Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig

Born: November 21, 1965
in Omdurman, Sudan
Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi (born November 21, 1965) is a Sudanese-born English actor, also known as Siddig El Fadil and his stage name Alexander Siddig.

He is known for playing Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and for his performances as Prince Nasir Al-Subaai in Syriana (2005) and as Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani in Kingdom of Heaven (2005). He has also guest starred on 24 as Hamri Al-Assad. Siddig co-starred in the award-winning film Cairo Time (2009) as Tareq Khalifa.

Movies for Alexander Siddig...

Deliver Us
Title: Deliver Us
Character: Cardinal Russo
Released: August 30, 2023
Type: Movie
When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Antichrist.
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Title: Shantaram
Character: Khader Khan
Released: October 13, 2022
Type: TV
Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city’s poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.
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Title: Foundation
Character: Advocate Xylas
Released: September 23, 2021
Type: TV
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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Title: Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Character: Senator Avi Singh (voice)
Released: May 4, 2021
Type: TV
The 'Bad Batch' of elite and experimental clones make their way through an ever-changing galaxy in the immediate aftermath of the Clone Wars.
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Skylines
Title: Skylines
Character: General Radford
Released: October 25, 2020
Type: Movie
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to the alien world in order to save what's left of humanity.
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Title: Star Trek Day
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2020
Type: TV
September 8th has long been informally observed as Star Trek Day, but beginning in 2020, CBS — first through CBS All Access and then through Paramount+— began hosting Star Trek Day celebrations.
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21 Bridges
Title: 21 Bridges
Character: Adi
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: Movie
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.
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Title: The Spy
Character: Ahmed Suidani
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: TV
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
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What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Title: What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2018
Type: Movie
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.
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Submergence
Title: Submergence
Character: Dr. Shadid
Released: September 22, 2017
Type: Movie
While James More is held captive by terrorists in Somalia, thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, his lover Danny Flinders prepares to dive herself in a submersible into the deep bottom of the ocean, tormented by the memories of their brief encounter in France and her inability to know his whereabouts.
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Title: The Kennedys: After Camelot
Character: Aristotle Onassis
Released: April 2, 2017
Type: TV
Picking up where the Emmy-winning miniseries The Kennedys left off, The Kennedys – After Camelot provides a fascinating look into the modern era of America’s royal family. Based on the best-selling book of the same name by J. Randy Taraborrelli.
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City of Tiny Lights
Title: City of Tiny Lights
Character: Al-Dabaran
Released: September 12, 2016
Type: Movie
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.
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Title: Tut
Character: Amun
Released: July 19, 2015
Type: TV
The story of the Egyptian Pharaoh, one of the most renowned leaders in human history. This ambitious special-event series tells the story of Tut’s rise to power and his struggle to lead Egypt to glory, while his closest advisers, friends and lovers scheme for their own nefarious interests. “Tut” opens up a fascinating window into a world filled with heart-breaking romance, epic battles, political backstabbing, conspiracy, jealousy, and even murder — proving his world was not far removed from our own — and that his reign as the youngest Egyptian king played out as a real-life drama for the ages.
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Title: Gotham
Character: Ra's al Ghul
Released: September 22, 2014
Type: TV
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
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May in the Summer
Title: May in the Summer
Character: Ziad
Released: May 7, 2014
Type: Movie
A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.
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Title: Cosmos
Character: Isaac Newton (voice)
Released: March 9, 2014
Type: TV
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
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The Fifth Estate
Title: The Fifth Estate
Character: Dr. Tarek Haliseh
Released: October 11, 2013
Type: Movie
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
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Title: Atlantis
Character: Minos
Released: September 28, 2013
Type: TV
A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and desperate for answers, Jason washes up on the shores of an ancient land. A mysterious place; a world of bull leaping, of snake haired goddesses and of palaces so vast it was said they were built by giants - this is the city of Atlantis. Aided by his two new friends, Pythagoras and Hercules, Jason embarks on a voyage of discovery, and salvation, which sees him brush shoulders with Medusa, come face to face with the Minotaur and even do battle with the dead.
