Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 21, 1965 (age 60)
Place of Birth
Omdurman, Sudan
Also Known As
Siddig El Fadil
الکساندر صدیق
Alexander Siddig
Biography
Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (born November 21, 1965) is a Sudanese-born English actor, also known as Siddig El Fadil and his stage name Alexander Siddig.
He is known for playing Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for his performances as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in Syriana (2005) and as Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani in Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He has also guest starred on 24 as Hamri Al-Assad. Siddig co-starred in the award-winning film Cairo Time (2009) as Tareq Khalifa.
Inescapable: Behind the Scenes with Alexander Siddig
VideoKnown For
TV
Family Guy
London Silly Nannies Player (voice)
1999
TV
Game of Thrones
Doran Martell
2011
TV
Peaky Blinders
Ruben Oliver
2013
TV
24
Hamri Al-Assad
2001
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Shaitana
1989
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Doctor Julian Bashir
1987
TV
Gotham
Ra's al Ghul
2014
TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Julian Bashir
1993
TV
Merlin
Kanen
2008
TV
Foundation
Advocate Xylas
2021
TV
Foundation
Dr. Ebling Mis
2021
TV
Strike Back
Zahir Sharq
2010
TV
Spooks
Ibhn Khaldun
2002
TV
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Dr. Julian Bashir (voice)
2020
Film
Kingdom of Heaven
Nasir
2005
TV
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Senator Avi Singh (voice)
2021
TV
Waking the Dead
Dr. Mohammed
2001
TV
Cosmos
Isaac Newton (voice)
2014
TV
Primeval
Philip Burton
2007
Film
Clash of the Titans
Hermes
2010
Filmography
2025FilmBeam Me Up, Suluas Self2024TVFallenas Clifford Howson2023FilmDeliver Usas Cardinal Russo2022TVShantaramas Khader Khan2021TVFoundationas Advocate Xylas2021TVStar Wars: The Bad Batchas Senator Avi Singh (voice)2020FilmSkylinesas General Radford2020TVStar Trek Dayas Self2020TVStar Trek: Lower Decksas Dr. Julian Bashir (voice)2019Film21 Bridgesas Adi2019TVThe Spyas Ahmed Suidani2018FilmWhat We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Self2018FilmSubmergenceas Dr. Shadid2017TVThe Kennedys: After Camelotas Aristotle Onassis2016FilmCity of Tiny Lightsas Al-Dabaran2016FilmRecon2015TVTutas Amun2015FilmGame of Thrones: Spanish Kingdom Specialas Self2014TVGothamas Ra's al Ghul2014FilmMay in the Summeras Ziad2014TVCosmosas Isaac Newton (voice)2013FilmThe Fifth Estateas Dr. Tarek Haliseh2013TVAtlantisas Minos2013TVPeaky Blindersas Ruben Oliver2013TVWild Arabiaas Himself - Narrator2012FilmInescapableas Adib2012TVTrue Loveas Ismail2011TVGame of Thronesas Doran Martell2010FilmMiralas Jamal2010Film4.3.2.1as Mr. Jauo-Pinto2010TVStrike Backas Zahir Sharq2010FilmClash of the Titansas Hermes2009FilmCairo Timeas Tareq Khalifa2009FilmSpy(ies)as Malik2008TVMerlinas Kanen2008FilmThe Boundaryas Ahmed Ali2008FilmAnatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'as self2008FilmDoomsdayas Prime Minister John Hatcher2007FilmA Lost Manas Fouad Saleh2007FilmThe Last Legionas Theodorus Andronikos2007TVPrimevalas Philip Burton2006FilmThe Nativity Storyas The Angel Gabriel2006FilmThe Path to Redemptionas Self2006FilmHannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmareas Hannibal2005FilmSyrianaas Prince Nasir Al-Subaai2005FilmKingdom of Heavenas Nasir2004FilmThe Hamburg Cellas Khalid Sheikh Mohammed2003FilmDeep Space Nine: Ending an Eraas Self2003FilmTrials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legendsas Self2002FilmReign of Fireas Ajay2002TVSpooksas Ibhn Khaldun2001TV24as Hamri Al-Assad2001TVWaking the Deadas Dr. Mohammed2000FilmVertical Limitas Kareem Nazir1999TVFamily Guyas London Silly Nannies Player (voice)1996FilmThe Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ationsas Self1995FilmStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrioras Julian Bashir1993FilmStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenesas Himself1993FilmStar Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissaryas Julian Bashir1993TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nineas Julian Bashir1992TVThe Big Battalionsas Yousef1992FilmA Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabiaas Prince Feisal (as Siddig El-Fadil)1989TVAgatha Christie's Poirotas Shaitana1987TVStar Trek: The Next Generationas Doctor Julian Bashir—FilmJude and the Jinnas Jinn—FilmWords from the Oven—TVJoseph of Egyptas Jacob