Rami Malek
Born: 1981-05-12 in Torrance, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Rami Said Malek (English: /ˈrɑːmi ˈmælɪk/; 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 Coptic immigrant parents, he studied theater before acting in plays in New York City. He had supporting roles in film and television, including the Fox sitcom The War at Home (2005–2007), the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), 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 Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), starred as a CIA cryptographer in the spy film The Amateur (2025), and starred as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in the film Nuremberg (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rami Malek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- The Man I Love as Jimmy
2025
- Nuremberg as Douglas Kelley
- The Amateur as Heller
2023
- Oppenheimer as David Hill
- The 2010s as Self - Actor, Mr. Robot
2022
- Amsterdam as Tom Voze
- The Sound of 007 as Self
- 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen as Self
2021
- No Time to Die as Lyutsifer Safin
- The Little Things as Jim Baxter
- Being James Bond as Self (archive footage)
- Designing Bond as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story as Self
- The Ben Cobb Show as Harry Bardo
- Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid as Self
- Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie as Self / Freddie Mercury
- The Look and Sound of Queen as Self
2018
- Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury
2017
- Papillon as Louis Dega
- Buster's Mal Heart as Buster
2016
- Project X as Narrator 1 (voice)
- Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc as Self - Elliot
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Da Sweet Blood of Jesus as Seneschal Higginbottom
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman as Flip McVicker / Jose Guerrero (voice)
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb as Ahkmenrah
- Need for Speed as Finn
- Believe as Dr. Adam Terry
- Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes as Self
2013
- Oldboy as Browning
- Short Term 12 as Nate
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints as Will
2012
- The Legend of Korra as Tahno (voice)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Benjamin
- Battleship as Watch Officer
- Alcatraz as Webb Porter
- The Master as Clark
2011
- Larry Crowne as Steve Dibiasi
2010
- The Pacific as PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
2009
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as Ahkmenrah
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- Night at the Museum as Ahkmenrah
2005
- Medium as Timothy Kercher
- The War at Home as Kenny
- Over There as Hassan
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2001
- 24 as Marcos Al-Zacar
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Andy
1997
- The View as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee