Fady Elsayed (born 15 September 1993) is a British actor. He is known for his roles in the ''

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'' spin-off ''

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'' (2016) and the

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series '' Gangs of London'' (2022). His films include '' My Brother the Devil'' (2012) and '' Sixteen'' (2013).

Early life

Elsayed was born on 15 September 1993 at St Mary's Hospital in

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. At 16 years old, Elsayed joined the drama school The Young Actors Theatre in Islington. He is of

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heritage.

Career

Television and film

In 2012, after getting his first lead role in '' My Brother the Devil'', Elsayed fell in love with acting and knew he wanted to be an actor for the rest of his life. For his role as Mo in ''My Brother the Devil'' he was nominated with the '' Best Newcomer Award'' at the

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. He also received a nomination for the '' ALFS Award'' as ''Young British Performer of the Year''. After this Elsayed appeared in several TV series, like ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2014, he portrayed a vampire who spoke Arabic in ''

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''. In 2016, Elsayed was cast in the

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'' spin-off ''

'' as Ram Singh. Elsayed's character Ram is a student at Coal Hill Academy, who plays in the school's football team. In 2018 Elsayed reprised his role as Ram in six audio plays by Big Finish, and again in 2020. In 2018, he appeared in the film '' A Private War'' alongside

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. In 2020, he appeared in several episodes of the

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drama '' Baghdad Central'', and the

drama '' Little Birds''. Elsayed was originally contracted to appear in the film adaptation of ''Black Adam'', but due to the

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he was unable to travel to Atlanta for filming, and his role was recast. In June 2021, it was announced that he would star in the second series of ''Gangs of London''.

Other

In 2021, Elsayed featured in an advertisement campaign for PUMA's Porsche Legacy collection together with Huda El-Mufti, Tara Emad and Ahmed Beshary. In 2023, Elsayed released his debut EP ''Promise Land'' on Bandcamp, with all proceeds going towards medical aid in Palestine.

Personal life

Elsayed is a Muslim. He has three brothers and one sister. He is a childhood friend of

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, and has appeared in several of her music videos.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Audio

Music

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elsayed, Fady Living people 1993 births Male actors from London People from Paddington English people of Egyptian descent 21st-century English male actors British Muslims English Muslims Actors from the City of Westminster