The actor Alexander Siddig, whose real name is Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig El Abderahman El Mohammed Ahmed El Abdel Karim El MahdiHe was born in Sudan on November 21, 1965. His mother is English and a theater consultant; while his father is Sudanese. His maternal uncle is British actor Malcolm McDowell; while he is the nephew, on his father’s side, of Sudan’s former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.
Siddig He spent most of his life in England, where he attended St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate. Later he studied Acting and Theater at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Then I work for a season in the theaters of Manchester, also presenting shows in pubs and small theaters; shortly after he was director of a small London theater.
In 1992 he was offered the role of Emir Feisal on “Great Performances: A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia“(1992), sequel to” Lawrence of Arabia “(1962). Sid he worked on that occasion alongside Ralph Fiennes who played TE Lawrence. His work on this TV movie caught the attention of producer Rick Berman who was developing the series. “Star Trek: Deep Space 9Originally called to audition for the role of Captain Benjamin Sisko, Berman felt that Siddig was very young, hiring him instead to play the Dr. Julian Bashir.
During the series’ first three seasons, he was credited as Siddig El Fadil until October 1995, when he changed his stage name to Alexander Siddigas he thought it would be less difficult for English speakers to pronounce. After seven years and 172 episodes in “Star Trek: Deep Space 9“, began a film career, acting in successful feature films such as”Vertical limit“(2000),”The empire of fire“(2002),”The kingdom of heaven“(2005),”Syriana“(2005),”The Last Legion“(2007),”Cairo time“(2009) or”Wrath of the Titans“(2010), among others.
Siddig he also played the ex-terrorist Hamri Al-Assad in the sixth season of the series “24“, in which his role required him to speak Arabic, just as he did in”Syriana“; It was also Philip Burton in the 2011 season of the British series “Jurassic invasion“.
He is currently filming the romantic and mystery drama “Inescapable“which has him as the protagonist, seconded by the actors Joshua Jackson and Marisa Tomei
During the time I was working on the series “Star Trek: Deep Space 9“, Sidding and his co-star, the actress Nana Visitor, they had a son, marrying later. The marriage ended in divorce in 2001, although the two remain good friends.