Sammy Sheik

Sammy Sheik (born November 15, 1981) is an Egyptian actor. Sheik is best known for playing the role of "Mustafa" in Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper.

Sammy Sheik
Sheik in 2013
Born (1981-11-15) November 15, 1981
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Early life

Sammy is originally from Alexandria, Egypt, where his family still lives. He has a sister named Dalia, his twin brother Ahmed lives in France and his youngest brother Karim Kamel is also an actor and a model who participated in the eighth season of Star Academy.

Career

One of his first and many breaks was given to him by Albert Brooks. He was cast to play Al Jazeera executive, Mukhtar Al-Mujib in Mr. Brooks' feature film, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. Soon thereafter, Sheik started landing roles on numerous hit series. He played the calculating hooded eyed killer, Mohamed El-Razani on the FX series, Over There, ring leader, Masheer Abu Marzuq on Fox's 24, which led to the role of Jamal Bin Mohamed on 24's spinoff show The Rookie. He also played the hot blooded bedouin, Kamal on ABC's hit show Lost, and other guest appearances on NCIS, The Unit, My Own Worst Enemy, In the Moment, and many more. Sheik played the recurring role Hany on the Showtime hit show United States of Tara. In March 2010, he was appointed as a UN-Y Peer ambassador for the Middle East.

Filmography

Film and television roles
YearTitleRole
2004What Should You Do?Avenger
2005Dangerous PerceptionsJadash
Untold Stories of the E.R.Dr. Armin
TayerSeif
Over ThereHooded Eyes
Cries from RamahHani
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim WorldMukhtar Al-Mujib
2006Kal: Yesterday & TomorrowAmir
2007AmericanEastAbdullah
24Masheer Abu Marzuq
The Big Bang TheoryOmer
Charlie Wilson's WarStinger
The RookieJamal Bin Mohamed
The MorgueSamim
2008LostKamal
Mideast MidwestMohamed
NCISFadel
An American CarolFayed
The UnitInsurgent Leader
My Own Worst EnemyServer
2009DarfurThe Commander
2010Axis of EvilAli
In the MomentEdgar
This Narrow PlaceHassan
United States of TaraHany
Three VeilsAli
NikitaBashir Maro/ Agent Rahal
Walk a Mile in My PradasCarlos
2011The Son of an Afghan FarmerHassan
Transformers: Dark of the MoonLt. Faraj
HomelandImam Rafan Gohar
2013Lone SurvivorTaraq
2014American SniperMustafa
2015The BlacklistShahin Navabi/ Zal Bin Hasaan
2017Cold Hell (Die Hölle)Saeed el Hadary
Sand CastleMahmoud
2019Marriage: ImpossibleAhmed
Young Justice: OutsidersSamad Daou (voice)
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