Sayed Badreya

Sayed Badreya

Acting

Birthday

1957/05/01 (67 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Port Said, Egypt

Also know as

سيد بدرية

Biography

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 transported him to a magical land. But it was here ...Read more

Acting
Independence Day
6.9

(1996) Independence Day

as Arab Pilot

0.0

Dandelion Season

as Omar

Iron Man
7.6

(2008) Iron Man

as Abu Bakaar

Mirage
3.2

(1995) Mirage

as Sayed

You Don't Mess with the Zohan
5.7

(2008) You Don't Mess with the Zohan

as Hamdi

El Traspatio
6.4

(2009) Backyard

as El Sultán

This Narrow Place
0.0

(2011) This Narrow Place

as Aziz

I Am That Man
10.0

(2019) I Am That Man

as Harry

AmericanEast
5.6

(2008) AmericanEast

as Mustafa Marzouke

The Dictator
6.2

(2012) The Dictator

as Omar

Movie 43
4.6

(2013) Movie 43

as Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")

Cargo
5.5

(2011) Cargo

as Sayed

Just Like a Woman
5.5

(2013) Just Like a Woman

as Tarek

0.0

(2010) Family Prayers

as Hussein

True Lies
7.1

(1994) True Lies

as Arab Terrorist (uncredited)

0.0

perforated calabash

as himself

0.0

Hello Beautiful

as ---

The Insider
7.4

(1999) The Insider

as Hezbollah Head Gunman

Stuck on You
5.3

(2003) Stuck on You

as Assisting Surgeon

Three Kings
6.6

(1999) Three Kings

as Iraqi Tank Major

6.3

(1988) The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story

as Skull & Crossbones

Kingpin
6.5

(1996) Kingpin

as Fatima

The Three Stooges
5.8

(2012) The Three Stooges

as Orderly

Shallow Hal
6.2

(2001) Shallow Hal

as Doctor Sayed

Stargate
7.0

(1994) Stargate

as Arabic Interpreter

The Princess & the Marine
6.6

(2001) The Princess & the Marine

as Chauffeur

急先锋
6.3

(2020) Vanguard

as Abati

Hotshot
2.7

(1987) Hotshot

as Mohamed

شاهد اغتصاب
2.0

(2020) Witness to a Rape

as himself

Boiling Pot
5.2

(2015) Boiling Pot

as Anwar Seif

The Space Between
7.2

(2011) The Space Between

as Imam

Jellyfish and Lobster
8.5

(2023) Jellyfish and Lobster

as Mido

Soul Plane
5.4

(2004) Soul Plane

as Middle Eastern Passenger

Seinfeld
8.3

(1989) Seinfeld

as Foreign Man

Numb3rs
7.0

(2005) Numb3rs

as ---

The Unit
7.3

(2006) The Unit

as Afghan Commander

The Practice
7.7

(1997) The Practice

as ---

Apple & Onion
6.5

(2018) Apple & Onion

as Falafel (voice)

The West Wing
8.2

(1999) The West Wing

as Fatah Official

WondLa
7.6

(2024) WondLa

as Bartender (voice)