Mena Massoud

Mena Massoud
مینا مسعود
Massoud in 2019
Born
Mena Mansour Massoud

(1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 33)[1]
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityCanadian
Alma materRyerson University[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Signature

Mena Mansour Massoud (Arabic: مينا منصور مسعود; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor.[3] He made his film debut in the 2017 Canadian dramatic thriller Ordinary Days. His breakthrough came with playing the title character in the Disney fantasy film Aladdin (2019).

Massoud also had roles in the Canadian drama series Open Heart (2015), the Amazon Prime series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) and the Hulu series Reprisal (2019). He starred in the Netflix film The Royal Treatment (2022) and the horror film The Sacrifice Game (2023), the latter of which he also executive produced.

  1. ^ "7 Things You Need to Know About Aladdin's Mena Massoud". E!. July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Balcerzak, Izabella (July 25, 2017). "Ryerson alumnus Mena Massoud cast as Disney's Aladdin". The Eyeopener.
  3. ^ Omar, Eslam (May 29, 2019). "Aladdin's Egyptian actor Mena Massoud under fire over interview with Israeli outlet". Ahram Online. Retrieved August 15, 2019.