25 Times White Actors Played People Of Color And No One Really Gave A S**t

From: Huffington Post

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 Jake Gyllenhaal 

as 

The Prince of Persia

Film

 "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" (2010) is based on the video game franchise that follows the fugitive fictional prince of Persia, Dastan, on different adventures. 

Character's Background

Unsurprisingly, the Prince of Persia is meant to be Persian. Persia is actually what most people recognize as present-day Iran. 

Actor's Background

Jake Gyllenhall is not Iranian. He was born in California and is of mixed-European and Jewish descent.