About
Egyptian-born film-maker and actor Sayed Badreya realized a childhood dream by winning roles in major Hollywood films such as The Insider, Three Kings, and Independence Day. Growing up in poverty in Port Said, Sayed Badreya's dreams of movie stardom looked as bleak as the prospect of peace in the Middle East. From the Six Day War in '67 through the Yom Kippur War in '73, his only escape from the world he knew was the movie theater, where films transported him to a magical land. But it was here that he determined he was destined to be a part of that magic. After attending New York University film school, and then moving to Hollywood, Sayed first worked in the film industry as an assistant to actor/director Anthony Perkins, and then with director James Cameron on True Lies. His mission - to make movies that told the Arabic- American story, since it had yet to be told - led to the...
Known for
LostSeries • 2004
SeinfeldSeries • 1989
The West WingSeries • 1999
The NannySeries • 1993
Numb3rsSeries • 2005
The PracticeSeries • 1997
The UnitSeries • 2006
Iron ManMovie • 2008
Apple & OnionSeries • 2018
Rise of the ConquerorMovie • 2026
Independence DayMovie • 1996
WondLaSeries • 2024
Shallow HalMovie • 2001
The DictatorMovie • 2012
StargateMovie • 1994
AliasSeries • 2001
True LiesMovie • 1994
You Don't Mess with the ZohanMovie • 2008
The InsiderMovie • 1999
Executive DecisionMovie • 1996
Movie 43Movie • 2013
VanguardMovie • 2020
Three KingsMovie • 1999
The Three StoogesMovie • 2012