Watch Meghan Markle, Ben Affleck, Timothée Chalamet and 17 More Celebrities Speak in Another Language

Mar. 15, 2025

Timothée Chalamet, Meghan Markle and Ben Affleck.Photo:Marc Piasecki/WireImage; RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty

Marc Piasecki/WireImage; RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty; Kevin Winter/Getty

Hola,bonjour,guten tag, hello to all the bilingual celebrities!

Meghan Marklerecently demonstrated her Spanish fluency whilespeaking at a panel in Colombiathat uplifted and highlighted Afro-Colombian women. She took off her earpiece and expressed “her deep appreciation for the Colombian hospitality” in the country’s national language, according toSussex.com.

But the Duchess of Sussex isn’t the only star that has made headlines for demonstrating his or her prowess in a non-English language.Ben Affleck,Margot Robbie,Timothée Chalamet,Will Smithand more have exhibited their multilingualism in interviews and fan interactions. See clips of 20 celebs saying a few words — and having full conversations — in another language.

Meghan Markle

Language:Spanish

Markle got proficient in Spanish while interning at the U.S. Embassy in Argentina and studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. She has previously demonstrated her facility with the language while volunteering at a charity event in 2020, reportedly conversing with a woman"perfectly"in Spanish.

Ben Affleck

Jodie Foster

Language:French, Italian

Jodie Fosterattended a French-speaking prep school in Los Angeles as a child, immersing her in the language from a young age. Duringan interview at Cannes Film Festival in 2011, theOscarwinner explained that she learned Italian while studying at Yale University.

Matt Damon

As a teenager,Matt Damonpicked up Spanish as he backpacked through Mexico and Guatemala. His wife,Luciana Barroso, is a Spanish-speaking Argentine, and they’ve passed their fluency down to two of theirchildren.

Margot Robbie

Language:Australian Sign Language

TheBarbiestar used Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to communicate with a deaf fan at the London premiere ofAmsterdamin 2022.

Chris Pratt

Language: German

Chris Prattstudied the language for three years in school, though he admits that he is a little rusty. TheJurassic Worldactor’s not quite fluent in German, but hedoes know a dirty jokeor two.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullockgrew up between Germany and Washington, D.C. Thanks to her late mother, German opera singer Helga Meyer, Bullock is fully fluent in the language.

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaugheylearned Spanish while growing up in Uvalde, Texas, anday dios mío, he speaks the language well.

Camila Mendes

Language:Portuguese

Tom Hiddleston

Language:Greek

Tom Hiddlestonspeaks multiple languages — including French, Spanish and Italian — and learned Greek while studying Classics at Cambridge.

Anya Taylor-Joy

Born in Argentina,Anya Taylor-Joy’s first language is actually Spanish. TheQueen’s Gambitactress learned English after her family moved to England when she was 6 years old.

Bradley Cooper

Language:French

Cooper studied French while in college at Georgetown University and even took part in an exchange program in Aix-en-Provence, France, for six months, resulting in thistrèssexy talent.

Charlize Theron

Language:Afrikaans

Charlize Theron, who grew up in South Africa, revealed that she only became fluent in English after moving to the United States at age 19. She still speaks it with her motherGerda— sometimes to gab privately in public!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levittstudied French poetry at Columbia University, which means that we are even more jealous of his wife, Tasha McCauley, because she gets to listen to the actor whisper sweet French nothings in her ear.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Colin Firth

Language:Italian

Che bello! As if Mr. Darcy himself couldn’t get dreamier,Colin Firthlearned to speak Italian in order to impresshis then-wife Livia’s parents.

Paul Wesley

Language:Polish

Paul Wesleyspent a few months every year with his family in Poland growing up, andThe Vampire Diariesstar is equally charming in both of his languages.

Will Smith

Language: Spanish

The man of many talents has no problem rattling off a little Spanish!

Timothée Chalamet

If the spelling of Chalamet’s name (and the accent mark above the ‘e’ in Timothée) did not give him away, the young actor is fluent in French. TheLittle Womenactor’s father was born in France, and his sister Pauline currently lives there.

Darren Criss

Language: Italian

Darren Crissstudied abroad in Italy at L’Accademia dell’Arte in Arezzo. TheAssassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Storystarcan also speaka bit of French, Japanese, Spanish and Filipino.

source: people.com