Rami Said Malek ( Los Angeles , May 12 , 1981 ) is an American actor. [1]
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1 Biographical synthesis
2 Filmography
2.1 Television series
2.2 Cinema
2.3 Awards
3 Sources
Biographical synthesis
Rami Malek is the son of Egyptian parents. His father was a tour guide in the city of Cairo (Egypt) and, later, in the United States, he was an insurance salesman. His mother works as an accountant. He has a twin brother named Sammy, who is four minutes younger than Rami and works as a teacher. He also has an older sister, Jasmine, who is an ER doctor.
Malek attended Notre Dame High School, in the town of Sherman Oaks (outside of Los Angeles). In this institute he shared theater classes with actress Kirsten Dunst . He graduated in 1999. In 2003 he graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Evansville.
Rami Malek played British singer-songwriter Freddy Mercury in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody .
He is known for his portrayal of the pharaoh Akhenaten in the film trilogy A Night at the Museum , for playing Elliot Alderson on the Mr. Robot series , and for his role as Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody .
Throughout his career he has received an Emmy Award, a Television Critics Award and a Golden Globe.
Filmography
T.V. series
2004: Gilmore Girls , as Andy (1 episode).
2005: Over There , as Hassan (2 episodes).
2005: Medium , as Timothy Kercher (1 episode).
2005-2007: The War at Home , as Kenny (21 episodes).
2010: 24 , as Marcos Al-Zacar (Guest Star, 3 episodes).
2010: The Pacific , as Merriell “Snafu” Shelton (6 episodes).
2012: Alcatraz , as Webb Porter (1 episode).
2012: The Legend of Korra , as Tahno (voice) (3 episodes).
2014: Believe , as Dr. Adam Terry (1 episode).
2015-present: Mr. Robot , as Elliot Alderson (protagonist, in 32 episodes). [2]
Cinema
Brian May and Roger Taylor (musicians of the British band Queen ) with Rami Malek at the award ceremony for the film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
- 2006: Night at the Museum, as Pharaoh Akhmenrah [2]
- 2009: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, as Pharaoh Ajmenrá
- 2011: Larry Crowne, as Steve Dibiasi
- 2012: Battleship, as Lieutenant Hill
- 2012: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2), as Benjamin
- 2012: The Master, as Clark
- 2013: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, as Will
- 2013: Short Term 12, as Nate
- 2013: Oldboy, as Browning
- 2014: Need for Speed, as Finn
- 2014: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, as Pharaoh Ajmenrah
- 2014: Give Sweet Blood of Jesus, as Steward Higginbottom
- 2016: Buster’s Mal Heart, as Jonah / Buster (protagonist).
- 2017: Papillón, as Louis Degá (protagonist).
- 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody, as Freddie Mercury (protagonist).
Awards
- 2019: Oscar Award. Best actor [3] .