Sayed Badreya

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-05-01 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Port Said, Egypt

Sayed Badreya

Biography

Egyptian-born film-maker and actor Sayed Badreya realized a childhood dream by winning roles in major Hollywood films such as The Insider, Three Kings, and Independence Day. Growing up in poverty in Port Said, Sayed Badreya's dreams of movie stardom looked as bleak as the prospect of peace in the Middle East. From the Six Day War in '67 through the Yom Kippur War in '73, his only escape from the world he knew was the movie theater, where films transported him to a magical land. But it was here that he determined he was destined to be a part of that magic. After attending New York University film school, and then moving to Hollywood, Sayed f...

Acting

1996

Independence Day

as Arab Pilot

2008

Iron Man

as Abu Bakaar

1995

Mirage

as Sayed

2009

Backyard

as El Sultán

2019

2008

AmericanEast

as Mustafa Marzouke

2012

2013

Movie 43

as Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")

2011

Cargo

as Sayed

2013

2010

Family Prayers

as Hussein

1994

True Lies

as Arab Terrorist (uncredited)

1999

The Insider

as Hezbollah Head Gunman

2003

Stuck on You

as Assisting Surgeon

1999

Three Kings

as Iraqi Tank Major

1996

Kingpin

as Fatima

2012

2001

Shallow Hal

as Doctor Sayed

1994

Stargate

as Arabic Interpreter

2020

Vanguard

as Abati

1987

Hotshot

as Mohamed

2020

2015

Boiling Pot

as Anwar Seif

2004

Soul Plane

as Middle Eastern Passenger

Production

2008

AmericanEast

as Writer

1996

Executive Decision

as Technical Advisor

2020

2020

2020

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