Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1957-05-01 (68 years)
- Place of BirthPort Said, Egypt
- Also Known Asسيد بدرية
Sayed Badreya
Biography
Egyptian-born film-maker and actor Sayed Badreya realized a childhood dream by winning roles in major Hollywood films such as The Insider, Three Kings, and Independence Day. Growing up in poverty in Port Said, Sayed Badreya's dreams of movie stardom looked as bleak as the prospect of peace in the Middle East. From the Six Day War in '67 through the Yom Kippur War in '73, his only escape from...Read More
Acting Career
- 2024
WondLa
As: Bartender (voice)
- 2023
Jellyfish and Lobster
As: Mido
- 2020
Vanguard
As: Abati
- 2019
I Am That Man
As: Harry
- 2018
Apple & Onion
As: Falafel (voice)
- 2015
Boiling Pot
As: Anwar Seif
- 2013
Just Like a Woman
As: Tarek
- 2013
Movie 43
As: Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")
- 2012
The Dictator
As: Omar
2012The Three Stooges
As: Orderly
2011This Narrow Place
As: Aziz
2011Cargo
As: Sayed
2011The Space Between
As: Imam
2009Backyard
As: El Sultán
2008AmericanEast
As: Mustafa Marzouke
- 2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
As: Hamdi
- 2008
Iron Man
As: Abu Bakaar
2006The Unit
As: Afghan Commander
2004Soul Plane
As: Middle Eastern Passenger
2003Stuck on You
As: Assisting Surgeon
2001Shallow Hal
As: Doctor Sayed
2001Alias
As: Vendor
2001The Princess & the Marine
As: Chauffeur
1999The Insider
As: Hezbollah Head Gunman
1999Three Kings
As: Iraqi Tank Major
1999The West Wing
As: Fatah Official
1996Kingpin
As: Fatima
- 1996
Independence Day
As: Arab Pilot
1995Mirage
As: Sayed
1994Stargate
As: Arabic Interpreter
- 1994
True Lies
As: Arab Terrorist (uncredited)
1989Seinfeld
As: Foreign Man
1987Hotshot
As: Mohamed