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Rami Malek appears in Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Benjamin.

Biography[]

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Rami and his brother, Sami.

Rami Said Malek is an American actor of Egyptian descent. He was born on May 12, 1981, in Los Angeles, with an identical twin brother named Sami Malek, who is four minutes younger than him.

Career[]

He is best known for playing the gay teenager Kenny on the television series The War at Home, Merriell "Snafu" Shelton on The Pacific, as well as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah from the films Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and as Elliott Alderson in Mr Robot.

He recently portrayed Freddie Mercury in the film Bohemian Rhapsody. His performance was applauded by both critics and audiences, earning him the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Film Role
2006 Night at the Museum Ahkmenrah
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Ahkmenrah
2011 Larry Crowe Steve Dibiasi
2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 Benjamin
The Master Clark
Battleship Lt. Hill
2013 Ain't Them Bodies Saints Will
Short Term 12 Nate
2014 Need for Speed Finn
Night at the Museum: The Secret Of The Tomb Ahkmenrah
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury
2020 Dolittle Chee-Chee

Television[]

Year Film Role
2004 Gilmore Girls Andy
2005 Over There Hassan
Medium Timothy Kercher
2005-2007 The War at Home Kenny
2010 24 Marcos Al-Zacar
The Pacific Merriell "Snafu" Shelton
2012 The Legend of Korra Tahno
Alcatraz Webb Porter
2015 Mr. Robot Elliot Alderson

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