Andrew James Clutterbuck is hitting it big in the United States.
Like Reginald Dwight and David Jones before him, Mr Clutterbuck has changed his name, crossed the Atlantic and been embraced by the entertainment industry.
The latter two are probably more well known, with Mr Dwight and Mr Jones becoming Elton John and David Bowie respectively.
Mr Clutterbuck became actor Andrew Lincoln.
He seems to be popping up regularly, having made his name in the United Kingdom in really-very-good television shows such as This Life and Teachers, terrifically-cultural-series such as Wuthering Heights and The Canterbury Tales, and films, such as Love, Actually.
He first turned up, to my knowledge at least, with an American accent in Moon Shot, the 2009 television film depicting the Apollo 11 trip to the moon. That was a bit of a stretch, but perhaps it is easier to get used to the accent in The Walking Dead, beginning on TV2 from Wednesday, July 27.
That is possibly because The Walking Dead is pretty terrific, if you are a fan of zombie movies.
Maybe even if you are not.
The Walking Dead is produced by Gale Anne Hurd, who also produced Terminator and Aliens in the 1980s, both films of the highest action science-fiction quality.
It attempts nothing new: from watching the pilot at least, the show goes straight for the Night of the Living Dead zombie genre and, for that reason, it would be best to have the children tucked away in bed.
Early in the piece, zombie children with half-eaten faces are shot in the head with maximum blood effect.
Not long after we get to enjoy the sort of half-zombie aficionados might recognise from Return of the Living Dead - the sort with no legs, but who make hideous groaning sounds while they drag their way across the ground in a desperate attempt to eat your brains.
But the nods to other classics from the genre do not take away from The Walking Dead.
Lincoln/Clutterbuck stars as police officer Rick Grimes.
Not unlike the storyline in Day of the Triffids, he finds himself in hospital and unconscious after being shot in the line of duty.
Upon awakening, he finds the hospital deserted, re-animated dead people locked in a room, and the city outside deserted.
It is not long before the terrible truth becomes clear.
Through some awful twist of fate, much of the population has become zombiefied.
The Walking Dead looks exceedingly good, was released overseas late last year to critical acclaim and has received a swag of award nominations.
I would give it a scary rating of eight out of 10, and it benefits from being a high-quality drama in a genre not always known for quality.
Watch it with a friend you feel comfortable holding on to.
