Alexander Siddig — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (born November 21, 1965) is an English actor of Sudanese origin, also known as Siddig El Fadil and under the stage name Alexander Siddig.

He is known for his role as Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as well as for his roles as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in the film Syriana (2005) and Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani in the film Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He also appeared in a guest role in the series 24 as Hamri Al-Assad. Siddig starred in the award-winning film Cairo Time (2009) as Tareq Khalifa.

Filmography

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2019 21 Bridges Adi

Interesting facts

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His uncle is actor Malcolm McDowell.
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Siddig was born in Sudan to a local father and an English mother, but spent most of his life in the United Kingdom.
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He has a brother, Thomas, who is 16 years younger than Alexander.
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His paternal uncle is the Prime Minister of Sudan (in 1966–67 and 1986–89) Sadiq al-Mahdi.
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Full name - Siddig el Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim el Mahdi.