sissy Sullivan in "Shame"
Winnie Gekko in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"
And more.

BONUS: Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes trilogy

But what about Americans playing English characters? We have this guy!

British Imgurians, how do you feel about a Yank playing Holmes?