Alexander Siddig

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.

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

Occupation

television actor / actor / director / film actor

University

St Lawrence College

• Official sitehttps://www.sidcity.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Siddig
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311165

Tags

• Khartoum
• television actor
• actor
• director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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