Mido Hamada

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Mido Hamada
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Cairo, Egypt
CitizenshipGermany
Egypt
Alma materOxford School of Drama

Mido Hamada (Egyptian Arabic: ميدو حمادة ; born 1971) is an Egyptian-German actor in film, theatre and television.

Early life[edit]

He was born in Cairo, Egypt to an Egyptian family that moved to Germany, where he studied at the American Embassy School. He attended the Oxford School of Drama

Career[edit]

His roles include Ahmed Shah Massoud in the television mini-series The Path to 9/11 and smaller roles in the British television film Hannibal and the series Feel the Force. In 2004, he played in the film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. In the 2011 film Unknown, Hamada played a Saudi sheikh involved in an assassination attempt at a Berlin hotel and in funding biotechnological research.

Hamada has also appeared in season 8 of the Fox series 24 as Samir Mehran, a rogue intelligence agent from the fictional Middle Eastern country of Kamistan who assassinates its president Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor). He served as the season's arch-villain for most of its episodes.

He appeared again in a Fox series on Terra Nova, where he portrayed Guzman, one of the colony security personnel and a trusted colleague to Commander Nathaniel Taylor.

In 2012, Hamada had a role in the Showtime series Homeland, playing a key member of a terrorist cell planning an attack on the United States. In The Situation, he played Zaid, an Iraqi photographer. He portrayed "The Butcher" in the film American Sniper.[1] He also lent his voice for the video game Disney Infinity 3.0.[2] In 2017, he played Eamonn, captain of the bodyguards of the Wizard of Oz, in Emerald City.

In 2019, Hamada played congressman Daniel Maloof in the fourth season of Veronica Mars, produced by Hulu.[3] He also has a role in the 2021 science fiction series Foundation.

Personal life[edit]

Hamada is fluent in German, English and Arabic. He now lives in London.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Soldier
2005 Red Mercury Translator
2006 The Situation Zaid
2011 Unknown Prince Shada
2014 American Sniper The Butcher
2019 Guddiyan Patole Kash
2021 Wildcat Abu Khalid

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Believe Nothing Captain 1 Episode
2004 Spooks Butterfly (Uncredited)
2005 Transit Ruben Television Movie
The English Harem Sassan Sahar
2006 Hannibal Mago
Assault on Waco Special Agent Alsakka
Feel the Force Mr. Fuentes 1 Episode
The Path to 9/11 Massoud 2 Episodes
2007 Judge John Deed Mullah Al Sakka
State of Mind Taj Kalid, MD 8 Episodes
2057 N/A 1 Episode
2010 NCIS Prince Abdalla Ibn Alwaan
Holby City Donald Bass
24 Samir Mehran 10 Episodes
2011 Terra Nova Guzman 2 Episodes
2012 Homeland M.M 3 Episodes
Whispers of the Desert Halid Television Movie
2013 The Forbidden Woman Khalid
Red Widow Agent Khalil N/A
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Fincen Agent Kazimi 1 Episode
Hawaii Five-O Amir Khan
Legends Prince Abboud 2 Episodes
2015 The Dovekeepers Eleazar Ben Ya'ir
2017 Niches Con Platanito Himself 1 Episode
Emerald City Eamonn 9 Episodes
2018 Counterpart Cyrus Series Regular
2019 Veronica Mars Daniel Maloof 6 Episodes
2021 Foundation Shadow Master Obrecht Recurring role
2023 Alexandre Le Grand : au rang des Dieux Darius III 6 Episodes

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role
2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Additional Voices

References[edit]

  1. ^ Movies (2014-11-11). "'American Sniper' Review: War Plays Out Like a Video Game in Clint Eastwood's Navy SEAL Biopic". Thewrap.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  2. ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
  3. ^ "Who Plays Daniel Maloof in 'Veronica Mars' Season 4? Mido Hamada is Already an Action Star".

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