This is interesting. I always thought Trevor Goddard (Mick Brumby) was Australian, but it turns out he was born in England and went to English schools.
Here's what IMDB said:
A light heavyweight, he fought 60 times and lost only once.
After pursuing a career in boxing, Goddard was invited to fight professionally in the US.
While Goddard's official biography listed his place of birth as Perth, Australia, and the year as either 1966 or 1965, his parents, Eric and Clara Goddard, of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, in July of 2003 came forward to state that Trevor was in fact born in Sussex, England, his date of birth was in 1962, and that Trevor's claims to being a reformed criminal from Australia were in a fact a fabrication. He was able to fool many into believing his London accent was an Australian one, and edged out many authentic Australian actors for roles.
Had a record of 1-1-1 in professional boxing.
His portrayal of the 'Kano' character in the Mortal Kombat movie directly influenced the evolution of the character in later Mortal Kombat video games. For example, in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Mortal Kombat: Deception and most recently in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the character of Kano had a characteristically English accent and personality, as exemplified in the Mortal Kombat 1995 film.
He also did vacuum (hoovers) commercials in the US.
Can't fool a real Aussie on the accent! There are some foreign actors with some supposedly American accents that are truly bad, so I can understand how it can grate.
Artemis
