Could my friend play either Dr. John Seward, or Quincey Morris, when he knows one is American, the other Brit?

See, he's black (please don't delete this, 'cause this isn't racist. He's the one who asked, himself), and he's having some issues. This is the second time (in a very, very, very long time) that he's lost his confidence, self-esteem, and whatnot. He says he feels like he can't play either of the two, because Quincey was an American, and Dr. Seward was British. My best friend tried to talk to him--he said, "Dude, I'm Korean, man! Do I look like I'm Romanian to you? No! But I could play the role of Dracula, if I wanted to--I'd just fake a Transylvanian accent!" He wouldn't listen to him, and he's as stubborn as a mule!


Well, he says it's not the British accent that's the problem--he could do it! It's the skin he's having problems with! He's like, "Have you ever seen any black British guy? Oc course not!"


And I said the same thing about being a Mexican and being able to play the role of Quincey Morris well, because I can fake a Texan accent! But he wouldn't listen to me either!

Could my friend play either Dr. John Seward, or Quincey Morris, when he knows one is American, the other Brit?
A good actor can learn any accent.
Reply:Depends on the tone of the play... if you're doing it all old-fashioned and true to the book then it makes sense he doesn't play the part... It's like hiring a black girl to play the geisha in Memoirs of a Geisha... it's ridiculous... if it's modern then yeah... like the black actor that played Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet in the 1990s movie...