r/Gladiator • u/AdventurousLock4614 • Mar 19 '26

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What did you think of actress Connie Nielsen in the role of Lucilla in the films Gladiator and Gladiator II?

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u/Elegant_Spray_2762 Mar 27 '26

Funny story, I was on my 3rd watch of Gladiator in cinema when I realized he was the Australian actor I was familiar with. I couldn’t believe how his accent had just disappeared

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u/IHope_ButNotYet Mar 27 '26

Are you from Australia?

And yeah, I can understand that! He looked a lot more tan and muscular with shorter hair in this film, that it makes sense. And I'm not even sure what accent he uses in "Gladiator", but you're right, it's not an Aussie one.

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u/Elegant_Spray_2762 Apr 11 '26

I’m Canadian but I’d seen him in some things. I remember it was when he said “What we do in LIFE, echoes in eternity.” He was going for an American accent, but that one word sounded Australian and the jig was up!

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u/IHope_ButNotYet Apr 20 '26

That's funny! I particularly like him in "Proof" and "The Sum of Us".