Birmingham has produced many incredible actors over the years, and it is also the birthplace of some high-flying actors who also went to school in the city.
The city-region has produced many eminent folk who have gone on to play a part in brilliant telelvision dramas as well as major films in the UK and abroad. The likes of David Harewood, Julie Walters, Adrian Lester and Felicity Jones were all born and bred in the city.
There have also been some brilliant, and some not-so-brilliant, portrayals of Brummies in television over the years. The Birmingham accent can be a tough one to impersonate but there have been some solid attempts over the years. Sophie Rundle, who played Ada in Peaky Blinders, said she had struggled with the accent at first as it wasn't a common one that was impersonated on television.
But who is the best at it and who has given the most convincing portrayal of Brummie?
We asked our readers on Facebook for their thoughts on who are the best actors at playing characters from Birmingham. Here's what they said:
There have also been some brilliant, and some not-so-brilliant, portrayals of Brummies in television over the years. The Birmingham accent can be a tough one to impersonate but there have been some solid attempts over the years. Sophie Rundle, who played Ada in Peaky Blinders, said she had struggled with the accent at first as it wasn't a common one that was impersonated on television.
9. Life in Preston back in 1979
Many of our readers said the best actors to portray Brummies on tv are, well..Brummies. It makes sense. Jasper Carrott, one of Birmingham most famous actors and comedians, played Detective Bob Louis in the 90s show The Detectives. Bob was a Birmingham City supporting-Brummie. Photo: National World
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Actor Nigel Boyle played Brummie Ian Buckells in Line of Duty. Buckells was revealed as the mystery criminal H in the final season of the hit BBC show. The character was mentioned by our readers Photo: BBC
11. Mark Williams
Ok, Mark Williams is actually from Bromsgrove so he may have had a bit of an advantage, but the Harry Potter actor he did a good impression of a Brummue in the 1991 advert for Prudential: We wanna be Together tv advert in 1991