Omar Metwally

Omar Metwally
Born	Queens, New York, U.S.
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Notable work	Non-Stop (film) Mr. Robot

Omar Metwally is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime television series The Affair, as well as for Rendition (2007), Munich (2005), and Miral (2010). He has also appeared in the roles of Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop (2014), Agent Santiago in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot, and CIA agent Matt Edwards in the Bourne spin-off television series Treadstone. He is currently playing Mark Lindor on the ABC crime series Big Sky.

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 Non-Stop, Gavin Hood's Rendition and Steven Spielberg's Munich, Complete Unknown, Breakable You, 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 where he also received an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance. 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, and Berkeley Rep.

Metwally's television credits include The Affair, Mr. Robot, Dig, Virtuality, Fringe, The Unit, Grey's Anatomy, and Treadstone.

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
2016	Complete Unknown	Farshad
2017	Breakable You	Samir Kamali

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Nash Bridges	Mobster #3	Episode: "Power Play"
2002	New Americans	Anwar Beshrabi	TV movie
2006	Grey's Anatomy	Jesse Fannon	Episode: "Superstition"
	The Unit	Wirth	Episode: "Dedication"
2009	Virtuality	Dr. Adin Meyer	TV movie
2010	Fringe	James Heath	2 episodes
2011	Unforgettable	ADA Adam Gilroy	2 episodes
	The Good Wife	Wasim Al-Said	Episode: "A New Day"
2015	Dig	Yussef Khalid	6 episodes
2015–2019	The Affair	Dr. Vik Ullah	27 episodes
2016-2017	Mr. Robot	Agent Santiago	13 episodes
2019	Treadstone	Matt Edwards	10 episodes
2020	Ramy	Bin Khalid	Episode: "Miakhalifa.mov"
2021	Big Sky	US Marshal Mark Lindor	15 episodes

External links

• Omar Metwally at IMDb