Rami Malek

Posted September 5, 201113 yr

Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He is best known for playing gay teenager Kenny on the television series The War at Home, Merriell “Snafu” Shelton in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and the pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the films Night at the Museum and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. He was also recently cast as Benjamin in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.

Rami Malek played Kenny in the Fox network sitcom The War at Home. He also guest starred in an episode of Medium, an episode of Gilmore Girls, and two episodes of Over There.

Rami appeared as the pharaoh Ahkmenrah in the 2006 comedy film, Night at the Museum, as well as its 2009 sequel Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. He also voiced additional characters in Halo 2, but was not credited. He also starred as Corporal Merriell “Snafu” Shelton in the 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific.

In the spring of 2007, Rami appeared in the Vitality Productions theatrical presentation of “The Credeaux Canvas” by Keith Bunin.

Rami appeared in the eighth season of Fox’s 24 as the half-American suicide bomber, Marcos Al-Zacar.

In March 2010, Rami was cast in Larry Crowne, Tom Hanks’s second film as a writer–director.

Rami will be appearing in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II as Benjamin, from the Egyptian Coven. Benjamin is with another Egyptian vampire called Tia. Benjamin’s “special” gift is the ability to change the elements.

Rami Malek was born in Los Angeles, California and is of Egyptian descent. Rami has an identical twin brother who is four minutes younger than him, named Sami.

Rami received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. He currently lives in Los Angeles.