
Acting
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 that he determined he was destined to be a part of that magic. After attending New York University …

Rise of the Conqueror
as Kay Khusrau

Hello Beautiful

Jellyfish and Lobster
as Mido

Vanguard
as Abati

Witness to a Rape
as himself

I Am That Man
as Harry

Boiling Pot
as Anwar Seif

Movie 43
as Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")

Just Like a Woman
as Tarek

The Dictator
as Omar

WondLa
as Bartender (voice) · 2 ep.

Apple & Onion
as Falafel (voice) · 76 ep.

The Unit
as Afghan Commander · 1 ep.

Numb3rs
as Sayed Malik · 1 ep.

Lost
as Mr. Jarrah · 1 ep.

Alias
as Vendor · 1 ep.

The West Wing
as Fatah Official · 1 ep.

The Practice
as Adman Fajiz · 1 ep.

The Nanny
as Guard · 1 ep.

Seinfeld
as Foreign Man · 1 ep.
The Insider
1999