Ella Purnell's American Accent Is So Good Her Co-Star Didn't Believe She's British
Ella Purnell talks about her American accent being so good that a co-star didn't believe she's British, having to lookout for bones and hyenas while filming Fallout and some of her worst audition stories.
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Ella Purnell's American Accent Is So Good Her Co-Star Didn't Believe She's British
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Female Henry Cavill didn't exist. Ella Purnell : Okey Dokey
Fr 😅. Not sure she's an AVID FO player 😅
she plays warhammer?
@@paulgavian90 she played only fallout 4, the worse fallout game besides 76
@@jooseppielleese7156according to sales and ratings its not the worst, your opinion? Sure.
@@jooseppielleese7156 I think he was asking why the comparison between the two actors which I'm also confused about but I love both so whatever. FEMALE HENRY WOOOO!
Damn shes in Arcane, fallout and yellowjackets. She is absolutely killing it. Props to her agent.
I have yet to get around watching Arcane all the way through, I can't remember her in that but looking forward to it more now. She was amazing in Yellowjackets and I binged Fallout about as fast as I could and she's great in that too but the whole show and cast of Fallout is great. So happy it did well with critics, should guarantee season 2 if not season 3.
@@ArthurZakaryan23 She is JInx tho
And Star Trek: Prodigy as Gwyn
and she is a beautiful woman
She also played as young Maleficent in the live action Maleficent movie
I would never have guessed that Ella Purnell is British. She did a really good American accent in Fallout.
That is the same with Ben Barnes I just now today found out he was British. These Brit’s are amazing they’re more American than us 💀😂
She does a really good american accent in Yellowjackets too.. I did not know she was British until now!
and her British accent is this horrible horrible Adele accent that all girls from UK tried to mimic and it has become a National phenomenon under age 30. Same as all boys and men try to do the Jamaican roadman accent in the UK.
shes also the voice of Jinx from Arcane
she looks british
Seeing Ella so excited to wear "just" the Power Armor helmet looks like what most of us Fallout players would've done in the same situation.
she did say she played fallout 4 to get a feel for it
@@1whitedan Yeah, I saw it. No wonder she does it so well!
i cant imagine a single actor or staff on that shows set who didnt think of trying to steal the armor after season filming wrapped lol
@@paigelore You lost karma! ..... but i got some sweet power armor! lol
She is a Fallout fan, that's why. An interviewer asked her if playing the games to prepare for her role was a waste of time and she seemed genuinely offended that someone would even suggest that. Honestly perfect pick for the show.
I hope Hollywood doesn't corrupt her. She has a charm that's very rare.
If you work with Hollywood long enough it will eventually.
ig she alredy is
What does that even mean "corrupt her?" She's a rising star who's been in the industry for 14 years and in Hollywood for a decade already, and she's a feminist and has been an activist since her teenage years. So what do you think? Sounds to me like she's doing great so far.
As long as she comes back here in the UK and don't settle in Hollywood she'll be fine. But if she stay, she's doomed.
@@berserkirclaws107 she will be a mega star after her latest success noway she's going back
Her eyes are so beautiful
Agreed! She has real life anime eyes in some ways. They're big eyes, but more importantly they're very expressive. Combine that with her capability as a voice actor, and you have one really killer package. She's an excellent actor.
Distractingly big for me
If looking like an alien is your thing.
ENGLAND IS SO SMALL ..is easy to for get ..it gave birth to the modern world...and the most beautiful woman ul ever cross paths with..!!! ...oh and the best actors & actresses....that is for fact "" ❤❤❤
“Alita” eyes..
Btw, she voiced Jinx In Arcane tv series, i can't believe she starred 2 successful adaptation series and all nailed it.
i wouldve thought she voiced caitlyn lol
I had the exact same thought, clearly we just need her in all future video game adaptations
She also voices Gwyn in Star Trek: Prodigy. Excellent vocal range.
I’m excited to see her play Jinx again.
