State Leaders In Life and Film

While conducting research about our antagonist - the British Prime Minister, we noticed a pattern occuring in the films we deconstructed...

Bill Clinton

US President 199

 Independance Day (1996)

President played by Bill Pullman
Pullman is white, with short hair and similar build to Clinton

The West Wing (TV Series started 1996)
President played by Martin Sheen

Sheen is white, with short hair and also has a similar build to Clinton. In this image, he is even posing in the same way with a similar background.

President Barack Obama

US President 2009 to present

 2012 (2009)

President played by Danny Glover

Glover is black, with short cropped hair and a similar build to Obama.

Prime Minister Tony Blair

UK Prime Minister 1997-2007

 The Queen (2006)

Played by Michael Sheen

In this narrative, the actor was actually playing Tony Blair.
Sheen has dark hair, a red tie, similar haircut and is white.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown

UK Prime Minister 2007-2010

 Love Actually (2003)

Played by Hugh Grant

Although the Prime Minister at the time was Gordon Brown, Hugh Grant's character seems to reflect the last publically elected Prime Minister, who was Tony Blair. Blair's popularity meant that he was more suitable to reflect within that the Romantic Comedy genre.

Grant has brown hair, is white and has a similar build to Blair.

Prime Minister David Cameron

UK Prime Minister 2010 to present

Black Mirror (TV Drama 2011)

Played by Rory Kinnear. Kinnear is white, has a similar hairstyle to Cameron, and even wears a blue tie, the Conservative party colour.

[David Cameron (Left), Nick Clegg (Middle), Jon (Right)]

We echoed this idea, our protagonist is white, has short dark hair and a similar build to our current leaders.