Khalid Abdalla
Khalid Abdalla (Arabic: خالد عبد الله, Khālid 'Abd Allāh; born October 26, 1980 in Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom ) is a British-Egyptian actor.
Life
Abdalla's parents are both Egyptian medical professionals who moved to the UK in 1979. Born in Glasgow in 1980 (according to other sources 1981), Abdalla grew up in London from the age of four and later attended the University of Cambridge .
After appearing on the television series Spooks - In the sights of MI5 , Abdalla was best known for his role as 9/11 terrorist Ziad Jarrah in the disaster drama Flight 93 . Abdalla was initially opposed to the role and only went to the casting after he was convinced of the differentiated approach of the director Paul Greengrass .
The following year, Abdalla starred in Kite Runner , the film adaptation of a novel by Khaled Hosseini . In 2010, Abdalla played the role of the Iraqi translator Freddy in the political thriller Green Zone alongside Matt Damon , Brendan Gleeson and Greg Kinnear .
During the revolution in Egypt in 2011 , Abdalla and other Egyptian celebrities demonstrated against the regime of President Muhammad Husni Mubarak .
Filmography (selection)
- 2005: Spooks - In the Sight of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, an episode)
- 2006: Flight 93 (United 93)
- 2007: Hush Your Mouth
- 2007: The Kite Runner (The Kite Runner)
- 2010: Green Zone
- 2010: Maydoum (short film)
- 2011: Predella (short film)
- 2012: Al Alamayn (short film)
- 2013: The Square (documentary)
- 2014: Tigers
- 2016: In the last days of the city (Akher ayam el madina)
- 2016: Our Kind of Traitor (Our Kind of Traitor)
- 2016: Assassin's Creed
- 2017: Birds Like Us (voice)
- 2019: Hanna (TV series)
Web links
- Khalid Abdalla at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'To screw it up would be offensive' at theguardian.com, accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ Thirty years of kites, weddings and funerals in Afghanistan at independent.ie, accessed on February 26, 2014
- ↑ a b 'To screw it up would be offensive' at guardian.co.uk, accessed November 11, 2011
- ^ United 93 - Khalid Abdalla interview at indielondon.co.uk, accessed November 11, 2011
- ↑ Protests in Egypt: top of the regime party resigns from sueddeutsche.de, accessed on November 11, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abdalla, Khalid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | خالد عبد الله (Arabic); 'Abd Allāh, Khālid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-Egyptian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom |