| Sayed Badreya | |
|---|---|
 Badreya in 2009 | |
| Born | El Sayed Badreya (1957-02-04) February 4, 1957 (age 67) Port Said, Egypt |
| Education | New York University film school |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
El Sayed Badreya (Arabic: سيد بدرية) is an Egyptian-American actor.
He has had many roles in movies and television. He appeared in AmericanEast, Iron Man, Cargo, and The Dictator. He also provided motion capture and voice work for the pirate Rameses in Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hotshot | ||
| 1988 | Lucky Stiff | Craft service | |
| 1988 | The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story | Skull & Crossbones | TV movie |
| 1991 | Intimate Stranger | Clerk | TV movie |
| 1993 | The November Men | Lahoud | as Elsayed Badreya |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Foreign Man | TV series 1 episode |
| 1994 | Stargate | Arabic Interpreter | |
| 1995 | Mirage | Sayed | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Technical Adviser of Arabia | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Arab Pilot | |
| 1996 | Kingpin | mechanic | |
| 1998 | The Nanny | Guard | TV series 1 episode |
| 1999 | Deterrence | Omari | |
| 1999 | Three Kings | Iraqi Tank Major | |
| 1999 | The Insider | Hezbollah Head Gunman | |
| 2001 | The Princess and the Marine | Driver | TV movie |
| 2001 | Alias | Vendor | TV series 1 episode |
| 2001 | Shallow Hal | Doctor Sayed | |
| 2002 | Saving Egyptian Film Classics | Director, writer and producer | |
| 2002 | The Practice | Adman Fajiz | TV series 1 episode |
| 2003 | Casting Calls | Himself | TV documentary |
| 2003 | The Interrogation | Short Co-producer | |
| 2003 | T for Terrorist | Sayed, Terrorist | Short Also producer |
| 2003 | Stuck on You | Assisting Surgeon | |
| 2004 | Homeland Security | Jamaitja | TV movie |
| 2004 | The West Wing | Fatah Official #2 | TV series 1 episode |
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Middle Eastern Passenger | |
| 2005 | Mush | Mush's Father | Short Also producer |
| 2005 | SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs | Additional Morocco AO Voices | Voice, Video game |
| 2005 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo | Additional Morocco AO Voices | Voice, Video game |
| 2006 | The Unit | Afghan Commander | TV series 1 episode |
| 2006 | NUMB3RS | Sayed Malik | TV series 1 episode |
| 2006 | It's Not Just You, Tommy Chu! | Executive producer | |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Massoud Assassin | TV miniseries Also dialect coach |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Abu Bakaar | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Hamdi | |
| 2008 | AmericanEast | Mustafa Marzoke | Also writer |
| 2008 | Prisoners | Kamal | Short |
| 2009 | El Traspatio | El Sultán | |
| 2009 | Lost | Sayid's Father | TV series 1 episode |
| 2009 | Easy Money | Chuck Habib | TV series 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Space Between | Imam | |
| 2010 | Baram & Hamza | Uncle Anwar | Short |
| 2010 | When Life Gives You Lemons | Sayed | Short |
| 2010 | Family Prayers (aka Karim & Suha) | Hussein | Short |
| 2011 | Chicago Mirage | Moustafa | Short Also director, writer and producer |
| 2011 | Cargo | Sayed | |
| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Rameses, / Yemeni Citizens, Bedouin Riders | Voice, Video game |
| 2011 | Tied to a Chair | Kamal | |
| 2011 | This Narrow Place | Aziz | |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges | Orderly | |
| 2012 | Window Lies | Short Also writer and executive producer | |
| 2012 | The Dictator | Omar | Also technical advisor (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Just like a Woman | Tarek | |
| 2012 | Factory of Lies | Kareem | Short |
| 2013 | America in Arabic | Himself | TV series |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Large Man | (segment "Truth or Dare") |
| 2013 | The C Gate | Iraqi Messenger | Short |
| 2013 | The Mercury Dancer | Short Executive producer | |
| 2014 | Boiling Pot | Anwar Seif | |
| 2014 | Sound of Fear | Short | |
| 2014 | The End of Egypt or the Brotherhood | Himself | Documentary Also director, writer and producer |
| 2018 | Apple & Onion | Falafel | TV series |
| 2020 | Vanguard | Abati | |
| 2024 | Hello Beautiful | Malek |
References
- Rampell, Ed (2005-05-01). Progressive Hollywood: A People's Film History of the United States. The Disinformation Company. pp. 256–. ISBN 9781932857108. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- Montalbano, Dave (2010-12-22). The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 367–. ISBN 9781462836734. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- Catsoulis, Jeanette (October 21, 2011). "She Was Told She'd Be a Model. Of Course". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 March 2013.