Not an adaptation, but she is also in Yellow Jackets and it's an amazing show! Highly recommended if you haven't seen it 👍🏻
It's weird to say this but, Fallout was actually a solid adaptation. I really enjoyed the first season and I can't wait for season 2. Ella is a fantastic actress. She did a really good job on the show EDIT: "Why is that weird?": Because videogame adaptations usually turn out like crap
Sad were in a world where putting effort into creating a good adaption is rare.
Agreed want season 2 now
The great thing about it is that they created a whole new story set in the universe, rather than adapt one of the games storylines into the series which probably would’ve failed due to the amount of different things that occur within them. But creating this story within an already established world was the best choice possible.
@@bayralysis Ain't that the truth...
They still managed to sneak in some woke topics. Interracial couples, most women are strong leaders and most men are timid and meek (with the exception of ghoul, but he's the only exception). Lucy kinda is a Nancy Sue, but... compared to the games, I've let that one slide. The player kinda is as well haha.
Loads of comments already singing Ella's well deserved praises over her performance in Fallout, so I'm going to give props to Dale Dickey for her work as Ma June in Fallout (the older woman in the clip at the end of this video). She's one of the best character actors alive, and she always elevates the scenes she's in.
I wanted to say the same thing, she is unreal, hope we have not seen the end of her.
the show did such a good job of making every side character memorable. felt just like the games where you walk around meeting characters with just a couple voice lines who end up being iconic. The snake oil salesman was my favourite
I love that she got seared into my memory by Breaking Bad, but am now always happy to see her appear in anything since that memorable introduction :D
Dale Dickey killed that scene with some real gravity. It got to me too.
Dale Dickey is AMAZING!!!!!
I am that co-star she was talking about (blush) I Love Ella So Much! I was in the film "WildLike" with her when she was 15 up here in Alaska! ❤She has built an Amazing Career and I am so proud of her. I would LOVE to be in FallOut with her now that she is all grown up beautiful woman! She starred in Tim Burtons Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as Emma and so much more ❤
WildLike filmed all over Juneau, Alaska but my dog Skadi & I scene with Ella and Brian Geraghty we filmed by "Skaters Cabin" - because we filmed out by the the Mendenhall Glacier the day before we and the Entire Set "cast and crew" got ran off by a momma bear with 2 Cubs who walked thru the set! (Fun Film Fact) WildLike is a great Film, her and Bruce Greenwood really were such powerful performances and the film crew captured Alaska perfectly bringing scenes to life as also a living character in the performance. Visionary Director and Producers.
oh man that's SO cool! Thanks for sharing! She is really killing it on Falllout and I'm a HUGE fan of the game so I'm probably the group that's hardest to please haha
Love her as Jackie in Yellowjackets and was so excited to see her advance her career in the fallout trailer. (Also surprised she was British)
@@thealaskapirate Calm down. Use punctuation so I know what the hell you are saying.
@@iknowmk the hell. It reads just fine. Dude is just excited to be remembered. let him be.
She was genuinely my favorite part of the show, and this show had The Ghoul in it.
She’s my second favourite part of the show. Walton Goggins undisputed number one.
@@TVFlix Just a heads up, his name is Walton Goggins - not Walter Goggins.
@@Mdogg2005 Just a heads up, his name is Walton Sanders Goggins Jr. - not Walton Goggins.
@@Mdogg2005Freudian slip my friend.
Goggins was definitely my favorite. But the whole show is done so well that that's not saying much lol she's an amazing actor, top notch
I just binged FALLOUT over the weekend and LOVED IT, totally unique and wonderful. She created such a good lovable character. wished they had the 2nd season in the chamber but it wont be ready until 2025.
Yes, I already watched the whole thing twice. Season 1 nailed it. Ella was perfect casting.
Damn 2025?! They need to immediately get started on so it can come out next year. It’s TOO good. I’m going to watch again this week
@@OmniUni007 you do realise 2025 is next year right?.... dw i know it still feels like 2023 XD
I read it'd take them 2 years to get next season ready so by 2026. I could live with 2025, that's next year after all.
