Omar Metwally | |
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Born | |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Omar Metwally is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime drama series The Affair, as well as for the films Munich (2005), Rendition (2007), and Miral (2010). He has also appeared in the roles of Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop (2014), Ernesto Santiago in the USA drama series Mr. Robot , Matt Edwards in the Bourne spin-off television series Treadstone , Mark Lindor in the ABC drama series Big Sky, and Dr. Michael Hamda in the FOX drama series Doc.
Metwally was born in Queens, New York, to an Egyptian father and a Dutch mother[ citation needed ] and moved with the family to Orange County, California, at age three, where he was raised. Metwally earned a BA in history from the University of California, Berkeley, [1] and while acting around the Bay Area earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco. [2]
Metwally's film roles include Steven Spielberg's Munich, Gavin Hood's Rendition, James Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination , Julian Schnabel's Miral , and Jaume Collet-Serra's Non-Stop.
Metwally has worked extensively on stage, appearing in Richard Kalinoski's Beast on the Moon, Eliam Kraiem's Sixteen Wounds, and Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj . He worked with the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, first as an actor and then as a director. He has also appeared at theaters around the country, including Steppenwolf, The Public, Long Wharf, and Berkeley Rep.
Metwally's television credits include The Affair, Mr. Robot , Treadstone , Big Sky, and Doc.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Life on the Ledge | Druggist | |
Munich | Ali | ||
2006 | Twenty Questions | Mr. Assad | |
2007 | Rendition | Anwar El-Ibrahimi | |
2009 | The City of Your Final Destination | Omar Razaghi | |
Amsterdam | John | ||
2010 | Miral | Hani | |
2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 | Amun | |
2014 | Non-Stop | Dr. Fahim Nasir | |
Day Ten | William | Short film | |
2016 | Complete Unknown | Farshad | |
2017 | Breakable You | Samir Kamali |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Nash Bridges | Mobster #3 | Episode: "Power Play" |
2002 | New Americans | Anwar Beshrabi | Television film |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Jesse Fannon | Episode: "Superstition" |
The Unit | Wirth | Episode: "Dedication" | |
2008 | Discovery Atlas | Narrator | Episode: "Egypt Revealed" |
2009 | Virtuality | Dr. Adin Meyer | Television film |
2010 | Fringe | James Heath | 2 episodes |
2011 | The Good Wife | Wasim Al-Said | Episode: "A New Day" |
Unforgettable | ADA Adam Gilroy | 2 episodes | |
2011–2012 | Harry's Law | ADA Hayden Kildare | 3 episodes |
2015 | Dig | Yussef Khalid | 6 episodes |
The Slap | Ajay | Episode: "Aisha" | |
2015–2019 | The Affair | Dr. Vik Ullah | 27 episodes |
2016–2017 | Mr. Robot | Ernesto Santiago | 13 episodes |
2019 | Treadstone | Matt Edwards | 10 episodes |
2020 | Ramy | Bin Khalid | Episode: "Miakhalifa.mov" |
2021 | Big Sky | US Marshal Mark Lindor | 15 episodes |
Lisey's Story | Dr. Hugh Alberness | 4 episodes | |
2025 | Doc | Dr. Michael Hamda | 10 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2004 | Sixteen Wounded | Mahmoud | Walter Kerr Theatre |
2005 | Beast on the Moon | Aram | Century Center for the Performing Arts |
2012 | As You Like It | Oliver | Delacorte Theater |
2015 | Guards at the Taj | Humayun | Linda Gross Theater |
2017 | How to Transcend a Happy Marriage | Paul | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater |
2022 | Epiphany | Sam | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater |
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Sixteen Wounded | Nominated | [3] |
2008 | Trophée Chopard | Male Revelation of the Year | Rendition | Won | [4] |
2016 | Obie Awards | Outstanding Peformance | Guards at the Taj | Won | [5] |
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