Mido Hamada
{{Short description|German-Egyptian actor}}
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Mido Hamada ({{langx|arz|ميدو حمادة}}) is an Egyptian-German actor in film, theatre, and television.
Early life and education
Mido Hamada was born in Cairo, Egypt, to an Egyptian family who moved to Germany.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
He studied at an American school in Germany, and later attended the Oxford School of Drama.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Career
His roles include Ahmed Shah Massoud in the television mini-series The Path to 9/11 and smaller roles in the British television film Hannibal and the series Feel the Force. In 2004, he played in the film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. In the 2011 film Unknown, Hamada played a Saudi sheikh involved in an assassination attempt at a Berlin hotel and in funding biotechnological research.
Hamada has also appeared in season 8 of the Fox series 24 as Samir Mehran, a rogue intelligence agent from the fictional Middle Eastern country of Kamistan who assassinates its president Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor). He served as the season's arch-villain for most of its episodes.
He appeared again in a Fox series on Terra Nova, where he portrayed Guzman, one of the colony security personnel and a trusted colleague to Commander Nathaniel Taylor.
In 2012, Hamada had a role in the Showtime series Homeland, playing a key member of a terrorist cell planning an attack on the United States. In The Situation, he played Zaid, an Iraqi photographer. He portrayed "The Butcher" in the film American Sniper.{{cite web|author=Movies|url=http://www.thewrap.com/american-sniper-review-bradley-cooper-clint-eastwood-sienna-miller/ |title='American Sniper' Review: War Plays Out Like a Video Game in Clint Eastwood's Navy SEAL Biopic |publisher=Thewrap.com |date=2014-11-11 |accessdate=2015-02-23}} He also lent his voice for the video game Disney Infinity 3.0.{{Cite video game | title = Disney Infinity 3.0 | year = 2015 | scene=Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of| developer=Avalanche Software}} In 2017, he played Eamonn, captain of the bodyguards of the Wizard of Oz, in Emerald City.
In 2019, Hamada played congressman Daniel Maloof in the fourth season of Veronica Mars, produced by Hulu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-plays-daniel-maloof-in-veronica-mars-season-4-mido-hamada-is-already-action-star-18224806|title = Who Plays Daniel Maloof in 'Veronica Mars' Season 4? Mido Hamada is Already an Action Star}} He also has a role in the 2021 science fiction series Foundation.
Personal life
Hamada is fluent in German, English, and Arabic.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Filmography
= Film =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2004
|Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow |Soldier | |
| 2005
|Translator | |
| 2006
|Zaid | |
| 2011
|Prince Shada | |
| 2014
|The Butcher | |
| 2019
|Kash | |
| 2021
|Wildcat |Abu Khalid | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2002
|Captain |rowspan="2"|1 episode |
| 2004
|Butterfly (uncredited) |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|Ruben |rowspan="4"|Television movie |
| The English Harem
|Sassan Sahar |
| rowspan="4"|2006
|Hannibal |Mago |
| Assault on Waco
|Special Agent Alsakka |
| Feel the Force
|Mr. Fuentes |1 episode |
| The Path to 9/11
|Massoud |rowspan="2"|2 episodes |
| rowspan="3"|2007
|Mullah Al Sakka |
| State of Mind
|Taj Kalid, MD |8 episodes |
| 2057
|N/A |rowspan="3"|1 episode |
| rowspan="3"|2010
|NCIS |Prince Abdalla Ibn Alwaan |
| Holby City
|Donald Bass |
| 24
|Samir Mehran |10 episodes |
| 2011
|Guzman |2 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2012
|M.M |3 episodes |
| Whispers of the Desert
|Halid |rowspan="2"|Television movie |
| rowspan="2"|2013
|The Forbidden Woman |Khalid |
| Red Widow
|Agent Khalil |N/A |
| rowspan="3"|2014
|Fincen Agent Kazimi |rowspan="2"|1 episode |
| Hawaii Five-O
|Amir Khan |
| Legends
|Prince Abboud |rowspan="2"|2 episodes |
| 2015
|Eleazar Ben Ya'ir |
| rowspan="2"|2017
|Niches Con Platanito |Himself |1 episode |
| Emerald City
|Eamonn |9 episodes |
| 2018
|Cyrus |Series regular |
| 2019
|Daniel Maloof |6 episodes |
| 2021
|Shadow Master Obrecht |Recurring role |
| 2023
|Alexandre Le Grand : au rang des Dieux |Darius III |6 episodes |
| 2024
|Mike Maxwell |Series regular |
= Video games =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2015
|Additional Voices | |
| 2019
|Dr. Smolder Bravestone |
References
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External links
- {{Facebook|MidoHamada.Official}}
- {{IMDb name|1715024}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Alumni of the Oxford School of Drama
Category:Male actors from Cairo
Category:Egyptian emigrants to Germany
Category:German male film actors
Category:German male stage actors
Category:German male television actors