Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for portraying 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, and as 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, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. Time magazine named Malek one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for portraying 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, and as 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, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. Time magazine named Malek one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
Born in Torrance, California, to Egyptian 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 Papillon (2017), the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), and portrayed David Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023).
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Filmography (Movies)
Nuremberg
Character:Douglas Kelley
Release Date:06/11/2025
The Amateur
Character:Heller
Release Date:09/04/2025
Oppenheimer
Character:David Hill
Release Date:19/07/2023
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:27/11/2022
The Sound of 007
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2022
Amsterdam
Character:Tom Voze
Release Date:27/09/2022
Designing Bond
Character:Self
Release Date:20/12/2021
No Time to Die
Character:Lyutsifer Safin
Release Date:29/09/2021
Being James Bond
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/08/2021
The Little Things
Character:Jim Baxter
Release Date:28/01/2021
Dolittle
Character:Chee-Chee (voice)
Release Date:02/01/2020
The Ben Cobb Show
Character:Harry Bardo
Release Date:29/07/2019
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Character:Self
Release Date:29/04/2019
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2019
The Look and Sound of Queen
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2019
Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie
Character:Self / Freddie Mercury
Release Date:11/01/2019
Bohemian Rhapsody
Character:Freddie Mercury
Release Date:24/10/2018
Papillon
Character:Louis Dega
Release Date:07/09/2017
Buster's Mal Heart
Character:Buster
Release Date:28/05/2017
Project X
Character:Narrator 1 (voice)
Release Date:18/11/2016
Mr. Robot Virtual Reality Experience
Character:Elliot Alderson
Release Date:21/07/2016
Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc
Character:Self - Elliot
Release Date:20/06/2016
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Character:Seneschal Higginbottom
Release Date:13/02/2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Character:Ahkmenrah
Release Date:17/12/2014
Need for Speed
Character:Finn
Release Date:12/03/2014
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2014
Oldboy
Character:Browning
Release Date:14/11/2013
Short Term 12
Character:Nate
Release Date:23/08/2013
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Character:Will
Release Date:03/07/2013
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Character:Benjamin
Release Date:13/11/2012
The Master
Character:Clark
Release Date:14/09/2012
Battleship
Character:Watch Officer
Release Date:11/04/2012
Larry Crowne
Character:Steve Dibiasi
Release Date:30/06/2011
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Character:Ahkmenrah
Release Date:20/05/2009
Night at the Museum
Character:Ahkmenrah
Release Date:20/12/2006
Television Appearances
The 2010s
Character:Self - Actor, Mr. Robot
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Mr. Robot
Character:Elliot Alderson
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
BoJack Horseman
Character:Flip McVicker / Jose Guerrero (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Character:Flip McVicker (voice)
Believe
Character:Dr. Adam Terry
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
The Legend of Korra
Character:Tahno (voice)
Alcatraz
Character:Webb Porter
The Pacific
Character:PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
El hormiguero
Character:Self - Guest
Over There
Character:Hassan
The War at Home
Character:Kenny
Medium
Character:Timothy Kercher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
24
Character:Marcos Al-Zacar
Gilmore Girls
Character:Andy
The View
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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