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Sammy Sheik

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Sammy Sheik
Sheik in 2013
Born (1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 (age 43)
Citizenship
  • Egypt
  • United States
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Sammy Sheik (Arabic: سامي الشيخ; born November 15, 1981) is an Egyptian-American actor. He is best known for playing the role of "Mustafa" in Clint Eastwood's 2014 war drama film American Sniper.

Career

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Sheik was cast to play Al Jazeera executive, Mukhtar Al-Mujib in Albert Brooks' feature film, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. Soon thereafter, he started landing roles in TV series. He played a calculating hooded eyed killer, Mohamed El-Razani on the FX series, Over There, ring leader, Masheer Abu Marzuq on Fox's 24, which led to the role of Jamal Bin Mohamed on 24's spinoff show The Rookie. He also played a hot blooded bedouin, Kamal on ABC's Lost, and made guest appearances on NCIS, The Unit, My Own Worst Enemy and In the Moment. He played the recurring role Hany on the Showtime's United States of Tara.

Personal life

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Sheik splits his time between Cairo and Los Angeles.[1]

Filmography

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Film and television roles
Year Title Role
2004 What Should You Do? Avenger
2005 Dangerous Perceptions Jadash
Untold Stories of the E.R. Dr. Armin
Tayer Seif
Over There Hooded Eyes
Cries from Ramah Hani
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World Mukhtar Al-Mujib
2006 Kal: Yesterday & Tomorrow Amir
2007 AmericanEast Abdullah
24 Masheer Abu Marzuq
The Big Bang Theory Omer
Charlie Wilson's War Stinger
The Rookie Jamal Bin Mohamed
The Morgue Samim
2008 Lost Kamal
Mideast Midwest Mohamed
NCIS Fadel
An American Carol Fayed
The Unit Insurgent Leader
My Own Worst Enemy Server
2009 Darfur The Commander
2010 Axis of Evil Ali
In the Moment Edgar
This Narrow Place Hassan
United States of Tara Hany
Three Veils Ali
Nikita Bashir Maro/ Agent Rahal
Walk a Mile in My Pradas Carlos
2011 The Son of an Afghan Farmer Hassan
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Lt. Faraj
Homeland Imam Rafan Gohar
2012 Hekayat Banat (Season 1) Karim
2013 Lone Survivor Taraq
2014 American Sniper Mustafa
2015 The Blacklist Shahin Navabi/ Zal Bin Hasaan
2017 Cold Hell (Die Hölle) Saeed el Hadary
Sand Castle Mahmoud
2018 Marriage: Impossible (Kedba Bidaa) Ahmed
2019 Young Justice: Outsiders Samad Daou (voice)
2024 El-Hashasheen Kiya Buzurg-Ummid

References

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  1. ^ "Sammy Sheik - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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