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Title: Peaky Blinders
Character: Ruben Oliver
Released: September 12, 2013
Type: TV
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
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Title: Wild Arabia
Character: Himself - Narrator
Released: February 22, 2013
Type: TV
Deep in the Gulf region is one of the world's last great wildernesses - a mysterious and magical landscape hidden to the world for decades. Observe the dramatic and varied geology and extraordinary wildlife in the world premiere of 'WILD ARABIA'. With unparalleled access, Animal Planet takes viewers to the crossroads of three continents to a clandestine kingdom of rich culture and breathtaking beauty. Once the trade hub of the ancient world, Arabia has transitioned into a secluded splendor where the modern world brushes up against a vast and ageless sweeping terrain. Feast your eyes on the scenic and sculptural sand dunes of Saudi Arabia and Oman, which are populated by camel trains and elegant white gazelles. Discover the scores of undersea volcanoes in the deep trenches off the coast of Yemen, and uncover the secrets of the Tigris-Euphrates River Delta.
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Inescapable
Title: Inescapable
Character: Adib
Released: September 14, 2012
Type: Movie
Twenty-five years ago Adib, a promising young officer in the Syrian military police, suddenly left Damascus under suspicious circumstances. Abandoning the love of his life Fatima, he made his way to Canada and wiped the slate clean. When his daughter Muna suddenly disappears in Damascus, his past threatens to violently catch up to him. Teaming up with a Canadian emissary, Adib must now confront the turmoil he thought he left behind in order to find Muna.
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Title: True Love
Character: Ismail
Released: June 17, 2012
Type: TV
A five-part series of intertwining, semi-improvised love stories exploring the reality of love in the modern world.
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Title: Game of Thrones
Character: Doran Martell
Released: April 17, 2011
Type: TV
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
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Miral
Title: Miral
Character: Jamal
Released: September 15, 2010
Type: Movie
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
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4.3.2.1
Title: 4.3.2.1
Character: Mr. Jauo-Pinto
Released: June 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Jo is chained down in a dead end supermarket job while all her friends are all out on their own separate adventures. But a chance encounter with some diamond thieves sends their separate worlds on a collision course with not only each other, but fate itself.
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Title: Strike Back
Character: Zahir Sharq
Released: May 5, 2010
Type: TV
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
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Clash of the Titans
Title: Clash of the Titans
Character: Hermes
Released: March 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
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Cairo Time
Title: Cairo Time
Character: Tareq Khalifa
Released: October 9, 2009
Type: Movie
In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
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Spy(ies)
Title: Spy(ies)
Character: Malik
Released: January 28, 2009
Type: Movie
In London, an airport baggage handler is forced by French and British intelligence agents to seduce the wife of a businessman with ties to Syrian terrorists.
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Title: Merlin
Character: Kanen
Released: September 20, 2008
Type: TV
The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, and Prince Arthur, heir to the crown of Camelot.
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The Boundary
Title: The Boundary
Character: Ahmed Ali
Released: August 8, 2008
Type: Movie
A family on its way home is forced to deal with circumstances they would never hope for.
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Doomsday
Title: Doomsday
Character: Prime Minister John Hatcher
Released: March 14, 2008
Type: Movie
The lethal Reaper virus spreads throughout Britain—infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. Authorities brutally and successfully quarantine the country but, three decades later, the virus resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
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A Lost Man
Title: A Lost Man
Character: Fouad Saleh
Released: September 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Inspired by the photographic travels of Antione d'Agata, Danielle Arbid's worldly drama follows a French photographer who travels the globe to seek out the most extreme experiences imaginable. Thomas is a fearless shutterbug who's always willing to put his life on the line for the sake of a good shot. Upon falling under the spell of an enigmatic old man named Fouad Saleh, the photographer travels to the Far East in hopes of uncovering the secrets of the man who can no longer recall his own past. As the photographer soon finds out, it's often the most innocent endeavors that yield the most profound and transformative results.
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The Last Legion
Title: The Last Legion
Character: Theodorus Andronikos
Released: April 19, 2007
Type: Movie
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.
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Title: Primeval
Character: Philip Burton
Released: February 10, 2007
Type: TV
When strange anomalies start to appear all over England, Professor Cutter and his team must track down and capture all sorts of dangerous prehistoric creatures from Earth's distant past and near future.
