Rami Malek

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Rami Malek
File:Rami Malek in Hollywood, California.jpg
Rami Malek at the premiere of Larry Crowne in 2011
Born Rami Said Malek
(1981-05-12) May 12, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Los Angeles, California, United States
Education Bachelor of Fine Arts
Alma mater University of Evansville
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present

Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an Egyptian-American actor. Malek studied acting at the University of Evansville and began his Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making his feature film debut in Night at the Museum (2006). He was a regular on the Fox comedy series The War at Home (2005–07) and on the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010). Malek appeared in Larry Crowne (2011) and had integral parts in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master (2012) and in the final installment of The Twilight Saga (2012). In 2013, he appeared in the independent films Ain't Them Bodies Saints, the remake of Oldboy and starred in the critically praised Short Term 12. The following year, he appeared in Need for Speed, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and Spike Lee's Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.

In 2015, Malek took on the lead role of Elliot Alderson in the critically acclaimed USA Network's television series Mr. Robot, for which he has received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Early life and education

Malek was born in Los Angeles, California, to Egyptian parents. He is also of one-eighth Greek descent.[2] His father was a tour guide in Cairo.[3] Malek has an identical twin brother named Sami; Rami is the older twin by four minutes. He also has an older sister. Malek attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2003 from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana.[4]

Career

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Malek at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.

In 2004, Malek began his acting career with guest-starring roles on several notable television series including Gilmore Girls, Over There, and Medium, as well as voicing "additional characters" for the video game Halo 2 (for which he was uncredited).[5] In 2005, he was cast as the prominent recurring role of Kenny, on the Fox comedy series The War at Home.[6][7]

In 2006, Malek made his feature film debut as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the comedy Night at the Museum and reprised his role in the sequels Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).[5] In the spring of 2007 he appeared on-stage as "Jamie" in the Vitality Productions theatrical presentation of Keith Bunin's The Credeaux Canvas at the Elephant Theatre in Los Angeles.[6][8]

In 2010, Malek returned to television in a recurring role as the Egyptian American suicide bomber Marcos Al-Zacar on the 8th season of the Fox series 24.[5] Later that same year, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Corporal Merriell "Snafu" Shelton on the Emmy Award-winning HBO World War II mini-series The Pacific.[9][10][11][12][13]

During filming of The Pacific, Malek met executive producer Tom Hanks, who was impressed with his performance and would later cast him as college student Steve Dibiasi in the feature film Larry Crowne, released in July 2011.[9][10][12] In August 2010 it was announced that Malek had been cast as the Egyptian vampire Benjamin in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.[14][15][16]

Malek plays the lead role in the critically acclaimed USA Network computer-hacker psychological drama, Mr. Robot, which premiered on June 24, 2015. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critic's Choice Television Award and two Dorian Awards.

He appears as one of the main characters (Josh) in Until Dawn, a 2015 horror game released on the Playstation 4 on August 25. He lent his voice and was fully motion captured for the game.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2006 Night at the Museum King Ahkmenrah
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2011 Larry Crowne Steve Dibiasi
2012 Battleship Lt. Hill
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Benjamin
2012 The Master Clark
2013 Ain't Them Bodies Saints Will
2013 Short Term 12 Nate
2013 Oldboy Browning
2014 Need for Speed Finn
2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb King Ahkmenrah
2014 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Seneschal Higginbottom
2016 Buster's Mal Heart TBA Post-production

Television

Year Show Role Notes
2004 Gilmore Girls Andy Episode: "In the Clamor and the Clangor"
2005 Over There Hassan 2 episodes
2005 Medium Timothy Kercher Episode: "Time Out of Mind"
2005–2007 The War at Home Kenny 21 episodes
2010 24 Marcos Al-Zacar 3 episodes
2010 The Pacific Merriell "Snafu" Shelton 6 episodes
2012 Alcatraz Webb Porter Episode: "Webb Porter"
2012 The Legend of Korra Tahno (voice) 3 episodes
2014 Believe Dr. Adam Terry Episode: "Pilot"
2015–present Mr. Robot Elliot Alderson 10 episodes

Video games

Year Game Role Notes
2004 Halo 2 Additional voices Uncredited
2014 The Legend of Korra Tahno
2015 Until Dawn[17] Joshua "Josh" Washington

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2016 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Drama Series Mr. Robot Pending [18]
Golden Globe Award Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated [19]
Satellite Award Best Actor – Television Series Drama Pending [20]
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Pending [21]
Dorian Awards TV Performance of the Year - Actor Pending [22]
"We're Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award Pending

References

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