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My Take
Alexander Siddig has one of my favorite quietly distinguished careers. Born in Omdurman, Sudan, and raised British, he broke through as the warm, brainy Dr. Bashir on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, then kept reinventing his register: a conflicted figure in 24, the dignified Doran Martell in Game of Thrones, Ra's al Ghul in Gotham. I love that he aged into deeper, more layered roles instead of fading. He's also directed, which tells me he wants to see the whole picture, not just his mark. That composed, cultured presence feels rooted in a genuinely cross-cultural life. A class act.
Overview
Siddig el-Fadil (born 21 November 1965), known professionally as Alexander Siddig, is a Sudanese-born British actor and director. Siddig is best known for his roles as Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, former terrorist Hamri Al-Assad in the sixth season of the series 24, Doran Martell in Game of Thrones, Ra's al Ghul in Gotham, and Philip Burton in Primeval.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alexander Siddig
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンダー・シディグ
- Reading
- あれくさんだー・しでぃぐ
- Born
- November 21, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Snake
- Origin
- Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / director / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- St Lawrence College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Actor — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.