Slender, dashingly handsome actor of Sudanese-English parentage (his mother is the sister of actor Malcolm McDowall) who first made an appearance on the big screen in Stephen Frears' "Sammie and Rosie Get Laid" (1987). He subsequently recreated Alec Guinness' role as Emir Feisal from the 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia" for the "Great Performances" TV drama, "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia", as it continued the story of English adventurer T.E. Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes). Siddig, is however, best known for his quietly suave and sensitively appealing Dr. Bashir on the popular sci-fi spin-off series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993-99). He changed his name from Siddig El Fadil to Alexander Siddig at the beginning of the fourth season. It seems that after three years, fans were still having trouble with his name.After "Deep Space Nine" was consigned to rerun heaven, Siddig returned to the big screen for the first time in 13 years with a supporting role in the mountain scaling adventure "Vertical Limit" (2000). After appearing in “Reign of Fire” (2002), a futuristic sci-fi fantasy complete with fire-breathing dragons destroying London, Siddig appeared in “Kingdom of Heaven” (2005), Sir Ridley Scott’s evenhanded take on the tentative truce among Muslims and Christians between the 2nd and 3rd Crusades of the 12th century. He then had a particularly effective turn as Prince Nassir, a reform-minded Arab royal who hopes to improve the lot of the people in his oil-rich nation but finds himself contending for leadership against his greedy, corrupt younger brother, in the political potboiler "Syriana" (2005).
Profession(s):
Actor, director, nightclub dancer, clothing salesman, insurance salesman
Sometimes Credited As:
Siddig El Fadil
Family
son:Django El Tahir El Siddig (Born Sep. 16, 1996; mother, Nana Visitor)
uncle:Malcolm McDowell (Maternal uncle; best known for starring in "A Clockwork Orange" and "Star Trek Generations")
uncle:Sadiq al-Mahdi (Paternal uncle; former Sudanese Prime Minister)
wife:Nana Visitor (Played Major Kira Nerys in the series, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" from 1993-1999; married from 1997-2001)
Companion(s)
Kim Cattrall
, Companion
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Education
University College London London, England geography and anthropology
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art London, England
Fonthill Lodge School East Grinstead, West Sussex, England 1974
St. Lawrence College Ramsgate, Kent, England 1979
2008 Featured in the sci-fi film, "Doomsday"
2007 Joined the sixth season of FOX's "24" as former terrorist Hamri Al-Assad
2007 Co-starred with Sir Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth in "The Last Legion"
2006 Played the title role in the BBC's "Hannibal - Rome's Worst Nightmare"
2005 Co-starred in Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven" about the 12th-Century Crusades
2005 Portrayed Prince Nasir in the geopolitical thriller "Syriana" opposite George Clooney and Matt Damon
2003 Guest-starring as an Algerian secret agent in the British series, "Spooks"
2000 Had supporting role in "Vertical Limit"; first feature film appearance in 13 years
1993 - 1999 Played Dr. Julian Bashir on the syndicated series, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
1990 Played the Emir Feisal in the PBS "Great Performances" TV drama, "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia"
1987 Feature debut, as a party guest in "Sammy and Rosie Get Laid"
After graduating from LAMDA, worked in repertory theater in Manchester
Began directing stage plays at The Arts Threshold Theatre
