Alexander Siddig

Sudanese-born English actor

Alexander Siddig (November 21, 1965) is a Sudanese actor. Siddig is most famous for playing Dr Julian Bashir in the Star Trek television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[2]

Alexander Siddig
صدّيق الطاهر الفاضل الصدّيق عبدالرحمن محمد أحمد عبدالكريم المهدي  (Sudanese Arabic)
Born
Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abdurrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Karim El Mahdi

(1965-11-21) 21 November 1965 (age 58)
Other namesSiddig El Fadil
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouse
(m. 1997; div. 2001)
Children1
Websitesidcity.net

Siddig married fellow Star Trek actor Nana Visitor in 1997. They had a son in 1996.[3] Siddig and Visitor divorced in 2001.

Siddig is the nephew of English actor Malcolm McDowell and of former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.[4]

References

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  1. "ألكسندر صديق... سوداني مشهور في بريطانيا ومغمور في وطنه". سودارس.
  2. "GST S3: Episode 12 - Alexander Siddig". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  3. "Action Star Has No Time to Build". LA times. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. "Sadig Al-Mahdi, Sudan Premier Turned Opposition Head, Dies at 84". Bloomberg.com. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.