How Does One Man Play an Arab, Mexican and Samoan?

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

...but comes from New Zealand?

Idk but this dude Cliff Curtis has done it all. These Cacs really have no shame when it comes to casting actors. Lol

 

[bnew]

also played a mexican in Gang Related.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

also played a mexican in Gang Related.

He played a Mexican in Training Day too

 

[GiantGonzalez]

Jason Matzouzakas is the comedy version

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

He also played a Columbian in Blow

 

[old pig]

I don’t know him by name but I knew exactly who you were talking about before I googled the name for confirmation lol

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

He also played an African American and an Indian wtf?

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

 

[old pig]

the crazy shyt is...based on ethnicity...he is closest to samoan but when I seen hobbs and shaw my first thought was they have this nikka doing too much now lol...always thought he was arab

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

the crazy shyt is...based on ethnicity...he is closest to samoan but when I seen hobbs and shaw my first thought was they have this nikka doing too much now lol...always thought he was arab

I was just watching that. That's why I made the thread. Lol I thought the same thing. I thought dude looks nothing like a Samoan. Little did I know it's one of the most ethnically "correct" roles he's every had.

 

[richaveli83]

I knew who you were talking about before opening the thread! Always thought he was hispanic until I looked him up.

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

the crazy shyt is...based on ethnicity...he is closest to samoan but when I seen hobbs and shaw my first thought was they have this nikka doing too much now lol...always thought he was arab

I knew who you were talking about before opening the thread! Always thought he was hispanic until I looked him up.

I always thought he was Arab. Turns out dude a Kiwi. Lol

 

[FaTaL]

I was just watching that. That's why I made the thread. Lol I thought the same thing. I thought dude looks nothing like a Samoan. Little did I know it's one of the most ethnically "correct" roles he's every had.

He did put on weight for that role

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

He did put on wright for that role

His height and nose made him look off with the rest of the Samoans.

 

[FaTaL]

His height and nose made him look off with the rest of the Samoans.

Yea but somebody had to do the talking