Alexander Siddig

Siddig El Fadil (born 21 November, 1965) is a British actor also known as Alexander Siddig. He is most famous for playing Dr Julian Bashir in the Star Trek television series '.

Biography

Siddig was born in Sudan but spent most of his life in England. He acted under his original name Siddig El Fadil until he changed it during the production of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He has made prominent appearances in recent mainstream films such as Reign of Fire and Kingdom of Heaven. In 2003 he guest-starred as an Algerian secret agent on the trail of Islamic extremists in a controversial episode of Spooks, a British television show, in its second season.

Related Topics:
Sudan - England - Reign of Fire - Kingdom of Heaven - 2003 - Spooks

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His roles have often called for him to act out many different accents: a traditional English "gentleman's" accent (Deep Space Nine), a cockney accent (Reign of Fire), an Algerian accent (Spooks) and a Saudi Arabian accent (Kingdom of Heaven) among others.

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Siddig married fellow Star Trek actor Nana Visitor in 1997. They had a son who was born in 1996, Django El Tahir El Siddig. Siddig and Visitor divorced in 2001.

Related Topics:
Nana Visitor - 1997 - 1996 - 2001

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Siddig is the nephew of English actor Malcolm McDowell and of former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al Mahdi.

Related Topics:
Malcolm McDowell - Sadiq al Mahdi

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