Rami Malek
Actor
Born May 12, 1981 in Torrance, California, USA
Rami Said Malek (English: /ˈrɑːmi ˈmælɪk/; Arabic: رامي سعيد مالك, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾɑːmi sæˈʕiːd ˈmæːlek]; born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He gained recognition for portraying Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which he won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2019, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. He played computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Born in Torrance, California, to Coptic immigrant parents, he studied theater before acting in plays in New York City. He had supporting roles in film and television, including the Fox sitcom The War at Home (2005–2007), the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and the Night at the Museum film trilogy (2006–2014). Since his breakthrough, Malek has starred in the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), portrayed David Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), starred as a CIA cryptographer in the spy film The Amateur (2025), and starred as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in the film Nuremberg (2025).
Filmography
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The Man I Love
Jimmy
Nuremberg
Douglas Kelley
The Amateur
Heller
Oppenheimer
David Hill
The 2010s
Self - Actor, Mr. Robot
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Self
The Sound of 007
Self
Amsterdam
Tom Voze
No Time to Die
Lyutsifer Safin
Being James Bond
Self (archive footage)
The Little Things
Jim Baxter
Dolittle
Chee-Chee (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Ben Cobb Show
Harry Bardo
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Self
The Look and Sound of Queen
Self
Bohemian Rhapsody
Freddie Mercury
Papillon
Louis Dega
Buster's Mal Heart
Buster
Project X
Narrator 1 (voice)
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Self - Elliot
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Mr. Robot
Elliot Alderson
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Seneschal Higginbottom
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Ahkmenrah
BoJack Horseman
Flip McVicker (voice)
Need for Speed
Finn
Believe
Dr. Adam Terry
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Oldboy
Browning
Short Term 12
Nate
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Will
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Benjamin
The Master
Clark
The Legend of Korra
Tahno (voice)
Battleship
Watch Officer
Alcatraz
Webb Porter
Larry Crowne
Steve Dibiasi
The Pacific
PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Ahkmenrah
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Night at the Museum
Ahkmenrah
El hormiguero
Self - Guest
Over There
Hassan
The War at Home
Kenny
Medium
Timothy Kercher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
24
Marcos Al-Zacar
Gilmore Girls
Andy
The View
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Oscars
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee