Actors representing different ethnic groups in Cinema

**sean** · 2012-05-13, 00:42

This thread is to post ethnic characters representing other ethnicity other than theirs in Cinema and to evaluate how good they do and how realistic they are.

Please tyr to keep this format for the posts:
*Picture(s)
*Character name
*Character Ethnicity
*Actor Name
*Actor Ethnicity
*Movies

First study case:

Picture(s)
Character name: Ivan Drago
Character Ethnicity: Soviet (Russian)
Actor Name: Dolph Lundgren
Actor Ethnicity: Swedish
Movies: Rocky 4

Picture(s)
Character name: Wolverine
Character Ethnicity: Canadian
Actor Name: Hugh Jackman
Actor Ethnicity: Australian
Movies: X-Men series

**Kwestos** · 2012-05-13, 01:08

Actors playing Poles:
Meryl Streep in Sophie's choice

Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino

Marlon Brando in Streetcar named desire

Jim Sturgess in The way back

**sean** · 2012-05-13, 01:13

^What is your evaluation about them?

**Crypto** · 2012-05-13, 01:15

Hugh Jackman could easily be Canadian, since the ethnic background of Australia is similar to that of Canada.

I think Johnny Depp doesn't look Italian:

Character name: Donnie Brasco
Character ethnicity: Italian
Actor name: Johnny Depp.
Actor Ethnicity: Irish/Native American
Movie: Donnie Brasco

What do the Italians think about it?

**Kwestos** · 2012-05-13, 01:15

Originally Posted by sean

^What is your evaluation about them?

Positive. Streep always looked quite Polish to me, Eastwood young didnt but in old age can pass, Brando surprisingly ok, and Sturgess matches very well.

**Arminfrench** · 2012-05-13, 01:15

Javier Bardem in *Perdita Durango.

*Character name: Romeo Dolorosa.
*Character Ethnicity: Mexican Mestizo.
*Actor Name: Javier Bardem.
*Actor Ethnicity: Spanish Berid.
*Movies: Perdita Durango.

*Performance: Excelent!.

**sean** · 2012-05-13, 01:22

Picture(s)
Character name: Greg Sanders
Character Ethnicity: Norwegian-American
Actor Name: Eric Szmanda
Actor Ethnicity: Polish-American
Movies: CSI

**Arminfrench** · 2012-05-13, 01:31

Gerardo Taracena at Apocalypto.

*Character name: Middle Eye.
*Character Ethnicity: Maya Istmid.
*Actor Name: Gerardo Taracena.
*Actor Ethnicity: Mexican Pueblid/Margid indomestizo.
*Movies: Apocalypto

Performance: The best!.

Raoul Trujillo, Apocalypto.

*Character name: Zero Wolf.
*Character Ethnicity:Maya istmid
*Actor Name: Raoul Trujillo.
*Actor Ethnicity: American Ute /Apache.
*Movies: Apocalypto

Performance: really outstanding

**Kwestos** · 2012-05-13, 01:31

Actor playing a German/Austrian:

Tom Hulce, Amadeus

Ralph Fiennes, Shindler's List

Liam Neeson, the same movie

**sgc2009** · 2012-05-13, 01:31

•Character name: Ardeth Bay
•Character Ethnicity: Egyptian/North African
•Actor Name: Oded Fehr
•Actor Ethnicity: Israeli (Ashkenazi/Sephardi)
•Movies: The Mummy

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