Egyptian-born film-maker and actor Sayed Badreya realized a childhood dream by winning roles in major Hollywood films such as The Insider, Three Kings, and Independence Day. Growing up in poverty in Port Said, Sayed Badreya's dreams of movie stardom looked as bleak as the prospect of peace in the Middle East. From the Six Day War in '67 through the Yom Kippur War in '73, his only escape from the world he knew was the movie theater, where films t...
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Independence Day
As Arab Pilot
Dandelion Season
As Omar
Iron Man
As Abu Bakaar
Mirage
As Sayed
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
As Hamdi
Backyard
As El Sultán
This Narrow Place
As Aziz
I Am That Man
As Harry
AmericanEast
As Mustafa Marzouke
The Dictator
As Omar
Movie 43
As Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")
Cargo
As Sayed
Just Like a Woman
As Tarek
Jellyfish and Lobster
As Mido
Family Prayers
As Hussein
True Lies
As Arab Terrorist (uncredited)
perforated calabash
As himself
Hello Beautiful
The Insider
As Hezbollah Head Gunman
Stuck on You
As Assisting Surgeon
Three Kings
As Iraqi Tank Major
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
As Skull & Crossbones
Kingpin
As Fatima
The Three Stooges
As Orderly
Shallow Hal
As Doctor Sayed
Stargate
As Arabic Interpreter
The Princess & the Marine
As Chauffeur
Vanguard
As Abati
Hotshot
As Mohamed
Witness to a Rape
As himself
Boiling Pot
As Anwar Seif
The Space Between
As Imam
Seinfeld
As Foreign Man
Numb3rs
The Unit
As Afghan Commander
The Practice
Apple & Onion
As Falafel (voice)
The West Wing
As Fatah Official
WondLa
As Bartender (voice)