Rami Malek

American actor

Photo by: Dominick D · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:May 12, 1981

Age:45

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Born in:Los Angeles, United States

Languages:Egyptian Arabic, English

Film Actor Television Actor Actor Film Producer Voice Actor

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Oppenheimer24Bohemian RhapsodyNo Time to DieNight at the Museum

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actor (2019)Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (2019)BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2019)Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (2019)Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture (2019)

Rami Malek

American actor

Biography

Rami Said Malek (English: ; Arabic: رامي سعيد مالك, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾɑːmi sæˈʕiːd ˈmæːlek]; born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He gained recognition for portraying Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which he won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2019, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. He played computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Born in Torrance, California, to Egyptian immigrant parents of Coptic background, he studied theater before acting in plays in New York City. He had supporting roles in film and television, including the Fox Broadcasting Company sitcom The War at Home (2005–2007), the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012), and the Night at the Museum film trilogy (2006–2014). Since his breakthrough, Malek has starred in the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), portrayed David L. Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), starred as a Central Intelligence Agency cryptographer in the spy film The Amateur (2025), and starred as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in the film Nuremberg (2025).

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Quotes

“My brother was like, We're going to have to change the locks and put bars on the windows! But I thought about it for a minute and I thought, Here's a role I could look back on and say, Man, I played a vampire. In, like, Twilight. I mean, how many people get to do that?”

— (February 2011) "IMPACT". Esquire 155 (2): 102-111.

“Everything has become so easy. It's great that it's at your fingertips, but I miss those good old days. And we're connected, but it can be very alienating. There is this distance between all of us because we're speaking to each other through cameras and monitors and icons and Emojis.”

— Zemler, Emily (6 August 2015). Rami Malek, Star of 'Mr. Robot,' on the 'Shocking' Twists Ahead. Esquire.; In an Esquire interview in response to the question, "How would you define your relationship with technology and computers?"

“I really wanted Elliot's clothes to feel like it was a bit of an urban combat uniform. We needed the wardrobe to reflect his desire to disappear from the world. So I suggested a hoodie. Well, maybe I shouldn't say 'suggest.”

— Screws, Nic (31 August 2015). Rami Malek, star of 'Mr. Robot,' is ready to start dressing like a grown up. Daily Herald. Retrieved on December 28, 2018.

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Photos

Rami Malek at PaleyFest, New York in 2015

Rami Malek at the PaleyFest in New York

Rami Malek during a panel about Mr. Robot (TV series). Taken at SXSW 2016.

Rami Malek speaking at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.

A panel about Mr. Robot (TV series). From left to right, pictured is the moderator (unidentified), Rami Malek, Sam Esmail, and Christian Slater Taken at SXSW 2016.