Rami Malek
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 12, 1981 (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Torrance, California, USA
Biography
Rami Said Malek (English: /ˈrɑːmi ˈmælɪk/; Arabic: رامي سعيد مالك, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾɑːmi sæˈʕiːd ˈmæːlek]; born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He gained recognition for portraying 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 in 2019, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. He played 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. Born in Torrance, California, to Coptic 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 War at Home (2005–2007), the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and the Night at the Museum film trilogy (2006–2014). Since his breakthrough, Malek has starred in the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), portrayed David Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), starred as a CIA cryptographer in the spy film The Amateur (2025), and starred as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in the film Nuremberg (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rami Malek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Faith
Movie · as Tariq
The Man I Love
Movie · as Jimmy
The Amateur
Movie · as Heller
Nuremberg
Movie · as Douglas Kelley
Oppenheimer
Movie · as David Hill
The 2010s
TV · as Self - Actor, Mr. Robot · 1 ep
The Sound of 007
Movie · as Self
Amsterdam
Movie · as Tom Voze
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Movie · as Self - Commentator
Designing Bond
Movie · as Self
Being James Bond
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
No Time to Die
Movie · as Lyutsifer Safin
The Little Things
Movie · as Jim Baxter
Dolittle
Movie · as Chee-Chee (voice)
Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie
Movie · as Self / Freddie Mercury
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Movie · as Self
The Ben Cobb Show
Movie · as Harry Bardo
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Movie · as Self
The Look and Sound of Queen
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bohemian Rhapsody
Movie · as Freddie Mercury
Buster's Mal Heart
Movie · as Buster
Papillon
Movie · as Louis Dega
Project X
Movie · as Narrator 1 (voice)
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Movie · as Self - Elliot
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Movie · as Seneschal Higginbottom
Mr. Robot
TV · as Elliot Alderson · 45 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Need for Speed
Movie · as Finn
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Movie · as Ahkmenrah
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self
Believe
TV · as Dr. Adam Terry · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Flip McVicker / Jose Guerrero (voice), Flip McVicker (voice) · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Oldboy
Movie · as Browning
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Movie · as Will
Short Term 12
Movie · as Nate
The Master: Unguided Message
Movie
The Master
Movie · as Clark
Battleship
Movie · as Watch Officer
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Movie · as Benjamin
Alcatraz
TV · as Webb Porter · 1 ep
The Legend of Korra
TV · as Tahno (voice) · 3 eps
Larry Crowne
Movie · as Steve Dibiasi
The Pacific
TV · as PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton · 10 eps
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie · as Ahkmenrah
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Night at the Museum
Movie · as Ahkmenrah
El hormiguero
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The War at Home
TV · as Kenny · 21 eps
Over There
TV · as Hassan · 2 eps
Medium
TV · as Timothy Kercher · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
24
TV · as Marcos Al-Zacar · 3 eps
Gilmore Girls
TV · as Andy · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep