Fady Elsayed
Biography
Fady Elsayed is an Egyptian-British actor who began acting as a teenager, training at The Young Actors Theatre in Islington. His first lead role came in My Brother the Devil (2012), and his performance as Mo brought him a Best Newcomer nomination at the BFI London Film Festival and a nomination as Young British Performer of the Year at the ALFS Awards. He went on to appear in television series including Casualty, Silent Witness and Penny Dreadful, and in 2016 was cast as Ram Singh in the Doctor Who spin-off Class, a part he later reprised in audio plays for Big Finish. His other screen work includes A Private War (2018), Baghdad Central and Little Birds, and the second series of Gangs of London (2022). In 2023 he released his debut EP, Promise Land.
33years old
Turns 34 on September 15in 337 days
- Born Paddington
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 13 years2012 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Words of WarIMDb rating 6.1
- 2022Faith
- 2019DanielIMDb rating 7.6
- 2018A Private WarIMDb rating 6.7
- 2012My Brother the DevilIMDb rating 6.5
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Early training
Elsayed was 16 years old when he became a member of The Young Actors Theatre, a drama school located in Islington.
Getting ready for a role
In 2014, Fady Elsayed took on the role of a vampire in the show Penny Dreadful, and this character spoke Arabic.
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Worked with
Fady Elsayed made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Stanley Tucci's page
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Matthew HeinemanDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Matthew Heineman
Niels Arden OplevDirector, 1 film, 2019
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