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Alexander Siddig

Date of birth: 1965-11-21

Place of birth: Omdurman, Sudan

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Siddig El Fadil, الکساندر صدیق

Alexander Siddig

Biography

Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (born November 21, 1965) is a Sudanese-born English actor, also known as Siddig El Fadil and his stage name Alexander Siddig. He is known for playing Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for his performances as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in Syriana (2005) and as Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani in Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He has also guest starred on 24 as Hamri Al-Assad. Siddig co-starred in the award-winning film Cairo Time (2009) as Tareq Khalifa.

Movie Credits

Syriana
3.2

Syriana

2005-11-23

The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous

Kingdom of Heaven
3.5

Kingdom of Heaven

2005-05-03

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody

The Nativity Story
3.5

The Nativity Story

2006-11-30

Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nati

Vertical Limit
3

Vertical Limit

2000-12-08

Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base cam

Cairo Time
3

Cairo Time

2009-10-09

In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind roman

Reign of Fire
3.1

Reign of Fire

2002-07-09

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a bro

Deliver Us
2.8

Deliver Us

2023-08-30

When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to

The Last Legion
2.8

The Last Legion

2007-04-19

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage

Doomsday
3

Doomsday

2008-03-14

The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousa

Spy(ies)
2.8

Spy(ies)

2009-01-28

In London, an airport baggage handler is forced by French and British intelligence agents to seduce

4.3.2.1
2.7

4.3.2.1

2010-06-02

Jo is chained down in a dead end supermarket job while all her friends are all out on their own sepa

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
2.8

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

2006-05-05

It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She

Clash of the Titans
3

Clash of the Titans

2010-03-26

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god o

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
2.8

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior

1995-10-02

When a Klingon fleet under General Martok arrives at the station ostensibly to protect the Alpha Qua

Inescapable
2.6

Inescapable

2012-09-14

Twenty-five years ago Adib, a promising young officer in the Syrian military police, suddenly left D

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
3.2

A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia

1992-04-18

In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help Emir Feisal, ruler of Arabia, r

May in the Summer
3

May in the Summer

2014-05-07

A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds

Recon
0

Recon

2016-01-01

Alexa Reikowski, a rookie FBI agent, embeds herself in a suspected terrorist family, after a attack

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
0.5

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes

1993-01-04

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrel

Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'
3.5

Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'

2008-07-29

The Making of 'Doomsday'

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
0

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations

1996-11-04

The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations was a documentary which was broadc

A Lost Man
2

A Lost Man

2007-09-19

Inspired by the photographic travels of Antione d'Agata, Danielle Arbid's worldly drama follows a Fr

The Fifth Estate
3

The Fifth Estate

2013-10-11

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and even

Submergence
2.8

Submergence

2017-09-22

While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland

The Hamburg Cell
2.6

The Hamburg Cell

2004-08-26

A fictionalized account of the September 11 hijackers.

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
3.5

What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

2018-10-12

A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
4

Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends

2003-01-01

The making of the iconic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.

City of Tiny Lights
2.6

City of Tiny Lights

2016-09-12

In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-p

21 Bridges
3.4

21 Bridges

2019-10-24

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncov

Miral
2.9

Miral

2010-09-15

A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli wa

Skylines
2.8

Skylines

2020-10-25

When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
0

Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era

2003-12-02

The Boundary
3.5

The Boundary

2008-08-08

A family on its way home is forced to deal with circumstances they would never hope for.

The Path to Redemption
4

The Path to Redemption

2006-05-23

From pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's Kin

Beam Me Up, Sulu
0

Beam Me Up, Sulu

2025-06-25

In 1985, Star Trek's George Takei joined a group of dedicated fans to make a student film deep in th