@@RedSaint83 Word is early 2025, Amazon is throwing money into this as they should. Maybe even Christmas this year but more likely early 2025.
She voiced Jinx in Arcane.
Yeah, she does
Imagine being in 2 out of the like 4 of the most amazing video adaptation of all time.
And will again 👍
And she did an absolutely amazing job
@@user-re7sm2hr9bwhats the other 2 from the 4?
ELLAAAAH that’s my jinx and jackie 😭😭❤️
Snackie
I thought you were yelling my name. Scared the shit out of me.
Fallout was great. I binged it. Now I'm hopelessly in love with Ella
She has ugly tattoos, raise your standards.
should watch Arcane
she's very adorable. I just wish she didn't have her nose done in the past, it kind of messes up her face a little. Nose is too thin now, makes her eyes look real big, and causes her face to be a little flat, and push her lips out and up. She looked much better before the nose job.
@@eolsunder Don't you feel just a little odd judging someone's appearance like that...?
@@mangoesfly1594obsessing over it, even, like she's not even a person beyond her nose.
As a Brit it makes me very proud of our tradition of producing so many fantastic young Actors smashing it in the States 🇬🇧
For the longest time, I thought she was American. Flawless accent.
Yeah i did too. Her and Christian bale got everyone fooled
same
@@HansWee Everyone = Americans.
Bruh it's not hard to imitate American
@@itdobelikedattho8112Yeah, just have gun or obese or both.
She is so good as Jinx in Arcane!!
_Don't cry, you're perfect._
Yes sir
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 😭
Oh man she was awesome in that
whatt she's British
I've loved her since "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children (2016)", where she was a blonde, which completely boggled my mind.
Same!
I’m glad people still remember that movie/book.
@@Milla2315 It was so much fun.
she looks good as blonde too rocks both clearly
Ella Purnell absolutely stole the show in Fallout. She was fantastic and nailed the strong female lead archetype.
She did it first in Arcane, I haven't watched Fallout yet but Lucy has a job ahead of her if she's going to compete with Ella's portrayal as Jynx in the badassery stakes.
Didn’t really steal the show as Walton goggins was also amazing and more than held his own. Ella was great tho
I’m not sure it counts as “stealing the show” if you’re playing the protagonist…
Nah. She's a class act but there are so many great performances in the series. Walton Goggins. Aaron Moten (the weaker of the 3 but still good), the guy that played Norm MacLean, and countless amazing character actors like the old lady at Filly
It's not "strong female lead" you're trying to say but "good female character". A "strong" female lead is something like Brie Larson as Capt Marvel or Daisy Ridley as whatever she was in Disney Star Wars. Basically a "strong female lead" is a bad character portrayed by a bad actress. Purnell's Lucy in Fallout is totally opposite of a "strong female lead". She walks out of the Vault with training in various fields, but utterly naive and clueless and totally unprepared to survive in the wasteland. Her character has an arc with development, failures and learning and situations where she makes a bad decision because her only choices are bad and worse (no good "hero" choice). These are things the Larson and Ridley characters mentioned above completely lack. Purnell also has the chops to sell it. When she has to do something that she feels bad about and can't find a way around it, WE feel it with her.
Cant say I was aware of her before. But I am now. She's stunning. You could drown in those eyes.
Same. The whole world is aware of her now. She's going places; if there's an ounce of justice in this world, she'll be HUGE in a few years time.
@@bronsoncarder2491 I'll admit I made a mistake about her - NOT retracting what I said... But I thought she was an older "Jokers Daughter" from Gotham Knights. Both actresses are excellent and deserve every scene. But I'll confess I confused the two - my bad. Both are excellent in the roles.
@@damightyshabba439 What? They look nothing alike, except for the big eyes. I saw that Gotham Knights actress in another Prime Video series (Daisy Jones and the six), and yes they're both great. To bad that show was cancelled, I was looking forward to see what was going to happen with the league of shadows
She’s also in Arcane, where she does another tremendous job
@@dovee1 And Army of the Dead, which was a lot of fun. She did really well with that but didn't get a whole lot of screen time, as there were a lot of characters.
