Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-05-01 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Port Said, Egypt
Also known As
سيد بدرية
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...
1996
as Arab Pilot
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as Omar
2008
as Abu Bakaar
1995
as Sayed
2008
as Hamdi
2009
as El Sultán
2011
as Aziz
2019
as Harry
2008
as Mustafa Marzouke
2012
as Omar
2013
as Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")
2011
as Sayed
2013
as Tarek
2010
as Hussein
1994
as Arab Terrorist (uncredited)
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as himself
2025
1999
as Hezbollah Head Gunman
2003
as Assisting Surgeon
1999
as Iraqi Tank Major
1988
as Skull & Crossbones
1996
as Fatima
2012
as Orderly
2001
as Doctor Sayed
1994
as Arabic Interpreter
2001
as Chauffeur
2020
as Abati
1987
as Mohamed
2020
as himself
2015
as Anwar Seif
2011
as Imam
2023
as Mido
2004
as Middle Eastern Passenger
2008
as Writer
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as Producer
1996
as Technical Advisor
2020
as Producer
2020
as Director
2020
as Author
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