Rami Malek

Rami Malek once dated Portia Doubleday, who starred alongside him in ‘Mr. Robot’. More recently, he has been linked with actress Lucy Boyton who he first met while filming ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’

Rami Malek was born in Los Angeles in the US on May 12, 1981. His parents were Egyptian immigrants. His father was a tour guide in Cairo, who later became an insurance agent. His mother is an accountant. He has a twin brother named Sami who is younger by four minutes. He has an older sister named Yasmine who is a medical doctor.

He studied at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Future actresses Kirsten Dunst and Rachel Bilson also studied at the same school. Later, he studied at University of Evansville, in Evansville, Indiana. He graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Rami Malek began his acting career playing guest roles in the TV series ‘Gilmore Girls’, ‘Over There’ and ‘Medium’. His important role was in the American sitcom ‘The War at Home’ (2005–07). It ran for two seasons, earning mostly mixed reviews.

He made his film debut in 2006 with a supporting role in the comedy fantasy film ‘Night at the Museum’. He played the role of Pharaoh Ahkmenrah and reprised his role in the movie’s sequel ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’ in 2009. Both the films were commercially successful.

In 2010, he appeared in a few episodes of the famed TV series ‘24’ and also in some episodes of the TV series ‘The Pacific’. In 2011, he played a supporting role in the comedy film ‘Larry Crowne’. It was a commercial success and was met with mixed reviews. He next appeared in the 2012 sci-fi ‘Battleship’. It received mostly mixed reviews and was a commercial success.

In 2012, he was seen in ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 2’. The film, which was the final installment of the Twilight Saga film series, was a huge success commercially. Critical response was mostly mixed. He was then seen in the drama film ‘The Master’. It earned positive reviews, though it was a financial failure.

Malek had two film releases in 2013, which were ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ and ‘Short Term 12’. In 2014, he was seen in the action thriller film ‘Need for Speed’. It was based on the video game series of the same name. It was met with mixed reviews and was a commercial success.

One of the most important works in Rami Malek’s career is the drama film ‘The Master’. It was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Other actors in the film include Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams. The film proved to be a commercial failure, earning less than $30 million on a $32 million budget. However, the film was praised by critics and was nominated for three Oscars. It also appeared in several ‘Top 10’ movies list.

Malek is best known for his lead role in the drama thriller series ‘Mr. Robot’. He portrays the role of Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker, who is hired by Mr. Robot, an insurrectionary anarchist, to join a group of hacktivists.

The series, ‘Mr. Robot,’ which has aired for three seasons since 2015, has earned critical acclaim. It has won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for Best TV drama series. Malek himself won the Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series’.