Rami Malek is an American actor best known for portraying the antisocial young computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the television series Mr. Robot, a role that brought him international recognition.

Rami Malek, whose full name is Rami Said Malek, was born on May 12, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. He has an identical twin brother named Sami Malek, born four minutes after him, and an older sister named Yasmine Malek. His mother’s name is Nelly Malek. Malek comes from an Egyptian Coptic family. He attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2003 from the University of Evansville in Indiana.

Rami Malek began his acting career in 2004 with a role in the television series Gilmore Girls. He later appeared in the Night at the Museum film series, sharing the screen with Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, and Ben Stiller. In the trilogy, he portrayed the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ahkmenrah.

Continuing his association with Egyptian characters, Rami Malek also played an Egyptian vampire in The Twilight Saga. His career reached a major turning point in 2015 when he starred alongside Christian Slater in the television series Mr. Robot, portraying Elliot Alderson, an introverted and socially isolated hacker. The series ran from 2015 to 2019 and established Malek as one of the most distinctive actors of his generation.

In 2018, Rami Malek starred as legendary musician Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody, which tells the story of the iconic rock band Queen. His performance received widespread acclaim and marked a defining moment in his career.

On February 10, 2019, at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards ceremony held in London, Rami Malek won the award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Awards:
2019 – 76th Golden Globe Awards – Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) (Bohemian Rhapsody)

Filmography and Television Work:
Actor:
2023 – Oppenheimer (David Hill) (Feature Film)
2022 – Amsterdam (Tom Voze) (Feature Film)
2019–2021 – Blackout (Simon Itani) (TV Series)
2021 – No Time to Die (Lyutsifer Safin) (Feature Film)
2021 – The Little Things (Jim Baxter) (Feature Film)
2020 – Dolittle (Chee) (Feature Film)
2018 – Bohemian Rhapsody (Freddie Mercury) (Feature Film)
2017–2018 – BoJack Horseman (Flip McVicker) (TV Series, voice)
2017 – Papillon (Louis Dega) (Feature Film)
2016 – Buster’s Mal Heart (Feature Film)
2015–2019 – Mr. Robot (Elliot Alderson) (TV Series)
2014 – Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Ahkmenrah) (Feature Film)
2014 – Need for Speed (Finn) (Feature Film)
2014 – Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (Seneschal Higginbottom) (Feature Film)
2014 – Believe (Dr. Adam Terry) (TV Series)
2013 – Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (Doo Doo Brown) (Feature Film)
2013 – The Immigrant (Will) (Feature Film)
2013 – Short Term 12 (Nate) (Feature Film)
2012 – The Master (Clark) (Feature Film)
2012 – Battleship (Lt. Hill) (Feature Film)
2012 – The Legend of Korra (Tahno – voice) (TV Series)
2012 – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (Benjamin) (Feature Film)
2012 – Alcatraz (Webb Porter) (TV Series)
2011 – Larry Crowne (Steve Dibiasi) (Feature Film)
2011 – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Benjamin) (Feature Film)
2010 – The Pacific (Merriell “Snafu” Shelton) (TV Series)
2010 – 24 (Marcos Al-Zacar) (TV Series)
2009 – Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Ahkmenrah) (Feature Film)
2006 – Night at the Museum (Ahkmenrah) (Feature Film)
2005–2007 – The War at Home (Kenny) (TV Series)
2005 – Medium (Timothy Kercher) (TV Series)
2005 – Over There (Hassan) (TV Series)
2004 – Gilmore Girls (Andy) (TV Series)

Source: Biyografiler.com