Cliff Curtis as Uncle Bully in Once Were Warriors, mostly because that character was so sleazy and rage-inducing that he was forevermore compartmentalized as such in my traumatized young mind. A shame because he comes across as a remarkably pleasant fellow in his interviews, and has evidenced chameleon-like versatility in his other portrayals — while running the gamut as the oftentimes stereotypical ethnic guy in Hollywood productions: Mayan in The Fountain, Pablo Escobar in Blow, Lebanese in The Insider, Jesus in Risen, Mexican in Training Day, a Yagahl in 10,000 BC, Samoan in Fast & Furious, Colombian guerrilla in Collateral Damage, Kurd in Three Kings, Iranian in Crossing Over, the Fire Lord in Avatar.
In terms of someone who customarily plays the same type of character (by design or otherwise), maybe Michelle Rodriquez in fairly one-dimensional, anti-damsel, tough-gal roles (like Machete, Resident Evil, S.W.A.T., The Assignment, Girlfight, Battle: Los Angeles)?
In terms of someone who customarily plays the same type of character (by design or otherwise), maybe Michelle Rodriquez in fairly one-dimensional, anti-damsel, tough-gal roles (like Machete, Resident Evil, S.W.A.T., The Assignment, Girlfight, Battle: Los Angeles)?