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Omar Metwally | |
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Born | |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Notable work | Non-Stop (film) Mr. Robot |
Omar Metwally (born April 10, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime television series The Affair , as well as for Rendition (2007), Munich (2005), and Miral (2010). He has also appeared in the roles of Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop (2014), Agent Santiago in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot, and CIA agent Matt Edwards in the Bourne spin-off television series Treadstone . He is currently playing Mark Lindor on the ABC crime series Big Sky .
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 Non-Stop, Gavin Hood's Rendition and Steven Spielberg's Munich , Complete Unknown, Breakable You, The City of Your Final Destination , released in 2010 (filmed 2006–07), and Amsterdam. He received the 2008 Chopard Trophy for his work in Rendition, presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Metwally was also seen in the film Miral from director Julian Schnabel.
Metwally has also worked extensively on stage, appearing in the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj at the Atlantic Theater in 2015 [3] where he also received an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance. [4] He was seen in 2005 as "Aram" in Beast on the Moon directed by Larry Moss, and received a 2004 Tony Award nomination for his work in Sixteen Wounded. [5] He has 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, the Long Wharf, and Berkeley Rep.
Metwally's television credits include The Affair , Mr. Robot , Dig , Virtuality , Fringe , The Unit , Grey's Anatomy, and Treadstone .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Serendipity | Therapist | |
2003 | I Witness | Latin Father Next Door In Motel Apartment | |
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 | |
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 | TV movie |
2006 | Grey's Anatomy | Jesse Fannon | Episode: "Superstition" |
The Unit | Wirth | Episode: "Dedication" | |
2009 | Virtuality | Dr. Adin Meyer | TV movie |
2010 | Fringe | James Heath | 2 episodes |
2011 | Unforgettable | ADA Adam Gilroy | 2 episodes |
The Good Wife | Wasim Al-Said | Episode: "A New Day" | |
2015 | Dig | Yussef Khalid | 6 episodes |
2015–2019 | The Affair | Dr. Vik Ullah | 27 episodes |
2016-2017 | Mr. Robot | Agent 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 |
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