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

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I didn't buy the African american role. But everything else he looks like he could believably be that. It's make believe anyways so i don't expect everyone to actually be what they're portraying. You don't actually need to be a drug dealer to play one on tv. Just need to make us believe you are. Same with race applies. You just need to look like you are a member of that ethnicity and act it believably to do the role.

So for me it bothers me when they have a person who clearly looks white playing an ancient Egyptian. I know for a fact there wasn't no redheaded men walking around half naked getting all sunburnt in the desert. That breaks the immersion. but would i be mad if they had a dude that's half black and half korean play a Filipino? No, if he looks Filipino enough and can do a good job acting. it's fine
 

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I knew just from the title this thread was about Cliff Curtis :russ:
I thought it was gonna be about Ben Kingsley. He played Ghandi, an indian. He also played egyptian pharoahs several times. Played an Arab Terrorist in Iron Man 3.
Played jewish gangster Meyer Lansky in Bugsy. etc
 
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