Omid Djalili

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-09-30 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Chelsea, London, England, UK

Omid Djalili

Biography

Omid Djalili is a British stand-up comedian, actor, television producer and writer. Djalili was born on 30 September 1965 in St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London, to Iranian Baháʼí parents Ahmad and Parvaneh Djalili. His parents emigrated from Tehran to London in 1958. He has a brother and sister. His mother was a dressmaker who at one point assisted Iranian singer Googoosh. His father was a liaison officer at the Iranian embassy in which he would provide medical assistance. He was also a photographer whose pictures ended up in the newspaper Kayhan. He attended Holland Park School where he failed A-level exams a record six times and...

Acting

1999

The Mummy

as Gad Hassan

2004

The Calcium Kid

as Herbie Bush

2006

Over the Hedge

as Tiger (voice)

2008

The Love Guru

as Guru Satchabigknoba

2006

2005

Casanova

as Lupo

2004

Modigliani

as Pablo Picasso

2010

The Infidel

as Mahmud Nasir

2007

2009

2010

Mr. Nice

as Saleem Malik

2007

2011

Big Fat Gypsy Gangster

as Jik Jickkles

2002

Dinotopia 3: The Election

as Zipeau (voice)

2002

2003

Dinotopia 4: New Horizons

as Zipeau (voice)

2003

Dinotopia 5: The Virus

as Zipeau (voice)

2003

Dinotopia 6: The Exit

as Zipeau (voice)

2012

2011

2023

Love Again

as Mohsen

2023

2015

Shaun the Sheep Movie

as Trumper (voice)

2000

Gladiator

as Slave Trader

2025

Deep Cover

as Sagar

2010

Sex and the City 2

as Mr. Safir, Hotel Manager

2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as Self - Voice of Trumper

2017

2014

Retrospective

as Nabil Sr

2005

Deadlines

as Abdul Sayyaf

2005

Chopratown

as Ali Ergun

2011

The Egyptian Job

as Himself (Narrator)

2018

1999

Notting Hill

as Coffee Shop Cashier (uncredited)

2002

Anita and Me

as Uncle Amman

2001

Spy Game

as Doumet

1999

Mad Cows

as George

2001

2009

Dead Man Running

as Fat Bald Man

2009

New Town

as Walter

2020

The Way Out

as Guide

2005

Cinema Iran

as Self - Presenter

2025

In Your Dreams

as Sandman (voice)

2025

The Bad Guys 2

as Mr. Soliman (voice)

Production

2010

The Infidel

as Executive Producer

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