Although he was born and brought up in London, his two most notable roles require him to adopt the accents and mannerisms of a Northerner.

Judith and her allies had also practiced adopting a man's gait and mannerisms.

A lot of actors impersonate people, adopt mannerisms, have technical tricks, but Bob becomes what he's doing.

"They would have learned to wear animal skins, adopted stoic mannerisms, devised the bow and the lance."

To further boost his image he often adopts feminine mannerisms and acts in a way that is often considered "cute" in Japanese culture.

He was clearly the son of his father and had already adopted certain kingly mannerisms.

The Macaronis adopted feminine mannerisms, and the men were deemed 'effeminate.'

Some of them are so far removed from their native culture that they've adopted humanish mannerisms and habits.

She even tried to adopt male mannerisms to aid her disguise.