20 Actor Nationalities You've Been Getting Wrong All Your Life

18. Mel Gibson

"Good ol' Mel Gibson. Who doesn't love his tired, abusive rants and his politically incorrect viewpoints? Oh, that's right: everyone! So Mel Gibson is an Australian actor - remember when he was in Mad Max, and he had to put on an American accent when he came to the States. G'day mate!" Uh-huh... Believe it or not, Mel Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, and moved to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old. He also holds Irish citizenship, because of his mother, who was born there. A real melting pot of nationalities there, Mel, and yet you're still racist as sh*t. Hm.

17. Kim Cattrall

"Everybody's favourite - and the filthiest - member of the Sex and the City gang... she's gotta be American, right? Besides, whatever film Kim Cattrall is in, she's always playing American characters. Come on. Why are we even having this conversation?" Actually... Kim Cattrall holds dual English-Canadian citizenship, but was born and raised in Liverpool, England. You know, where The Beatles are from and everything. She went back and forth between England and Canada as a teenager, before finally settling in New York City.