Rami Malek

Biography

Rami Said Malek (English: /ˈrɑːmi ˈmælɪk/; Arabic: رامي سعيد مالك, Egyptian Arabic: [ˈɾɑːmi sæˈʕiːd ˈmæːlek]; born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He gained recognition for portraying 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 in 2019, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. He played 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. Born in Torrance, California, to Coptic 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 the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), portrayed David Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023), starred as a CIA cryptographer in the spy film The Amateur (2025), and starred as psychiatrist Douglas Kelley in the film Nuremberg (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Rami Malek, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (35)

• The Man I Love2026 · as Jimmy
• Nuremberg2025 · as Douglas Kelley
• The Amateur2025 · as Heller
• Oppenheimer2023 · as David Hill
• 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen2022 · as Self
• The Sound of 0072022 · as Self
• Amsterdam2022 · as Tom Voze
• Designing Bond2021 · as Self
• No Time to Die2021 · as Lyutsifer Safin
• Being James Bond2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Little Things2021 · as Jim Baxter
• Dolittle2020 · as Chee-Chee (voice)
• The Ben Cobb Show2019 · as Harry Bardo
• The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story2019 · as Self
• Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid2019 · as Self
• The Look and Sound of Queen2019 · as Self
• Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie2019 · as Self / Freddie Mercury
• Bohemian Rhapsody2018 · as Freddie Mercury
• Papillon2017 · as Louis Dega
• Buster's Mal Heart2017 · as Buster
• Project X2016 · as Narrator 1 (voice)
• Mr. Robot_dec0d3d.doc2016 · as Self - Elliot
• Da Sweet Blood of Jesus2015 · as Seneschal Higginbottom
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014 · as Ahkmenrah
• Need for Speed2014 · as Finn
• Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes2014 · as Self
• Oldboy2013 · as Browning
• Short Term 122013 · as Nate
• Ain't Them Bodies Saints2013 · as Will
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 22012 · as Benjamin
• The Master2012 · as Clark
• Battleship2012 · as Watch Officer
• Larry Crowne2011 · as Steve Dibiasi
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian2009 · as Ahkmenrah
• Night at the Museum2006 · as Ahkmenrah

All TV Shows (29)

• The 2010s2023 · as Self - Actor, Mr. Robot
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Mr. Robot2015 · as Elliot Alderson
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Flip McVicker / Jose Guerrero (voice)
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Flip McVicker (voice)
• Believe2014 · as Dr. Adam Terry
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Legend of Korra2012 · as Tahno (voice)
• Alcatraz2012 · as Webb Porter
• The Pacific2010 · as PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• El hormiguero2006 · as Self - Guest
• Over There2005 · as Hassan
• The War at Home2005 · as Kenny
• Medium2005 · as Timothy Kercher
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• 242001 · as Marcos Al-Zacar
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Andy
• The View1997 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee