Рами Малек: Американский актер египетского происхождения

American actor (born 1981)

Rami Said Malek (/lang/'/r//ɑː//m//i// /'/m//æ//l//ɪ//k/; رامي سعيد مالك, ; born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for portraying computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), for which he won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first actor of Egyptian heritage to win in that category. Born in Torrance, California, to Egyptian immigrant parents, he studied theater before acting in plays in New York City. He had supporting roles in film and television, including the Fox sitcom The War at Home (2005–2007), the HBO miniseries The Pacific (2010), and the Night at the Museum film trilogy (2006–2014). Since his breakthrough, Malek has starred in Papillon (2017), the crime film The Little Things (2021), played the main antagonist Lyutsifer Safin in the James Bond film No Time to Die (2021), and portrayed David Hill in Christopher Nolan's biographical film Oppenheimer (2023).

After his college graduation, Malek wanted to attend grad school for theater; with college debt growing, he moved to New York, where he shared a one bedroom Lower East Side apartment with friends who were also in the theater community. His network of friends included writers and directors, many of whom would come together to form the Slant Theatre Project, and they would perform their own plays around the city. Despite sending his resume to production houses, he found it difficult to get work as an actor, which led to bouts of depression and a loss of confidence. After a year and a half, Malek finally received a call from casting director Mara Casey. She asked to speak to his agent. When he confessed he did not have one, she told him to get one first. He also voiced "additional characters" for the video game Halo 2, for which he was uncredited. Later that year, he appeared in an episode of Medium and was cast in the prominent recurring role of Kenny, on the Fox comedy series The War at Home. Kenny's "coming out" story earned accolades from GLAAD. In 2006, Malek made his feature film debut as Pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the comedy Night at the Museum. He reprised this role in the sequels Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014).

Malek returned to television in 2010 in a recurring role as the suicide bomber Marcos Al Zacar on the eighth season of the Fox series 24. Growing weary of playing characters he called "acceptable terrorists", he instructed his agent to reject any role that painted Arabs or Middle Easterners in a "bad light". After the intensity of filming The Pacific, he chose to leave Hollywood and lived briefly in Argentina, though he says it was unsuccessful, and he has "since found better ways of coping". During the filming of The Pacific, Malek received a letter from executive producer Tom Hanks praising Malek's performance. Hanks then cast him as college student Steve Dibiasi in the feature film Larry Crowne, released in July 2011. Those opportunities led to Malek securing supporting roles in a series of major films. In August 2010, it was announced that he had been cast as the "Egyptian coven" vampire, Benjamin, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. In 2013 he played Nate, a new employee at a group home for youths, in the indie film Short Term 12, opposite Brie Larson. He appeared in two Spike Lee films during this period, the 2012 remake of the South Korean film Oldboy, in a part that was trimmed significantly, and later in the crowdfunded picture Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. The two men have remained friends.

Screenwriter Sam Esmail had auditioned over 100 actors to play the lead character of Elliot Alderson (a mentally unstable computer hacker) for a show he was developing. Having failed to cast the part, he considered re writing the character altogether. The role drew immediate acclaim from critics, with USA Today calling it his "breakout performance". Entertainment Weekly called Malek's "magnetic performance" the "best reason" to watch the show. Backstage remarked that Malek "anchored the drama" and that his "spin" on the anti hero trope "promises a fresh direction for prestige TV". His performance earned him nominations for the Dorian Award, Satellite Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He was the first non white actor to win an Emmy in that category since 1998. The show concluded in December 2019 with its fourth season, for which Malek received a third Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama. Though he was among 3000 actors considered to play Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Malek had his first starring role in Buster's Mal Heart, which premiered in September 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews. In it, Malek plays a man who leads two lives, one as Jonah and another as Buster. Casting him in the role before his success with Mr. Robot, the director, Sarah Adina Smith, said, "I had no idea how huge and adored he would become". Malek next starred as Louis Dega in Papillon, a remake of the 1973 film, co starring Charlie Hunnam. It premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and had a limited box office release in August 2018. In 2017, Malek joined the cast of the Netflix animated comedy series BoJack Horseman (season 4), voicing the character Flip McVicker, a writer who does not trust email. In 2018, Malek portrayed Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. The film premiered in London on October 23, 2018, and became a major box office success, grossing over $900 million worldwide on a production budget of about $50 million. It became the sixth highest grossing film of 2018 worldwide, and the highest grossing musical biographical film of all time. Though the film received mixed reviews overall, Malek's performance was acclaimed by critics. He won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. In preparation for the role as Mercury, Malek moved to London where he worked with a dialect coach and a movement coach, and took piano and singing lessons. This included watching the 1985 Live Aid concert video on YouTube at least 1,500 times to perfect his performance for the film. He also had to get used to speaking and singing with a set of false teeth that mimicked Mercury's overbite.</blockquote>

In December 2018, it was announced that Malek would produce and star in an eight episode podcast called Blackout. Scott Conroy was the writer of the podcast, a thriller about a small town radio DJ who must "fight to protect his family and community from a coordinated attack that destroys the power grid and upends modern civilization". The podcast debuted with two episodes on March 19, 2019, with six subsequent episodes premiering weekly. It won the 2020 Webby Award for Best Scripted Podcast (Fiction). Malek also voiced Chee Chee the gorilla in Dolittle, starring Robert Downey Jr.; the film was produced in 2018 and released in January 2020. In May 2019, Malek joined the cast of the crime thriller The Little Things, opposite Denzel Washington and Jared Leto. The film was released on January 29, 2021. On April 25, 2019, Malek was cast as the main villain in the James Bond film No Time to Die; he plays the "supervillain" Lyutsifer Safin. Principal photography on the film began in April 2019 and wrapped that October. It had an initial release date of April 2020, but, due to COVID 19 related delays, was moved to October 2021. To support the release of the film, Malek hosted Saturday Night Live in October 2021. Malek was part of the all star ensemble cast in David O. Russell's Amsterdam; the film was produced in early 2021 and released in October 2022. In December 2021, it was announced that Malek was joining the cast of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. In it he portrayed physicist David L. Hill. The film premiered on July 11, 2023. Malek will next star in the thriller film The Amateur, as well as star as Douglas Kelley in the historical drama Nuremberg.

Year Title Role Notes Ref. (Reference) 2004 Gilmore Girls Andy Episode: "In the Clamor and the Clangor" 2005 Over There Hassan 2 episodes 2005 Medium Timothy Kercher Episode: "Time Out of Mind" 2005–2007 The War at Home Kenny Al Bahir Recurring role, 21 episodes 2010 24 Marcos Al Zacar 3 episodes 2010 The Pacific Merriell "Snafu" Shelton 6 episodes 2012 Alcatraz Webb Porter Episode: "Webb Porter" 2012 The Legend of Korra Tahno (voice) 3 episodes 2014 Believe Dr. Adam Terry Episode: "Pilot" 2015–2019 Mr. Robot Elliot Alderson Main role; also producer (seasons 3–4) 2017–2018 BoJack Horseman Flip McVicker (voice) 10 episodes 2021 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode "Rami Malek/Young Thug"

Year Title RoleVenue Ref. (Reference)2002FascinationNational Playwrights Contest: July 20022004Johnny BoyPaulFalcon Theatre: March 31 – May 23, 20042004ShoesSlant Theatre Project: August 2004 2014 The Legend of Korra Tahno 2015 Until Dawn Joshua "Josh" Washington Also likeness and motion capture performance

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref. (Reference) 2019 Blackout DJ Simon Itani Also producer