Actor
Omid Djalili
Biography

Omid Djalili is a British stand-up comedian, actor, television producer and writer. Djalili was born on 30 September 1965 in St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London, to Iranian Baháʼí parents Ahmad and Parvaneh Djalili. His parents emigrated from Tehran to London in 1958. He has a brother and sister. His mother was a dressmaker who at one point assisted Iranian singer Googoosh. His father was a liaison officer at the Iranian embassy in which he would provide medical assistance. He was als ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- Deep Cover | Sagar
2023 -- Journey to Bethlehem | Melchior
2023 -- Love Again | Mohsen
2022 -- Tomorrow Morning |
2021 -- Christmas Comedy Club with Lost Voice Guy |
2021 -- Les Dawson Lost Tapes | Self
2020 -- Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World | Self
2020 -- The Way Out | Guide
2018 -- We Are Most Amused and Amazed | Self
2018 -- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Cavalier
2018 -- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Greek Official
2017 -- Dying Laughing | Self
2016 -- The Comedian's Guide to Survival | Himself
2015 -- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of Trumper
2015 -- Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Barry Rix
2015 -- Shaun the Sheep Movie | Trumper (voice)
2014 -- Retrospective | Nabil Sr
2012 -- Omid Djalili: Tour of Duty | Omid Djalili
2011 -- The Egyptian Job | Himself (Narrator)
2011 -- Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Jik Jickkles
2011 -- Just Like Us | Self
2010 -- Mr. Nice | Saleem Malik
2010 -- Sex and the City 2 | Mr. Safir, Hotel Manager
2010 -- The Infidel | Mahmud Nasir
2009 -- Omid Djalili: Live in London | Omid Djalili
2009 -- New Town | Walter
2009 -- Dead Man Running | Fat Bald Man
2008 -- We Are Most Amused | Self
2008 -- The Love Guru | Guru Satchabigknoba
2007 -- Omid Djalili: No Agenda | Omid Djalili
2007 -- Grow Your Own | Ali
2007 -- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Askay / Pusasn
2006 -- The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall | Self
2006 -- Over the Hedge | Tiger (voice)
2006 -- World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One | self
2006 -- Alien Autopsy | Melik
2005 -- My Family and Other Animals | Spiro
2005 -- Casanova | Lupo
2005 -- Chopratown | Ali Ergun
2005 -- One-Night Stand: Omid Djalili | Himself
2005 -- Deadlines | Abdul Sayyaf
2005 -- Cinema Iran | Self - Presenter
2005 -- Comic Aid |
2004 -- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Kaji
2004 -- Modigliani | Pablo Picasso
2004 -- The Calcium Kid | Herbie Bush
2003 -- Dinotopia 6: The Exit | Zipeau (voice)
2003 -- Dinotopia 5: The Virus | Zipeau (voice)
2003 -- Dinotopia 4: New Horizons | Zipeau (voice)
2002 -- Dinotopia 3: The Election | Zipeau (voice)
2002 -- Dinotopia 2: The Temptation | Zipeau (voice)
2002 -- Anita and Me | Uncle Amman
2001 -- Mean Machine | Raj
2001 -- Spy Game | Doumet
2000 -- Gladiator | Slave Trader
1999 -- The World Is Not Enough | Foreman
1999 -- Mad Cows | George
1999 -- Notting Hill | Coffee Shop Cashier (uncredited)
1999 -- The Mummy | Gad Hassan
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