Rami Malek

Acting · Born 1981-05-12 in Torrance, California, USA

Biography

Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for portraying computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which he won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. Time magazine named Malek one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019. Born in Torrance, California, to Egyptian immigrant parents, he studied theater before acting in plays in New York City. He had supporting roles in film and television, including the Fox sitcom The…

Filmography

• Night at the Museum as Ahkmenrah
• The Amateur as Heller
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Ahkmenrah
• The Master as Clark
• Larry Crowne as Steve Dibiasi
• Oldboy as Browning
• Ain't Them Bodies Saints as Will
• Need for Speed as Finn
• Short Term 12 as Nate
• Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury