Amr El-Bayoumi

Amr El-Bayoumi
Born
Amr El-Bayoumi

1965
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
American
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Websitehttps://amrelbayoumi.com

Amr El-Bayoumi (born 1965), is an Egyptian-American actor and voice artist.[1] He is best known for the roles in the films Captain Phillips, The Fifth Estate and Psychosis.[2]

Personal life

He was born in 1965 in Alexandria, Egypt.[3] He completed primary education from Bailey Elementary School in East Lansing, Michigan. He is currently based on Washington DC and New York City.[4] After graduating with a degree in law, he moved to Los Angeles and assigned to L.A. as a chemical engineer.[5]

Career

He has performed in several productions in the US, England, and Egypt. In 2008, he starred in the short film 11 Missed Calls which opened him to show his talents. Then in 2009, he was selected for another short NASA and the Space Pen as 'narrator'. After two more shorts: The Drift and Loose End, El-Bayoumi made his feature film debut with 2013 film The Fifth Estate. In the film, he played a supportive role as 'General'. In late 2013, he was able to appear in the American blockbuster Captain Phillips as a crew member of Maersk Alabama.

He appeared in several popular American television serials in the recent past which include: House of Cards, Mr. Robot, The Blacklist, Madam Secretary, Quantico and Person of Interest.[1]

Filmography

Year Film Role Genre Ref.
2008 11 Missed Calls Janitor Short film
2009 NASA and the Space Pen Narrator Short film
2010 The Drift Peter Short film
2012 Loose End The Yank Short film
2013 The Fifth Estate General Film
2013 Killzone: Mercenary Voice Video game
2013 Captain Phillips Maersk Alabama Crew Film
2013 Missing Something Lenny Gayle / Earl Gayle TV series
2014 Person of Interest Legionnaire #3 TV series
2014 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Police Captain Video Film
2014 Madam Secretary Guest TV series
2014 The Blacklist Alliance Member #2 TV series
2015 Mr. Robot Freddie TV series
2015 The Visit Wasim Short film
2016 Jacqueline Argentine Nasir Al Nawala Film
2016 House of Cards Ibrahim Halabi TV series
2016 Mother & Son Myles Short film
2018 Quantico Sheikh Samir TV series
2019 The Other Two Qatari Businessman TV series
2019 Law and Order: Special Victim Unit Bashir Nasar TV series
2019 The Code Colonel Kavur TV series
2020 Our Cartoon President Mohammad Bin Salman TV series
2020 El Mahal Soheil Short film
TBD Blue Father Daoud Short film
TBD Psychosis Kamal Najjar TV series

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Amr El-Bayoumi bio". Amr El-Bayoumi official website. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Amr El-Bayoumi films". fusionmovies. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Amr El-Bayoumi bio". e-talenta. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Amr Goes to Hollywood: Amr El-Bayoumi". Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Rising Star Amr El-Bayoum interview". presspassla. Retrieved 4 November 2020.