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Amin El Gamal

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Amin El Gamal (he/they) is an American actor of Egyptian, Lebanese, and Palestinian heritage.

Shortly after graduating with his MFA in Acting from USC's School of Dramatic Arts, Amin landed roles on The Newsroom (2012), Shameless (2011), and The Librarians (2014). In 2017, he played sinister fan favorite Cyclops on the Prison Break (2005) revival, which made him the first openly queer Muslim actor to play a leading role on a TV show.

With a recurring role on Good Trouble (2019) and notable appearances in the films Namour (2016), Message from the King (2016) (opposite Chadwick Boseman and Alfred Molina), and the indies First Love (2019), Spring Bloom, and Breaking Fast (2020), Amin is well on his way to establishing himself as one of Hollywood's most striking and versatile performers.
BornMarch 31
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    Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
    Good Trouble
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cary Plack
    Michael Cassidy and Haaz Sleiman in Breaking Fast (2020)
    Breaking Fast
    6.7
    • Sam
    • 2020
    Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
    Prison Break
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cyclops
    Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom (2012)
    The Newsroom
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Kahlid 'Amen' Salim

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    Actor



    • Ride or Die
      • Matari
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Spring Bloom
      • Tomas
      • Post-production



    • Manny Jacinto and Jameela Jamil in Marigold Breach (2022)
      Marigold Breach
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • Saadya
      • 2022
    • First Date (2021)
      First Date
      6.8
      Short
      • Gabe
      • 2021
    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cary Plack
      • 2019–2021
    • Josh Thomas, Maeve Press, Kayla Cromer, and Adam Faison in Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020)
      Everything's Gonna Be Okay
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Carl
      • 2020
    • Michael Cassidy and Haaz Sleiman in Breaking Fast (2020)
      Breaking Fast
      6.7
      • Sam
      • 2020
    • Lana McKissack, Brian Elerding, Michael Nardelli, Sibongile Mlambo, and Noemi Gonzalez in Dark/Web (2019)
      Dark/Web
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Samsa
      • 2019
    • Annie Heise and Aaron Costa Ganis in First Love (2019)
      First Love
      7.0
      • Kalil
      • 2019
    • Sunset Prayer (2018)
      Sunset Prayer
      Short
      • Bilal
      • 2018
    • Gaby Hoffmann, Jay Duplass, Amy Landecker, Judith Light, and Alexandra Billings in Transparent (2014)
      Transparent
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Omar
      • 2017
    • Michael Rapaport, Muse Watson, Stacy Keach, Paul Adelstein, Barbara Eve Harris, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Leon Russom, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and Marshall Allman in Prison Break (2005)
      Prison Break
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cyclops
      • 2017
    • Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Larroquette, and John Kim in The Librarians (2014)
      The Librarians
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Apep
      • 2017
    • Message from the King (2016)
      Message from the King
      6.4
      • Martine
      • 2016
    • Namour (2016)
      Namour
      6.5
      • Manu
      • 2016
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Adrian Mitchen
      • 2016
    • "The only thing you can't have by yourself... is a family."
      Better Half
      6.1
      • Trev
      • 2015

    Producer



    • Witness (2024)
      Witness
      8.8
      Short
      • co-executive producer
      • 2024
    • Audrey Dundee Hannah and B.J. Minor in Unmasking (2024)
      Unmasking
      Short
      • producer
      • 2024

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    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • March 31
      • Palo Alto, California, USA
    • Other works
      Stage play: The Bacchae, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis, composed by Philip Glass, and commissioned by the NY Public Theater
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      • 23 Articles

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      His last name means "The Camel" in Arabic.

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