Alexander Siddig
British actor (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abdurrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (born 21 November 1965) is a British actor and director known professionally as Siddig El Fadil and subsequently as Alexander Siddig.
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Alexander Siddig | |
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| صدّيق الطاهر الفاضل الصدّيق عبدالرحمن محمد أحمد عبدالكريم المهدي (Arabic) | |
 Siddig at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abdurrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Karim El Mahdi (1965-11-21) 21 November 1965 (age 58) |
| Other names | Siddig El Fadil |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Malcolm McDowell (uncle) Charlie McDowell (cousin) Sadiq al-Mahdi (uncle) Muhammad Ahmad (great-great-grandfather) |
| Website | www |
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Siddig is best known for his roles as Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, former terrorist Hamri Al-Assad in the sixth season of the series 24, Doran Martell in Game of Thrones, Ra's al Ghul in Gotham, and as Philip Burton in Primeval. He also starred in the films Syriana (2005), Hannibal (2006), A Lost Man (2007), Cairo Time (2009), and Inescapable (2012).