Rami Malek is an American actor and producer of Egyptian descent. Best known to the general public for his starring role in the series Mr. Robot, for which he received an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Also known for his work in the series "24 Hours" and "Pacific" and several supporting roles in major Hollywood films.
Childhood and youth
Rami Malek was born on May 12, 1981 in the city of Los Angeles. The actor’s parents are Egyptian Copts, who moved to the United States shortly before Rami’s birth. My father was a tourist guide in Cairo, later engaged in the sale of insurance policies. Mother worked as an accountant.
He studied at the Notre Dame school, where his classmate was actress Rachel Bilson, known for the youth series Lonely Hearts. Also, the actress Kirsten Dunst studied with the younger class, with whom Rami attended a theater group together.
After graduating from high school, Malek entered the University of Evansville, where he received a bachelor's degree.
Carier start
In 2004, Rami Malek appeared in a small role in the popular TV series Girls Gilmore. He also took part in the dubbing of episodic characters in the Halo 2 video game, but was not noted in the credits.
In 2005, the young actor became a member of the main cast of the "Home War" sitcom. The series was closed due to low ratings after two seasons.
First successes
In 2006, Rami Malek got a supporting role in the blockbuster "Night at the Museum". Later he appeared in two sequels of the picture.
In 2010, he appeared in the eighth season of the popular spy series "24 Hours" as a suicide bomber. Also this year, Rami Malek played one of the central roles in the Pacific military mini-series. The large-scale war drama, produced by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks, became a real hit for the HBO channel, and Malek received positive reviews from critics for his work in the project.
In subsequent years, more and more feature films with Rami Malek began to be released. He appeared in supporting roles in the directorial project of Tom Hanks, whom Rami met during the filming of The Pacific, Larry Crowne, the big budget blockbuster Sea Battle, in the last movie of the Twilight franchise, the historical drama by Paul Thomas Anderson, Master "and a remake of the Korean thriller Oldboy. In the last scene, Malek was cut out, but working with Spike Lee allowed him to get into the next project of the famous director.
Rami Malek was also selected for one of the main roles in the independent drama "Short Term 12", which became a festival hit. In 2014, he became a member of the cast of the famous series of games "Need for Speed: Need for Speed."
The following year, the actor voiced and acted as a model for the protagonist of the video game "Live Until Dawn."
"Mr. Robot"
In 2015, the USA Network hosted the premiere of the series Mr. Robot, which became the most important project in Rami Malek’s creative biography. The serial thriller quickly became a hit among critics and viewers, was extended for the second season before the premiere of the pilot episode, and was nominated for many prestigious awards.
Malek himself received the Emmy Award in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category, and was also nominated for the Golden Globe Awards and the US Screen Actors Guild Award.
At the moment, three episodes of the series have been released and it has recently been announced that the fourth season will be the last for the project, as the creator of “Mr. Robot” Sam Esmale decided to finish the storyline until the story has exhausted itself.
Recent roles
After the resounding success of Mr. Robot, Rami Malek began to receive more and more offers about filming in feature films. In 2016, the premiere of the surrealistic thriller Heart of Baster Moth took place. The picture received positive reviews from critics, but it was released only in a limited release and could not attract the attention of the general public, collecting a little more than sixty thousand dollars in the American box office.
In 2018, almost a year after the festival premiere, the movie “The Moth”, a remake of the 1973 classic prison drama, was released in wide distribution. The role, played in the original by Steve McQueen, was played by Charlie Hunnam, the star of the blockbuster Pacific Frontier and the television series Sons of Anarchy, and the character, whom Dustin Hoffman brought to the screen forty years ago, was portrayed by Rami Malek. The picture was not a hit rental and received mixed reviews from critics.
In October 2018, the world premiere of the biographical picture about the vocalist of the world famous Queen Queen Freddie Mercury - "Bohemian Rhapsody" is planned . The role of the famous musician was originally supposed to be performed by the British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, however, due to a conflict with the studio, he left the project, and Rami got the main role. Fans liked this casting decision, especially when it became clear from the photo of Rami Malek from the set in the image of Mercury that the actor had a great fit into the image. The film is considered by many analysts to be one of the candidates for the Academy Award, and many also prophesy the nomination to Malek himself.
The premiere of the fantasy comedy "Journey of Dr. Dolittle" is scheduled for 2019, where Rami will voice one of the animated characters.
Personal life
Rami Malek has an identical twin brother Sami who works as a teacher. There is also a sister, Yasmin, who is a doctor. In school, the future actor met with the half-sister of his future partner on the series "Mr. Robot" Christian Slater.
Relatively much is known about Rami Malek's personal life, he is not particularly carefully trying to hide his relationship. It is known that for some time he met with a partner in “Mr. Robot” Portia Doubleday. Recently, according to media reports, he began dating actress Lucy Boynton, with whom he played together in the Bohemian Rhapsody.