Fallout is just WONDERFUL!!! Thank you for being so careful with the franchise. As a fan, I am very grateful to you!!!!
I don't think careful is the word I'd use 😅 but they definitely made something that is in general a fun and entertaining watch, especially compared to most productions we've gotten in the last few years!
I haven’t played Fallout 4 or Fallout-New Vegas YET, BUT… When I DO, I’m gonna model my “avatar” on our Dear Sweet Ella here…🫶🏻🙌👍🏻✊🏻✌️🤘🏻💪🏻🙏.
Her voice acting as Jinx from Arcane, is phenomenal!
Her accent is so thick I’d think she had teeth like Austin Powers
Her American accent is OUTSTANDING. I live in a Canadian border town, and she sounds even more American than I do.
Ella Purnell is an amazing actress! Absolutely love her energetic personality, real relaxed, chill vibe about her, she seems like someone you would have a great time to hang out with for sure. She was amazing as Jinx in Arcane, Army of the Dead and absolutely stole the show in Fallout as Lucy. 👏👏👏👏
Agreed she's cool
The fact she is British and has that accent...omg...she's even hotter. She's absolutely stunning in Fallout.
She's very interesting looking with the eyes!
Ella played 2 of my favorite characters. She actually knows what humor is (or her writers). But she plays it well. She's my new celebrity crush
She was amazing in Fallout. Being able to keep up with Walton Goggins is no small feat. Looking forward to seeing her in more shows and movies.
Ella is look stunning she such a underated actress love her as jackie as in yellow jacket ❤.
It took me a while to think about watching Yellowjackets until now because all the hype for Ella in Fallout and wow she was quite brilliant as Jackie, i'm kinda sad that she's not going to be in more seasons :(
She's such a classical beauty, Love her eyes and she's so cute
Take it down a notch, creep 😂
I am a huge fan of the Fallout games and they really knocked this show out of the park. Everyone involved clearly love and respect the games and Ella is a pure delight to watch. 10/10!
Did u play F2?
@@starkscream The series has moved on since then
@@VegetaLF7blasphemy :)
She was amazing in Fallout.
Shes beautiful 😍
They released Fallout early on April 10 at 6pmPST/9pm EST. I'm 2 episodes in and its fantastic so far. Going all night even with work tomorrow.
Yeah I am really loving it as a huge fan of the games. All the easter eggs are so amazing!!
Best show I’ve seen in awhile.
That was it's final announced release time/date. It was moved up several times and that's where it finally landed.
I really liked her in Sweet Bitter. Wish it was more than 1 season
She's beyond precious. I'm glad she represents my favorite franchise
Fallout was awesome! I ended up on a binge the whole night
That's dedication.
She’s in Yellowjackets! Great show by the way.
Oooh, now I remember her. She was blond in that show. Regarding the show, not my cup of tea, too grim for my taste (without even the satisfaction of people receiving punishment for their bad actions).
Jackie!
My sister’s been trying to get me to watch that for about a year. It’ll be the next thing I watch after I finish Fallout this weekend, and in turn I’ll try to get her to watch this, maybe by saying she’s in it hahha.
You mean the show where the unattractive lead woman has constant sex scenes in the first season? Nope, thanks.
Jackie. What an awesome show
What a refreshing change, not only to have an actress come through who is beautiful (subjectively, looking at other people's comments; but I'd certainly class her so), and intelligent, but also holds a huge respect and admiration for the source material. She seems really excited to be part of the project, like any true fan and wastelands veteran would. I've only watched the first episode so far, looking forwards to the rest of the series and anything else Ella may appear in.
The series is incredible, she is fantastic. Perfect casting
the same girl from Yellowjackets is the main character on Fallout?? I have to go support now
She’s not the main, she’s one of the leads. the show has 3 different leads providing 3 different perspectives: the brotherhood of steel, vault dweller, and the ghoul.
She was perfect in Yellowjackets, as the cheerleader I hated in high school. Would never have guessed she was British, perfect American accent.
Don’t forget Jinx from Arcane.
