Sayed Badreya
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Jellyfish and Lobster
as Mido
Vanguard
as Abati
I Am That Man
as Harry
Boiling Pot
as Anwar Seif
Just Like a Woman
as Tarek
Movie 43
as Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")
The Dictator
as Omar
The Three Stooges
as Orderly
This Narrow Place
as Aziz
Cargo
as Sayed
The Space Between
as Imam
Family Prayers
as Hussein
Backyard
as El Sultán
AmericanEast
as Mustafa Marzouke
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Hamdi
Iron Man
as Abu Bakaar
Soul Plane
as Middle Eastern Passenger
Stuck on You
as Assisting Surgeon
Shallow Hal
as Doctor Sayed
The Princess & the Marine
as Chauffeur
The Insider
as Hezbollah Head Gunman
Three Kings
as Iraqi Tank Major
Kingpin
as Fatima
Independence Day
as Arab Pilot
Mirage
as Sayed
Stargate
as Arabic Interpreter
True Lies
as Arab Terrorist (uncredited)
Intimate Stranger
as Clerk
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
as Skull & Crossbones
Crew Credits
AmericanEast
Writer
Executive Decision
Technical Advisor