United Kingdom, Jan. 24 -- Delroy Lindo's career has been "birthed and nurtured in America".

The 73-year-old actor was born in London, but he moved to the US during his teens, and he no longer considers himself to be a Brit.

Speaking to Sky News, Delroy explained: "My career has been birthed and nurtured in America.

"I was born in Lewisham hospital, my family's from Jamaica, and my mom was part of the Windrush generation. I am British to that extent, that is my reality.

"[But] I thank God I came to America, that I went to acting school in America, that I was a New York-based theatre actor for TEN years before I started doing film, and I thank God Spike Lee saw me on Broadway."

Delroy was recently nominated for the Academy Award for B...