You must be an American citizen to join the Bureau; therefore, persons of foreign descent must apply for American citizenship.
There were a number of mistakes made in the show, but I don't think that this was one of them.
Bobby's father is American and his mother is Australian, so Bobby would have dual citizenship, I believe (Autralia/U.S.A.)
Ever notice that in many recent American shows you seem to have a token imported Australian, who's usually humorous and easy-going? It seems the U.S. has a thing for things Australian. I don't remember Canadians getting that much acknowledgement although many of us have contributed to the American entertainment industry, from Mack Sennett to Ryan Gosling.
shareAustralians are perceived to be distinctive because of the accent and the lifestyle. It's harder to "grab on" to Canadians unless they're French Canadians (my last name is common in the country) and have an accent. They're more like us in some ways, but are sometimes perceived as resenting Americans. Since the series was made in Canada, you can bet Canadians participated.
As far as Mack Sennett is concerned, he's from another age of entertainment. A more likely chord would be hit by naming an contemporary actor or director who's Canadian.
It's harder to "grab on" to Canadians unless they're French Canadians (my last name is common in the country) and have an accent.
I'm Canadian and I've never said aboot in my life. Crazy, untrue stereotype.
shareSo you say but that doesn't explain why, with the exception of Levi and Sue (and, of course, Bobbie from Oz), the rest of the cast says "aboot." And let's not forget that pesky, pronounced-as-written "aGAIN." Appreciating the show's appreciation for the FBI and finding it screamingly funny that the "American" agents all say "aboot" and "aGAIN" aren't mutually exclusive, you know. My guess is that Canadian production was cheaper.
"Geographic distribution" would explain why I wondered if New Englander Sam Waterston is Canadian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_raising . I'm guessing Lorne Greene, Hume Cronyn, and Christopher Plummer worked with diction coaches.
Yannick Bisson is a native Quebecois, but he spent a large portion of his childhood in the States and has no really discernible Canadian accent.
In fact, I heard him do an interview in French on a French TV station regarding Murdoch Mysteries (outstanding show, by the way), and he speaks with a Quebec accent, but his English is much better than his French. I haven't spoken French on a regular basis in ages, but I still got the impression that he's not quite as comfortable with French as he is in English. In English, he is rarely at a loss for words, but in French, he spent a lot of time searching for words.
As an aside, the guy who plays Ted (the supervisor) is from Tampa.
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I got that impression too from watching his French interviews. But I read somewhere that when he was starting kindergarten he didn't know any English only French and that he had a hard time in school in Florida at the time.
But I will say this from having personally visited France on a field trip when I was living in Germany for a couple of years that the French people can be very rude to others who don't speak their language as perfectly as they do. And the photographers hanging around outside the Louvre take advantage of tourists who are usually not polite enough to give them the heave ho. Of course this happened a long time ago before the Berlin Wall fell. We actually lived near Heidelberg, West Germany.
I lived in France back when I was in my late teens/early 20s, and had a wonderful time. Nobody was ever rude to me.
But then, I'm originally from New York City, and people say we can be rude also. Who knows.
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Australians are perceived to be distinctive because of the accent and the lifestyle. It's difficult to make a good case for discrimination of any kind regarding Canadian actors when their roster includes the following:
Jim Carrey
Donald Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Keanu Reeves
William Shatner
Dan Ackroyd
Eric McCormack
You may have a point. Most English-speaking Canadians are so similar in accent and lifestyle that it is easier for them to blend in the background in American society. But notice how many of these fine actors you have mentioned usually get appear in American shows and movies as Americans, not Canadians.
By the way, the reason I have mentioned Mack Sennett was meant to indicate how long we Canadians have contributed to the entertainment industry, not to mention the fact that most people probably aren't even aware of his actual roots.
according to imdb the actor is actually from america he only lived in austraila for a number of years, also arent the majority of the cast canadian?
shareThe majority of the cast is not Canadian. American films and series are often produced in Canada.
sharechecking the profiles of the cast on imdb lists 4 out of the 7 main cast members as being born in canada does that not make the majority of the cast canadian?
shareThe majority of the cast is not Canadian. American films and series are often produced in Canada.