Alexander Siddig | |
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صدّيق الطاهر الفاضل الصدّيق عبدالرحمن محمد أحمد عبدالكريم المهدي (Arabic) | |
Born | Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abdurrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Karim El Mahdi 21 November 1965 |
Other names | Siddig El Fadil |
Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Malcolm McDowell (uncle) Charlie McDowell (cousin) Sadiq al-Mahdi (uncle) Muhammad Ahmad (great-great-grandfather) |
Website | www |
Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abdurrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (born 21 November 1965) is a British actor and director known professionally as Siddig El Fadil and subsequently as Alexander Siddig.
Siddig is best known for his roles as Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, former terrorist Hamri Al-Assad in the sixth season of the series 24, Doran Martell in Game of Thrones, Ra's al Ghul in Gotham, and Philip Burton in Primeval. He also starred in the films Syriana (2005), Hannibal (2006), A Lost Man (2007), Cairo Time (2009), and Inescapable (2012).