Alexander Siddig Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Template:Multiple issuesSiddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (Arabic: صدّيق الطاهر الفاضل الصدّيق عبدالرحمن محمد أحمد عبدالكريم المهدي Ṣiddīq aṭ-Ṭāhir al-Fāḍil aṣ-Ṣiddīq ʿAbd ur-Raḥman Muḥammad ʾAḥmad ʿAbd ul-Karīm al-Mahdī; born 21 November 1965) is a Sudanese-born English actor, known by the stage names Siddig El Fadil through the mid-1990s and Alexander Siddig since. He is known for playing Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for his performances as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in Syriana (2005), Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and Tareq Khalifa in Cairo Time.
Syriana, Cairo Time, Kingdom of Heaven, Reign of Fire, Inescapable, Vertical Limit, Clash of the Titans, Doomsday, A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia, The Last Legion, Miral, The Nativity Story, A Lost Man, May in the Summer, 4.3.2.1, Hannibal – Rome's Worst Nightmare
TV Shows
Da Vinci's Demons, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Primeval, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Game of Thrones
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Trademark
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His beard
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Quote
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[on Reign of Fire (2002)] The only thing I remember about that was the first day. The first A.D. came into the trailer where we were all having our makeup and shit done, and he was, like "Guys, I need your attention, please." And we were, like "Yeah?" And he said, "Um, Mr. McConaughey's gonna arrive on set in about 15 minutes, and I have to give you a directive - which comes from the producers - that you are not to call him 'Matthew' or 'Mr. McConaughey' or anything to do with his real life. You must call him Van Zan." Van Zan was his character name. "And even if you meet him outside in the road, even if you meet him out in town in Dublin," where we were shooting this movie, "You must call him Van Zan." And that is exactly what I remember about that movie, because as that first A.D. left the building, I shouted - rather lamely - "And he's got to call me Elvis!" But he didn't call me Elvis. In fact, he didn't call me anything!
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[on Clash of the Titans (2010)] That was possibly the lamest movie I've ever been in. I mean, you know, there's some times when you do duds, and I must've been rubbish, because I think there was all of one minute more of performance that I may have done that didn't end up in the movie. So 50% of my performance was cut and...yeah, there's not much you can say about that.
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[on his role on Cairo Time (2009)] It was a real treasure, a treat, to find a character, a role, that wasn't intent on trying to blow up the White House or hijack an airplane.
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[on the Arabic people] We're a pretty passionate lot, but we're also incredibly zipped up. We're very sort of guarded, especially in public, and dignity and sense of honour and duty are terribly important.
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I blame Ridley Scott really, because he was the person who went "I love Star Trek and I'd love it if you were in my movie" and people like Oliver Stone went "I hated Star Trek and I don't want you in Alexander (2004)!". I was really lucky there.
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There was a point where I was just going to call myself "uh" because people would walk up to me in the street and say "Hey you're, uh..." That would just make it a lot easier for them. And I could just say "Yes, I am!".
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I aspire to be a director...I think it stems from wanting to be a conductor, another desire of mine from my childhood, though I was not interested in music, not at all. I just wanted to control that orchestra.
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Fact
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Although he is of Sudanese descent and his character in Syriana (2005) speaks it almost exclusively, he does not speak any Arabic in real life.
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Grew up in London.
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Was one of the fan-favourites to play Prince Doran in Game of Thrones (2011). Although he joined the Game of Thrones cast only in 2014, fans have been suggesting his name from as early as 2012, for the role of Doran.
Best known by the public (and by many sci-fi fans) for his role as Dr. Julian Bashir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
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His Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) character, Dr. Julian Bashir, has been seen as having similar high moral values as the real-life Middle Eastern Doctor Bashar, featured in Time magazine (2003).
Son Django was born around 11 p.m. After spending all night with his son and wife, Siddig went to work at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) the following day at 5:30 a.m. to continuing filming the episode "Let He Who Is Without Sin".
He was at one time considered for the role of Benjamin Sisko, the station commander of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993). However, he was apparently considered too young. The role eventually went to Avery Brooks. However, the producers were impressed enough with Siddig and offered him the role of Dr. Julian Bashir.
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One of his uncles (his father's brother) was the Sudanese prime minister. Another one (his mother's brother) is Malcolm McDowell.
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Originally credited as "Siddig El Fadil", he changed his professional name to "Alexander Siddig" because (as reported by him at Star Trek conventions) nobody could pronounce "El Fadil".
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Trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) in London, England.
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Has one son with Nana Visitor: Django El Tahir El Siddig (born September 16, 1996).
Lead Archer
An Onlooker
London Silly Nannies Player
Espion(s)
2009
Malik
Merlin
2008
TV Series
Kanen
The Boundary
2008
Short
Ahmed Ali
Doomsday
2008
John Hatcher
Un homme perdu
2007
Fouad Saleh
The Last Legion
2007
Theodorus Andronikos
24
2007
TV Series
Hamri Al-Assad
The Nativity Story
2006
The Angel Gabriel
Hannibal
2006
TV Movie
Hannibal
Agatha Christie's Poirot
2005
TV Series
Shaitana
Syriana
2005
Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Imad
The Hamburg Cell
2004
TV Movie
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
MI-5
2003
TV Series
Ibhn Khaldun
Reign of Fire
2002
Ajay
Vertical Limit
2000
Kareem Nazir
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen
2000
Video Game
Dr. Julian Bashir (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-1999
TV Series
Dr. Julian Bashir
Doctor Bashir
Captain Bashir
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Titanic Explorer
1998
Video Game
Harold Bride / Lawrence Beesley / Reporter #1 (voice)
Deus Volt
1997
Salah Al Din
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1993
TV Series
Dr. Julian Bashir
The Big Battalions
1992
TV Mini-Series
Yousef
Great Performances
1992
TV Series
Feisal
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
1987
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1997-1998
TV Series 2 episodes
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Captains
2011
Documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bar Rescue
2015
TV Series
Himself
Wild Arabia
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary
Narrator
The Hour
2012
TV Series
Himself
MSN Exclusives
2012
TV Series
Himself
Faisal, Legacy of a King
2011
Video documentary voice
Xposé
2010
TV Series
Himself
Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'
2008
Video short
Himself
Imagine
2008
TV Series documentary
Narrator - Novel Extracts
Colors of the Crusade
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
The Path to Redemption
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Unholy War: Mounting the Siege
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Film '72
2006
TV Series
Himself
Heute
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Behind the Scenes: Agatha Christie's Poirot
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes
1993
Video documentary
Himself (as Siddig El Fadil)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion
1999
Video Game
Dr. Julian Bashir
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Chlotrudis Award
Chlotrudis Awards
Best Actor
Cairo Time (2009)
1998
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Actor in a Syndicated Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Known for movies
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) as Dr. Julian Bashir / Doctor Bashir / Captain Bashir / Dr, Julian Bashir / Julius Eaton / LMH / Rao Vantika / Torias Dax
$3 Million
