Omar Metwally

Omar Metwally
Born	Omar Metwally 1974 Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Citizenship	Egypt Netherlands United States
Education	American Conservatory Theater
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

Omar Metwally (born 1974) is an American actor best known for his roles in Rendition, Munich and Miral. Most recently he was seen in the role of Dr. Vic Ullah in the Showtime series The Affair, as Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop and in USA Network television series Mr. Robot.

Metwally was born 1974 in Queens, New York to an Egyptian father and a Dutch mother, and moved with the family to Orange County, California at age three, where he was raised. Metwally earned a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and while acting around the Bay Area earned a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco.

Metwally's film roles include Gavin Hood's Rendition and Steven Spielberg's Munich, The City of Your Final Destination, released in 2010 (filmed 2006–07), and Amsterdam. He received the 2008 Chopard Trophy for his work in Rendition, presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Metwally was also seen in the film Miral from director Julian Schnabel.

Metwally has also worked extensively on stage, appearing in the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's "Guards at the Taj" at the Atlantic Theater in 2015. He was seen in 2005 as "Aram" in Beast on the Moon directed by Larry Moss, and received a 2004 Tony Award nomination for his work in Sixteen Wounded. He has 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, the Long Wharf, Berkeley Rep, and many others.

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