Biography
Mido Hamada (born 1971) is a German-Egyptian actor having played roles in film, theater and television. Hamada attended the Oxford School of Drama. He lives in London, England. His roles include Ahmed Shah Massoud in the television mini-series The Path to 9/11 and smaller roles in the British television series "Hannibal" and "Feel the Force". In 2004, he also played a role in the blockbuster film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Hamada has most recently finished shooting a film "The Situation" in which he played Zaid, an Iraqi photographer. Hamada appeared in the Fox hit series 24 as Samir Mehran. Samir, a rogue intelligence agent from the fictional Middle-Eastern country of Kamistan attempting to, and later successfully assassinating its elected president, Omar Hassan (Anil Kapoor). He served as the season's arch-villain for most of its episodes.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Murder at the Embassy
Character: Mamoud
MOVIE • 2025

Testament
Character: Captain Rosh
TV • 2025

Red Eye
Character: Mike Maxwell
TV • 2024

Alexander: The Making of a God
Character: King Darius
TV • 2024

Foundation
Character: Shadow Master Obrecht
TV • 2021

Wildcat
Character:
MOVIE • 2021

Counterpart
Character: Cyrus
TV • 2017

Emerald City
Character: Eamonn
TV • 2017

The Dovekeepers
Character: Eleazar Ben Ya'ir
TV • 2015

American Sniper
Character: The Butcher
MOVIE • 2014

Legends
Character: Prince Abboud
TV • 2014

Die verbotene Frau
Character: Khalid
MOVIE • 2013

Die Wüstenärztin
Character:
MOVIE • 2013

Homeland
Character: M. M.
TV • 2011

Terra Nova
Character: Guzman
TV • 2011

Unknown
Character: Prince Shada
MOVIE • 2011

Hawaii Five-0
Character: Amir Khan
TV • 2010

NCIS: Los Angeles
Character: Fincen Agent Kazimi
TV • 2009

State of Mind
Character: Taj Kalid, MD
TV • 2007

The Situation
Character: Zaid
MOVIE • 2007