Age, Race and Class in Espionage

RACE: 
The male lead is usually white, English or American.
English men are used the most as stereotypically they are seen as 'posh' and when we think of a character like 'James Bond' and we automatically think of a English man with a easily understandable accent and being very illiterate. You get an occasional American spy when they are really undercover, so black/dark clothing always has weapons on them e.g. a gun in the back of their trousers or in a holder underneath their jacket and a blade in a strap round their ankle covered by their trouser leg and sock.
The villain is usually played as foreign and occasionally they are linked to the 'hero', making their importance more relevant. Some villains are definitely portrayed stereotypically, a few examples: if the bad guy is German they are usually a Nazi, if the villain is Muslim they are part of a Taliban and are terrorists. This stereotypes are what people have built from real stories and they help the audience identify clearly who the villain is(the leader).

(Credit to Shawnean)nd they help the audience identify clearly who the villain is(the leader).