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Omid Djalili

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Omid Djalili
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An actor and stand up comedian, born in London to Iranian parents of the Baha'i faith. He studied English and Theatre Studies. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama The Letter for the King (2020) as Sir Fantumar and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials (2019). A Perrier Award nominee in 2002 and Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize winner in 2016, Omid has starred in films such as the smash hits Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018), the Oscar nominated Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015), Oscar winning Gladiator (2000), Sex and The City 2, The Mummy and The Infidel. Other films include Mr Nice, Grown Your Own, Over the Hedge, Casanova, Modigliani, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Calcium Kid, Anita & Me, Mean Machine and Spy Game. Other notable TV credits include two series of his own BBC One show, The Omid Djalili Show (2007), and a co-starring role in Whoopi Goldberg's NBC sitcom Whoopi. Omid was also part of the 2018 line-up for ITV's We Are Most Amused and Amazed, a televised celebration for The Prince of Wales' 70th birthday. Omid executive produced the acclaimed 2015 documentary We Are Many (2014) about the global anti-war demonstrations that took place in 800 cities on 15th February 2003.
BornSeptember 30, 1965
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Omid Djalili, Tracy-Ann Oberman, and Natasha Jenssen in The Infidel (2010)
Omid Djalili in Gladiator (2000)
Omid Djalili in The Paul Reiser Show (2011)
Heath Ledger and Omid Djalili in Casanova (2005)
Heath Ledger and Omid Djalili in Casanova (2005)
Omid Djalili in Over the Hedge (2006)
Omid Djalili

Known for

The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy
7.1
  • Warden Gad Hassan
  • 1999
The Infidel (2010)
The Infidel
6.4
  • Mahmud Nasir
  • 2010
Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator
8.5
  • Slave Trader
  • 2000
Andy Garcia in Modigliani (2004)
Modigliani
7.2
  • Picasso
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Love Again
    • Post-production
  • The Change
  • Polter Guys
  • Joan Collins, Ramin Karimloo, Fleur East, and Samantha Barks in Tomorrow Morning (2022)
    Tomorrow Morning
  • Declan Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin in Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  • Britney (2021)
    Britney
  • Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson in His Dark Materials (2019)
    His Dark Materials
  • Performance Live - The Way Out (2020)
    Performance Live - The Way Out
  • The Letter for the King (2020)
    The Letter for the King
  • Julie Graham, Siobhan Redmond, Sarah Woodward, and Olivia Vinall in Queens of Mystery (2019)
    Queens of Mystery
  • Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Eugenio Derbez, Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Misty Copeland, and Jayden Fowora-Knight in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
  • Rupert Grint, Lucien Laviscount, Luke Pasqualino, and Phoebe Dynevor in Snatch (2017)
    Snatch
  • James Nesbitt and Thekla Reuten in Lucky Man (2016)
    Lucky Man
  • Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Cher, Andy Garcia, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Skinner, Jeremy Irvine, Alexa Davies, Lily James, Jessica Keenan Wynn, and Josh Dylan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
    Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
  • Arabian Nights
  • Thunderbirds Are Go (2015)
    Thunderbirds Are Go
    • (voice)
  • Jo Brand, Omid Djalili, Helen Griffin, Imogen Byron, and Ben Colbert in Going Forward (2016)
    Going Forward

Writer

  • Performance Live - The Way Out (2020)
    Performance Live - The Way Out
  • Omid Djalili and the First Eleven - England's Going Out (To Do It Again)
  • Little Crackers (2010)
    Little Crackers
  • Omid Djalili in Omid Djalili: Tour of Duty (2012)
    Omid Djalili: Tour of Duty
  • Omid Djalili: Live in London (2009)
    Omid Djalili: Live in London
  • Omid Djalili in The Omid Djalili Show (2007)
    The Omid Djalili Show
  • Omid Djalili: No Agenda - Live at the London Palladium (2007)
    Omid Djalili: No Agenda - Live at the London Palladium
  • One Night Stand (2005)
    One Night Stand
  • Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan, and Mitch Hedberg in Just for Laughs (2002)
    Just for Laughs

Producer

  • We Are Many (2014)
    We Are Many
  • The Infidel (2010)
    The Infidel
  • Omid Djalili: Live in London (2009)
    Omid Djalili: Live in London
  • Omid Djalili in The Omid Djalili Show (2007)
    The Omid Djalili Show
  • Omid Djalili: No Agenda - Live at the London Palladium (2007)
    Omid Djalili: No Agenda - Live at the London Palladium
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Shaun the Sheep
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San Diego Comic-Con Trailer
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In Theaters August 5th
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Personal details

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    • Commercial Talent Agent - Useful TV
    • September 30, 1965
    • London, England, UK
    • 1992 - present (3 children)
  • Other works
    Frequently gives talks all around the world. Recently (late 2006) he gave a talk on the Middle East to Eton College, Berkshire, which he almost went to as a boy.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    Raised as the son of Iranian parents, a reporter and a dress maker, his interest in comedy sparked at a young age. He attended The University of Ulster, Coleraine in Northern Ireland and earned a degree in English and theatre studies.

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