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The Nativity Story
Title: The Nativity Story
Character: The Angel Gabriel
Released: November 30, 2006
Type: Movie
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
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Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Title: Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Character: Hannibal
Released: May 5, 2006
Type: Movie
It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in pursuit of revenge, he will stop at nothing. Hannibal explores the man behind the myth, revealing what drove the 26-year-old to mastermind one of the most audacious military moves in history. With 40,000 soldiers and 37 elephants, he marched 1,500 miles to challenge his enemies on their own soil. It was an act so daring that few people believed it possible.
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The Path to Redemption
Title: The Path to Redemption
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
From pre-production to release, we are given an exclusive look into the making of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven (2005). Interviews with the cast and crew members take up the bulk of this film, but are accompanied by plenty of on-set footage. We are also given a glimpse at a lot of the deleted material, much of which will be in the director's cut.
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Syriana
Title: Syriana
Character: Prince Nasir Al-Subaai
Released: November 23, 2005
Type: Movie
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Title: Kingdom of Heaven
Character: Nasir
Released: May 3, 2005
Type: Movie
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
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The Hamburg Cell
Title: The Hamburg Cell
Character: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Released: August 26, 2004
Type: Movie
A fictionalized account of the September 11 hijackers.
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Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
Title: Deep Space Nine: Ending an Era
Character: Himself
Released: December 2, 2003
Type: Movie
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Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Title: Trials and Tribble-ations: Uniting Two Legends
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
The making of the iconic Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode.
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Reign of Fire
Title: Reign of Fire
Character: Ajay
Released: July 9, 2002
Type: Movie
In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.
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Title: Spooks
Character: Ibhn Khaldun
Released: May 13, 2002
Type: TV
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
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Title: 24
Character: Hamri Al-Assad
Released: November 6, 2001
Type: TV
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
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Title: Waking the Dead
Character: Dr. Mohammed
Released: June 18, 2001
Type: TV
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Vertical Limit
Title: Vertical Limit
Character: Kareem Nazir
Released: December 8, 2000
Type: Movie
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: London Silly Nannies Player (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Title: The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 1996
Type: Movie
The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine Trials And Tribble-ations was a documentary which was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in the US on 4 November 1996. The documentary looks at the writing and production of the episode and features footage filmed during production of the episode. Some of the interviews later appeared as special features in the DS9 Season 5 DVD.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Way of the Warrior
Character: Julian Bashir
Released: October 2, 1995
Type: Movie
When a Klingon fleet under General Martok arrives at the station ostensibly to protect the Alpha Quadrant from the Dominion, Sisko recruits Lieutenant Commander Worf to discover the Klingons' true intentions.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Emissary
Character: Julian Bashir
Released: January 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Three years after his wife died at the hands of the Borg and following the Cardassian withdrawal from the planet Bajor, Commander Benjamin Sisko and a new crew of Starfleet and Bajoran officers take command of an abandoned Cardassian space station and make an incredible discovery that will change the galaxy and Sisko's future.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Character: Himself
Released: January 4, 1993
Type: Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Scenes was a fifty minute documentary hosted by Terry Farrell that looked at the creation of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, specifically its pilot episode "Emissary". Written by Stephen R. Wolcott and directed by Donald R. Beck, the documentary first aired on 4 January 1993 as a syndicated special of the by Paramount Television produced current media affairs show Entertainment Tonight, at the time the franchise's primary publicity outlet for anything live-action Star Trek related. In the documentary, Farrell (Jadzia Dax) takes the viewer on a tour around the Deep Space 9 sets. The feature also has interviews with the cast, producers, writers and other production staff members and takes a look at the making of "Emissary".
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Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character: Julian Bashir
Released: January 3, 1993
Type: TV
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
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Title: The Big Battalions
Character: Yousef
Released: November 19, 1992
Type: TV
The Big Battalions tells the story of three families, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, and moves between Britain, Ethiopia, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Title: A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Character: Prince Feisal (as Siddig El-Fadil)
Released: April 18, 1990
Type: Movie
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help the king of the Syrian in the Conference of Peace in Paris.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Shaitana
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Character: Doctor Julian Bashir
Released: September 28, 1987
Type: TV
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Title: Fallen
Character: Dr. Howson
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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Recon
Title: Recon
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Alexa Reikowski, a rookie FBI agent, embeds herself in a suspected terrorist family, after a attack on American soil.
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Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'
Title: Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'
Character: self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The Making of 'Doomsday'