@@RedMisfit Just genuinely curious: were the playable characters in the games always vault dwellers, or were some of them from the surface?
@@Yamigata Yes the created character you play as in the Bethesda titles have always been vault dwellers.
My husband has played the video game and was blown away in the first two seconds of the show. Well done!
It's the music. Fallout has such specific soundtracks and the show used them wonderfully
Understandable for us Fallout players it is even more enjoyable
"blown away" literally...
Was a pretty darn good intro.
The music is triggering 😂 but the show itself is really well done.
She's so pretty I really love her eyes they've got an almost ethereal look to them. Her acting is great and she seems like a lovely person ❤
She's breaking a lot of hearts. Gorgeous woman and with a British accent too!
She's so good. Reminds me so much of Jenna Coleman 10 years ago. Looking forward to Fallout.
I thought it was Jenna when I first saw the trailer, I loved her as Clara in Doctor Who. Ella is a great new face and her doe eyed confusion is a really funny contrast to the rest of the stuff going on in the wasteland
It's so refreshing to see an interview where the actor actually discusses the project they're in, rather than veering off into completely different topics.
I'm only 2 episodes in and the amount of detail and less CGI is amazing
She’s gonna get big in the industry and I’m more than here for it💯
4:11 "Ella the destroyer" It sounds like she's method-acting as Jinx for Season 2. 😂 Edit: The story at 5:42 confirms that she's been a jinx for years. 😂
So glad she’s getting the fame she deserves!!!! The best actress from yellowjackets
Great show and she gave an excellent performance. Looking forward to season 2!
She's wonderful! Knocked it out of the park as Lucy. I didn't expect to like the show, but I really did. Looking forward to season 2 now.
That wedding cake though. That was the highlight of the whole intro.
It is crazy that Fallout is now something that a lot of people outside of the gaming community know about! I hope that this will encourage them to try the game. I have always said that the Fallout world makes for a really good TV series and I am so happy to see it come into realisation :)
A friend of mine decided to try one of the games, Fallout 4, out after watching the show and is loving it. Although for awhile he didn’t know what V.A.T.S and I had to tell him 😂
@@austincaldwell4258 Careful with 4 if they are playing on PS5. Two of the DLCs have corrupted coding that cause the game to crash during startup. It will most likely be fixed when they release the next-gen updates in 2 weeks, but until then don't install the Automatron or Wasteland Workshop DLCs (the other DLC are fine).
@@austincaldwell4258 I think you should advise him to play Fallout New Vegas which is waaaaaaay better than both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4
I play Fallout 76, and when the show dropped there was a huge influx of new players. Apparently, all of the Fallout games currently playing figures have gone up by about 400%. I think it is awesome that so many new people are playing. I know some people who are not gamers, who have decided to play Fallout. Which I think is cool. I also love that non-gamers are loving the show too. I’ve been a Fallout fan for a very long time.
@@TheSnowdogsShortsThat’s so wholesome.
Those eyes can pierce your soul!💗
I'm so glad shes getting recognition. Have loved her since she came on the scene
She got the part because she trapped them in the room with her for 45 mins and they got to know the real amazing person she is.
i just finished episode one of Fallout. So good!
I cannot even begin to express how happy i am that show is hit😢 Love Fallout and the series was amazing!!!
she's so nice and sweet 😊 you don't see too many people like this around...😓 love from peaceful people ❤
Just finished Fallout. It is the best show ever. I have played Fallout since I was 5 years old and it captures the feel of the games perfectly while giving an entirely new storyline. Starting over episode 1 tomorrow ❤
She is absolutely gorgeous ❤
I was dreading this show when it was first announced, because I thought it would be a flop. It really warms my heart to see that the team working on and behind the scenes actually understand the source material and handle it with care.
She is breathtaking very few people are this beautiful ❤❤❤❤
Her character lucy is so sweet in the series, hope she doesnt change
Only war never changes
Okey Dokey
shes so sweet and kind.
Do tell. Are you a friend?
@@Bhatt_Hole yep.
