Perhaps he has a French name but was born in England. That makes him English. Example: Jean-Luc Bilodeau is an actor who was born in Vancouver, BC. He may be of French heritage but he is definitely Canadian....
Aw, you Brooklynites all think your borough is da best.... From a former Queens and Bronxite I don't believe that at all. That's why you and I live in the Bay Area today!!!