Prince Dastan

Prince Dastan is the eponymous protagonist of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. He is portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Background
Dastan, a street urchin in 6th century Persia. The king adopts Dastan after seeing him prevent the death of another child. Princess Tamina joins Prince Dastan on a quest to rescue the Sands of Time - a gift from the gods which controls time - from the hands of the evil nobleman Nizam.