Actor
Omid Djalili
September 30, 1965 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
Omid Djalili is a British stand-up comedian, actor, television producer and writer. Djalili was born on 30 September 1965 in St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London, to Iranian Baháʼí parents Ahmad and Parvaneh Djalili. His parents emigrated from Tehran to London in 1958. He has a brother and sister. His mother was a dressmaker who at one point assisted Iranian singer Googoosh. His father was a liaison officer at the Iranian embassy in which he would provide medical assistance. He was also a photographer whose pictures ended up in the newspaper Kayhan. He attended Holland Park School where he failed A-level exams a record six times and faked his results to gain entry to Ulster University in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, studying English and theatre studies having been turned down by 16 drama schools.
Notable work
8.2Gladiator (2000)
as Slave Trader
7.3Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
as Askay / Pusasn
7The Mummy (1999)
as Gad Hassan
7.3Notting Hill (1999)
as Coffee Shop Cashier (uncredited)
6.6Over the Hedge (2006)
as Tiger (voice)
7.1Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
as Greek Official
6.3The World Is Not Enough (1999)
as Foreman
6.9Spy Game (2001)
as Doumet
6.1The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Cavalier
7.8His Dark Materials (2019)
as Dr. Martin Lanselius
6Sex and the City 2 (2010)
as Mr. Safir, Hotel Manager
7Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
as Trumper (voice)
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