Omar Metwally is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime drama series ''The Affair'', as well as for the films ''Munich'' (2005), ''Rendition'' (2007), and '' Miral'' (2010). He has also appeared in the roles of Dr. Fahim Nasir in ''Non-Stop'' (2014), Ernesto Santiago in the USA drama series ''

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'', Matt Edwards in the ''Bourne'' spin-off television series '' Treadstone'', Mark Lindor in the ABC drama series ''Big Sky'', and Dr. Michael Hamda in the FOX drama series ''Doc''.

Early life

Metwally was born in

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, New York, to an

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father and a Dutch mother and moved with the family to

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, at age three, where he was raised. Metwally earned a BA in history from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

, and while acting around the

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earned a

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in acting from the

American Conservatory Theater The American Conservatory Theater (ACT) is a nonprofit theater company in San Francisco, California, United States, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. It also has an attached acting school. History The American ...

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Career

Metwally's film roles include

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's ''Munich'', Gavin Hood's ''Rendition'', James Ivory's '' The City of Your Final Destination'',

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's '' Miral'', and

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's ''Non-Stop''. Metwally has worked extensively on stage, appearing in Richard Kalinoski's ''Beast on the Moon'', Eliam Kraiem's ''Sixteen Wounded'', and Rajiv Joseph's ''Guards at the Taj'' . He worked with the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, first as an actor and then as a director. He has also appeared at theaters around the country, including Steppenwolf, The Public, Long Wharf, and Berkeley Rep. Metwally's television credits include ''The Affair'', ''

'', '' Treadstone'', ''Big Sky'', and ''Doc''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Metwally, Omar Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Egyptian descent American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from New York (state) University of California, Berkeley alumni American Conservatory Theater alumni Chopard Trophy for Male Revelation winners