As soon as I saw that ship I recognized it from the Grand Tour Dune Buggy Special!!
She is adorable. Love the show so far.
She deserved more talk time, or a Game to play.
Notice how she said she was 'Honored' to wear the Pi-Boy? A refreshing attitude toward source material. 😃
Pip Boy 3000
@@jarodsewell9573voice typo
Yeah, more than game-to-show conversions tend to get, but that's changing. Twisted Metal, The Last of Us and the first season of The Witcher come to mind. The industry is finally gaining some respect for the art form after so long disrespecting and dismissing it. Reporters haven't caught up yet though. One of them stopped her on the red carpet and asked, "So, you played the games to understand the lore before the show. Would you say it was a total waste of time?" She actually looked offended.
I didn't know who she was before seeing the show, but wow is she perfect for the role. That positive, bubbly vibe (as Lucy) is insane.
The Skeleton Coast is an unbelievable location. Beautiful 😍
I'm just now starting Episode 2. Ella Purnell is such a doll. 😍 I've played Fallout and I enjoy the show a lot. I think it's even better than the game.
ok slow down there
Well the game is almost 30 years old and hasn't aged well.
I love Fallout. Man. I love it. It is so good. Crazy good series.
Fallout was excellent. Love the whole cast and could not stop watching. Really did the fans justice on thus one!
Literally i’m grateful for the entertainment and especially doing a fallout, a video game show series so well! It’s perfect campy, true to story atmosphere and just actually captivating as a fan. I basically never watch movies or shows but walking past my roomate starting the series lol I was hooked
She's gorgeous 😮
She's dope! Awesome acting in Fallout!
her pr training is beyond phenomenal this interview went so so so good she has such a great career in front of her go yellowjackets girl
They nicknamed her "Ella the Destroyer" and not Jinx? Missed opportunity
OMG! She is British! Amazing America accent!
You rock Ella! You all made the show AMAZING!
Omg she was great!!! Loved the show!! "Ned Flanders But in the apocalypse" 😂
“Stupid sexy Flanders.”
@@CantankerousDave 😂👏
I didn't know Emma Stone, Zooey Deschanel, and Mila Kunis had a child together, congratulationsss!!
She looks like she could be Marion Cotillard's daughter. For another celebrity lookalike, Jesse Plemons was compared to Philip Seymour Hoffman (he played as Philip's son in _The Master)._
@@The_Isaiahnator yesss Marion Cotillard is perfect. Nice call.
She's so lovely and charismatic!
The Fallout show is everything a fan could love I mean they've done such a great job the chemistry within the characters is just simply amazing the chemistry and the actors is also amazing I seen their question asking thing on KZhead I'm not sure what it is but it's amazing and wow I mean all around just have done a great job on the show from a fan perspective and if you don't even like the game you probably would like to show
We love ella Purnell and jimmy fallon
Great show I ❤Jimmy's show. 😊
Best video game adaptation, it was so peak just as a show but as a show based on a video game it’s genuinely great
Starred at 2 successful game adaptation portraying completely different characters. She's cool. I love her as Jinx and Lucy
Can't help to hear Jinx in her laugh sometimes 🥰
Never heard about her before. She's very cute. And the Fallout TV series is awesome. I say this as a big fan of Fallout games. I played them all except 76. My favorite is New Vegas
I first seen her in Yellowjackets and loved her and seeing her in Fallout was a big switch up and she played it perfectly! Hope she does sum more great things
Talent surrounding this entire show I loved her in Yellow Jackets to! Show of the year no doubt.
Arcane season 2 is also coming. So excited
She better still be voicing Jinx! Or ima be really pissed!!
@@djramiro She definitely is lol idk why you think they'd drop her. Actually I saw a tweet she posted about one of her recordings leaving her crying so prepare tissues
Snackie is so iconic.
She is such a great actor! Love the show!
Amazing series 👏🏼
From Yellowjackets to Fallout, she's a great actress.
Don't forget Arcane animated series 😊
Check out ARCANE!!! She’s amazing at voices by Jinx.