Mena Massoud

Mena Massoud
Born (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992[1][2]
Cairo, Egypt
Occupation Actor
Years active 2011–present

Mena Massoud (Egyptian Arabic: مينا مسعود) is an Egyptian-Canadian actor. He was born in Egypt to a Coptic Christian family and raised in Canada.[3] In July 2017, he was cast to play Aladdin in Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin.[4][5][6][7][8] He has also worked in television, playing Jared Malik in the 2015 series Open Heart and will play Tarek Kassar in the upcoming series Jack Ryan.

Personal life

Mena grew up in Markham, Ontario and attended St. George and St. Rueiss Coptic Orthodox Church[9] in Toronto. He studied Theatre and Acting at Ryerson University.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2011 What Happens Next Jad Short film
2014 Americanistan Mohammed Ali Short film
2015 Let's Rap John
2017 Ordinary Days Ollie Santos
Masters in Crime Majid Short film
Final Exam Zaid Short film
2018 Strange But True Chaz Post-production

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Nikita Al Qaeda #2 1 episode
2011 Poser Bretten Thomason 6 episodes
2011 Combat Hospital Salman Zawab 1 episode
2011 The 99 Hafiz the Preserver / Dave / Saad 25 episodes
2012 Cut to the Chase Jason
2012 King Malik Atassi 1 episode
2015 Open Heart Jared Malik 12 episodes
2017 Saving Hope Justin Srinivasan 1 episode
2017 Jack Ryan Tarek Kassar TV series

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Watch Dogs 2 Various voices Video game

References

  1. ↑ Swertlow, Meg (July 15, 2017). "7 Things You Need to Know About Aladdin's Mena Massoud". E News. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Celebrating excellence in our schools". The Catholic Register.
  3. ↑ "7 Things You Need to Know About Aladdin's Mena Massoud".
  4. ↑ "Live-Action Aladdin Cast Revealed at the D23 Expo". 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mena Massoud Cast as Aladdin in Disney's Live-Action Reboot".
  6. ↑ "'Aladdin': Disney Remake Finds Its Leads".
  7. ↑ Knapp, JD (15 July 2017). "‘Aladdin’: Disney Casts Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott".
  8. ↑ "'Aladdin': Disney Announces Live-Action Cast Including Will Smith As Genie". Access Hollywood.
  9. ↑ "https://www.facebook.com/groups/StGeorgeandStRueiss/". STGR. External link in |title= (help)
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