Omar Metwally

Omar Metwally
Born 1974 (age 43–44)
Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Residence Los Angeles, California
Citizenship United States
Education American Conservatory Theater
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present

Omar Metwally (born 1974) is an American actor best known for his roles in Rendition, Munich and Miral. Most recently he was seen in the role of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime series The Affair, as Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop and as Agent Santiago in USA Network television series Mr. Robot.

Early life and education

Metwally was born in 1974 in Queens, New York to an Egyptian father and a Dutch mother, and moved with the family to Orange County, California at age three, where he was raised. Metwally earned a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley,[1] and while acting around the Bay Area earned a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco.[2]

Career

Metwally plays Vik Ullah on Showtime's The Affair. He also plays Santiago on USA's Mr Robot.

Metwally's film roles include Non-Stop, Gavin Hood's Rendition and Steven Spielberg's Munich, Complete Unknown, Breakable You,The City of Your Final Destination, released in 2010 (filmed 2006–07), and Amsterdam. He received the 2008 Chopard Trophy for his work in Rendition, presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Metwally was also seen in the film Miral from director Julian Schnabel.

Metwally has also worked extensively on stage, appearing in the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj at the Atlantic Theater in 2015[3] where he also received an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance.[4] He was seen in 2005 as "Aram" in Beast on the Moon directed by Larry Moss, and received a 2004 Tony Award nomination for his work in Sixteen Wounded.[5] He has worked with the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, first as an actor and then as a director. He has also appeared at theaters around the country, including Steppenwolf, The Public, the Long Wharf, and Berkeley Rep.

Metwally's television credits include The Affair, Mr Robot, Dig, Virtuality, Fringe, The Unit, and Grey's Anatomy.

Personal life

Metwally resides in New York City.

Filmography

Television and Film Combined

YearMovieRole
2003Nash BridgesMobster #3
2003New AmericansAnwar Beshrabi
2005Life on the LedgeDruggist
2005MunichAli
2006Twenty QuestionsMr. Assad
2006Grey's AnatomyJesse Fannon
2006The UnitWirth
2007RenditionAnwar El-Ibrahimi
2007The City of Your Final DestinationOmar Razaghi
2008New AmsterdamJohn
2009VirtualityDr. Adin Meyer
2010MiralHani
2011UnforgettableADA Adam Gilroy
2011The Good WifeWasim Al-Said
2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2Amun
2014Non-StopDr. Fahim Nasir
2014Day Tenuncredited
2015DigYussef Khalid
2015-18The AffairDr. Vik Ullah
2016Complete UnknownFarshad
2016Mr. RobotAgent Santiago
2017Breakable YouSamir Kamali

References

  1. ↑ Herstein, Beth. "Interview with Omar Metwally, The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East". Talkin' Broadway. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "A.C.T Alumni". American Conservatory Theater. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "GUARDS AT THE TAJ". Atlantic Theater Company. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Obie Awards, 2016 Winners.
  5. ↑ Bio: Omar Metwally New York Arab-American Comedy Festival


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