Samuel L Jackson: Why are black British actors taking jobs meant for African Am...

Samuel L Jackson says Hollywood casts black British actors in American roles because they are considered “classically trained” and come cheaper for the filmmakers.

In an interview with radio station Hot 97, the 68-year-old legend wonders these artists play such parts without fully understanding the delicacies of the characters as they cannot relate with them, reported The Telegraph.

“They come here (USA) because there are more opportunities and they actually get paid when they work here,” says Jackson.

Batting for his fellow African-American actors, the Avengers star adds, “We’ve got a lot of brothers here that need to work too.”

Referring to the horror film Get Out, Jackson says, “But I know the young brother (actor Daniel Kaluuya) who’s in the movie, and he’s British. There are a lot of black British actors who work here all the time.

“I tend to wonder what would that movie would have been with an American brother who really understands it, in a way.”