Alexander Siddig
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Siddig El Fadil (born 21 November, 1965) is a Sudanese-born British actor also known as Alexander Siddig. He is best known for playing Dr Julian Bashir in the television series , and for his performance as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in the film Syriana (2005).
Biography
Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi was born in Sudan but spent most of his life in England. He was initially credited under the shortened name Siddig El Fadil, until his appearance in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He has made prominent appearances in Reign of Fire and Kingdom of Heaven. In 2003 he guest-starred as an Algerian secret agent on the trail of Islamic extremists in "Nest of Angels", a controversial episode of Spooks, a British television show in its second season. In 2005, Siddig gave a critically lauded performance as Prince Nasir in Syriana alongside George Clooney and Matt Damon.His roles have often called for him to act out many different accents: an English "RP" accent (Deep Space Nine), a cockney accent (Reign of Fire), and an Algerian accent (Spooks), among others.
Siddig married fellow Star Trek actor Nana Visitor in 1997. They had a son who was born in 1996, Django El Tahir El Siddig. Siddig and Visitor divorced in 2001.
Born to an English mother and Sudanese father, Siddig describes himself as being a member of the Muslim faith [link]. He is the nephew of English actor Malcolm McDowell and his paternal uncle was the former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al Mahdi.
Filmography and television appearances
- The Last Legion (2006) as Theodorus Andronikus
- Hannibal - Rome's Worst Nightmare TV (2006) as Hannibal
- Cards on the Table (2005) as Mr. Shaitana
- Syriana (2005) as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Nasir
- The Hamburg Cell TV (2004) as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
- Spooks (aka MI-5) TV guest appearance (2003) as Ibhn Khaldun
- Reign of Fire (2002) as Ajay
- Vertical Limit (2000) as Kareem
- TV (1993–1999) as Dr. Julian Bashir
- Big Battalions TV miniseries (1992) as Yousef
- TV movie 1990 as Emir Feisal
- Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987) as a partygoer
- TV (1993) as Lt. Julian Subatoi Bashir, M.D.
Other appearances
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? stage play (2005) in London as Dr. Scott
- James Cameron's Titanic Explorer video game (1997) various voices
Directing credits
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) episodes "Business as Usual" and "Profit and Lace"
External links
- [Sid City, Siddig's official fan-website]
- [] at TV.com
- article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki
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