Rami Malek
American actor (born 1981)
Rami Malek is an American actor of Egyptian heritage who won an Emmy Award as hacker Elliot Alderson in Mr. Robot. His portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody earned the Academy Award for Best Actor along with a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has also played the Bond villain Safin in No Time to Die, appeared in Oppenheimer and led the thriller The Amateur.
Rami Malek appears in 6 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 2012 to 2025. Most of that work is in action, thriller and drama. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Peter Berg (2).
Known for
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Freddie Mercury. His performance as the Queen frontman won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
- Mr. Robot (2015), Elliot Alderson. The anxious, unreliable hacker at the centre of the series won him an Emmy Award.
- No Time to Die (2021), Lyutsifer Safin. He faced Daniel Craig’s James Bond as the villain of his final outing.
- The Pacific (2010), Merriell Shelton. An early showcase as a sardonic Marine in the HBO war miniseries.
- Oppenheimer (2023), David L. Hill. A small but pivotal role as the scientist who testifies late in the film.
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In cinemas · AU · Adelaide, 14 to 25 Oct
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Rami Malek been in?
- Rami Malek appears in The Amateur (2025), Nuremberg (2025), No Time to Die (2021), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Mr. Robot (2015), Need for Speed (2014) and Battleship (2012) on The Remote.
- When was Rami Malek born?
- Rami Malek was born on 12 May 1981.
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