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 Mr. Robot, 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 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.
Career Metwally's film roles include Steven Spielberg's Munich, Gavin Hood's Rendition, James Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination, Julian Schnabel's Miral, and Jaume Collet-Serra'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, Mr. Robot, Treadstone, Big Sky, and Doc.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Life on the Ledge Druggist Munich Ali 2006 Twenty Questions Mr. Assad 2007 Rendition Anwar El-Ibrahimi 2009 The City of Your Final Destination Omar Razaghi Amsterdam John 2010 Miral Hani 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Amun 2014 Non-Stop Dr. Fahim Nasir Day Ten William Short film 2016 Complete Unknown Farshad 2017 Breakable You Samir Kamali
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1999Nash BridgesMobster #3Episode: "Power Play"2002New AmericansAnwar BeshrabiTelevision film2006Grey's AnatomyJesse FannonEpisode: "Superstition"The UnitWirthEpisode: "Dedication"2008Discovery AtlasNarratorEpisode: "Egypt Revealed"2009VirtualityDr. Adin MeyerTelevision film2010FringeJames Heath2 episodes2011The Good WifeWasim Al-SaidEpisode: "A New Day"UnforgettableADA Adam Gilroy2 episodes2011–2012Harry's LawADA Hayden Kildare3 episodes 2015DigYussef Khalid6 episodesThe SlapAjayEpisode: "Aisha"2015–2019The AffairDr. Vik Ullah27 episodes2016–2017Mr. RobotErnesto Santiago13 episodes2019TreadstoneMatt Edwards10 episodes2020RamyBin KhalidEpisode: "Miakhalifa.mov" 2021Big SkyUS Marshal Mark Lindor15 episodesLisey's StoryDr. Hugh Alberness4 episodes2025–presentDocDr. Michael HamdaMain cast
Theater YearTitleRoleVenue2004Sixteen WoundedMahmoudWalter Kerr Theatre2005Beast on the MoonAramCentury Center for the Performing Arts2012As You Like ItOliverDelacorte Theater2015Guards at the TajHumayunLinda Gross Theater2017How to Transcend a Happy MarriagePaulMitzi E. Newhouse Theater2022EpiphanySamMitzi E. Newhouse Theater
Awards and nominations YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef.2004Tony AwardsBest Featured Actor in a PlaySixteen Wounded 2008Trophée Chopard Male Revelation of the Year Rendition 2016Obie AwardsOutstanding PerformanceGuards at the Taj
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