Sayed Badreya
Sayed Badreya | |
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 Badreya in 2009 | |
| Born | El Sayed Badreya February 4, 1957 |
| Education | New York University film school |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
El Sayed Badreya (Arabic: سيد بدرية) is an Egyptian-American actor.[1]
He has had many roles in movies and television. He appeared in AmericanEast, Iron Man,[2][self-published source] Cargo,[3] and The Dictator. He also provided motion capture and voice work for the pirate Rameses in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hotshot | ||
| 1988 | Lucky Stiff | Craft service | |
| 1988 | The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story | Skull & Crossbones | TV movie |
| 1991 | Intimate Stranger | Clerk | TV movie |
| 1993 | The November Men | Lahoud | as Elsayed Badreya |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Foreign Man | TV series 1 episode |
| 1994 | Stargate | Arabic Interpreter | |
| 1995 | Mirage | Sayed | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Technical Adviser of Arabia | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Arab Pilot | |
| 1996 | Kingpin | mechanic | |
| 1998 | The Nanny | Guard | TV series 1 episode |
| 1999 | Deterrence | Omari | |
| 1999 | Three Kings | Iraqi Tank Major | |
| 1999 | The Insider | Hezbollah Head Gunman | |
| 2001 | The Princess and the Marine | Driver | TV movie |
| 2001 | Alias | Vendor | TV series 1 episode |
| 2001 | Shallow Hal | Doctor Sayed | |
| 2002 | Saving Egyptian Film Classics | Director, writer and producer | |
| 2002 | The Practice | Adman Fajiz | TV series 1 episode |
| 2003 | Casting Calls | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2003 | The Interrogation | Short Co-producer | |
| 2003 | T for Terrorist | Sayed, Terrorist | Short Also producer |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Assisting Surgeon | |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Jamaitja | TV movie |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Fatah Official #2 | TV series 1 episode |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Middle Eastern Passenger | |
| 2005 | Mush | Mush's Father | Short Also producer |
| 2005 | SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs | Additional Morocco AO Voices | Voice, Video game |
| 2005 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo | Additional Morocco AO Voices | Voice, Video game |
| 2006 | The Unit | Afghan Commander | TV series 1 episode |
| 2006 | NUMB3RS | Sayed Malik | TV series 1 episode |
| 2006 | It's Not Just You, Tommy Chu! | Executive producer | |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Massoud Assassin | TV miniseries Also dialect coach |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Abu Bakaar | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Hamdi | |
| 2008 | AmericanEast | Mustafa Marzoke | Also writer |
| 2008 | Prisoners | Kamal | Short |
| 2009 | El Traspatio | El Sultán | |
| 2009 | Lost | Sayid's Father | TV series 1 episode |
| 2009 | Easy Money | Chuck Habib | TV series 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Space Between | Imam | |
| 2010 | Baram & Hamza | Uncle Anwar | Short |
| 2010 | When Life Gives You Lemons | Sayed | Short |
| 2010 | Family Prayers (aka Karim & Suha) | Hussein | Short |
| 2011 | Chicago Mirage | Moustafa | Short Also director, writer and producer |
| 2011 | Cargo | Sayed | |
| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Rameses, / Yemeni Citizens, Bedouin Riders | Voice, Video game |
| 2011 | Tied to a Chair | Kamal | |
| 2011 | This Narrow Place | Aziz | |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges | Orderly | |
| 2012 | Window Lies | Short Also writer and executive producer | |
| 2012 | The Dictator | Omar | Also technical advisor (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Just like a Woman | Tarek | |
| 2012 | Factory of Lies | Kareem | Short |
| 2013 | America in Arabic | Himself | TV series |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Large Man | (segment "Truth or Dare") |
| 2013 | The C Gate | Iraqi Messenger | Short |
| 2013 | The Mercury Dancer | Short Executive producer | |
| 2014 | Boiling Pot | Anwar Seif | |
| 2014 | Sound of Fear | Short | |
| 2014 | The End of Egypt or the Brotherhood | Himself | Documentary Also director, writer and producer |
| 2018 | Apple & Onion | Falafel | TV series |
| 2020 | Vanguard | Abati | |
| 2024 | Hello Beautiful | Malek |
References
[edit]- ^ Rampell, Ed (2005-05-01). Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States. The Disinformation Company. pp. 256–. ISBN 9781932857108. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Montalbano, Dave (2010-12-22). The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 367–. ISBN 9781462836734. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeanette (October 21, 2011). "She Was Told She'd Be a Model. Of Course". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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