Alexander Siddig
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
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for his performance as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in the film
Syriana (2005).
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 [
1]. He is the nephew of English actor
Malcolm McDowell and his paternal uncle was the former Sudanese Prime Minister
Sadiq al Mahdi.
The Nativity Story (
2006) as Gabriel
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
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV (
1993–
1999) as Dr. Julian Bashir
Big Battalions TV
miniseries (
1992) as Yousef
A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia TV movie
1990 as Emir Feisal
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (
1987) as a partygoer
Star Trek: The Next Generation 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"
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Sid City, Siddig's official fan-website*
