Alexander Siddig - wikipedia Alexander Siddig This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( January 2009 ) Alexander Siddig Siddig at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abdurrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdul Karim El Mahdi ( 1965 - 11 - 21 ) 21 November 1965 ( age 51 ) Wad Madani, Sudan Other names Siddig El Fadil Occupation Actor Years active 1987 -- present Spouse ( s ) Nana Visitor ( m. 1997 ; div. 2001 ) Children Website sidcity.net Siddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi ( Arabic : صدّيق الطاهر الفاضل الصدّيق عبدالرحمن محمد أحمد عبدالكريم المهدي ‎ ‎ Ṣiddīq aṭ - Ṭāhir al - Fāḍil aṣ - Ṣiddīq ʿAbd ar - Raḥman Muḥammad ʾAḥmad ʿAbd al - Karīm al - Mahdī ; born 21 November 1965 ) is a English - Sudanese actor. He is known by the stage names Siddig El Fadil through the mid-1990s and Alexander Siddig since. He is known for playing Dr. Julian Bashir in the television series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine, Philip Burton in Primeval, Carthaginian general Hannibal in Hannibal -- Rome 's Worst Nightmare, King Minos in Atlantis, and Prince Doran Martell in Game of Thrones, and for his performances as Prince Nasir Al - Subaai in Syriana ( 2005 ), Imad ad - Din al - Isfahani in Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ), and Tareq Khalifa in Cairo Time, as well as the sixth season of 24. He is also appearing in Gotham as Ra 's al Ghul. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television series 2.3 Other appearances 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links Biography Siddig was born in Sudan but has spent most of his life in England. He was born to an English mother who worked as a theatrical consultant and a Sudanese father. His maternal uncle is English actor Malcolm McDowell, with whom he appeared in 2008 in Neil Marshall 's Doomsday, and his paternal uncle is the former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al - Mahdi. He is a great - great - grandson of Muhammad Ahmad. He attended St Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Kent. He was credited under the shortened name Siddig El Fadil until October 1995, three seasons into his run on Star Trek : Deep Space Nine, when he changed his stage name to Alexander Siddig ( stating in an interview that ' Alexander ' was chosen at random ). On set, he became known as Sid. Career Siddig attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA ) to study acting and, after leaving LAMDA, did a season of stage work in Manchester. He also worked as a director in a small theatre in London. Siddig first appeared to television audiences as Prince Feisal in A Dangerous Man : Lawrence After Arabia, the 1990 TV sequel to Lawrence of Arabia. Siddig 's performance in A Dangerous Man : Lawrence After Arabia ( 1992 ) brought him to the attention of Rick Berman, who was creating the new series Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ( 1993 ). Although he originally auditioned for the role of Commander Benjamin Sisko, Berman decided Siddig was too young for the role and cast him as Dr. Julian Bashir instead. The part had to be slightly rewritten for Siddig as the original `` bible '' had called for a Hispanic male named Julian Amoros to play the part, although Berman reports that no other actors were considered for the role. Since the end of the seven seasons of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine appeared as an Algerian secret agent on the trail of Islamists in the controversial episode `` Nest of Angels '' of the British television show Spooks ( known as MI - 5 in the US ) in 2003. In 2005, he appeared as Saladin 's aide, Imad, in Ridley Scott 's film Kingdom of Heaven. He gave a critically lauded performance as Prince Nasir in Syriana, alongside George Clooney and Matt Damon. He played the title role in 2006 's Hannibal -- Rome 's Worst Nightmare for the BBC ( UK ). Early 2007, Siddig joined the cast of Un Homme Perdu ( aka A Lost Man ) and he returned to American television in the role of former terrorist Hamri Al - Assad for the sixth season of 24. In 2009, he co-starred with Patricia Clarkson in the award - winning film Cairo Time ( 2009 ) as Tareq Khalifa, an Egyptian who battles his attraction to his friend 's wife. In August 2010, he expressed his doubts about resurrecting his character, Dr. Julian Bashir, from Deep Space Nine, stating that he has `` other ambitions ''. In 2013, Siddig appeared as a Syrian - Canadian in the IFC film Inescapable with Marisa Tomei and Joshua Jackson, and as King Minos in the BBC show Atlantis. In 2015 appeared in HBO series Game of Thrones in season 5 and season 6 as Doran Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne. Siddig 's roles have often called for him to act out many different accents : he used received pronunciation ( Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ), Cockney ( Reign of Fire ), and an Algerian accent ( Spooks ) among others. He has also given performances in Arabic as the role required ( Spooks, Syriana, 24, Inescapable, Un Homme Perdu ) as well as French ( Un Homme Perdu ). Filmography Film At TrekExpo in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on 25 June 2005 Year Film Role Notes Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Partygoer 1992 A Dangerous Man : Lawrence After Arabia Emir Feisal I TV film 2000 Vertical Limit Kareem Nazir 2002 Reign of Fire Ajay The Hamburg Cell Khalid Sheikh Mohammed TV film 2005 Kingdom of Heaven Imad ad - Din al - Isfahani 2005 Syriana Prince Nasir Al - Subaai 2006 Hannibal -- Rome 's Worst Nightmare Hannibal TV movie 2007 The Nativity Story Angel Gabriel 2007 The Last Legion Theodorus Andronikus 2008 A Lost Man Fouad Saleh 2008 Doomsday Hatcher 2008 Espion ( s ) Malik 2009 Cairo Time Tareq Khalifa Miral Miral 's father 4.3. 2.1. Robert Clash of the Titans Hermes 2012 Inescapable Adib Abdel - Kareem 2013 The Fifth Estate Dr. Tarek Haliseh 2013 May in the Summer Ziad Television series Year Production Role Notes 1992 Big Battalions Yousef TV miniseries, 1 episode 1993 -- 1999 Star Trek : Deep Space Nine Dr Julian Bashir Credited as Siddig El Fadil ( 1993 - 1995 ) Star Trek : The Next Generation Dr Julian Bashir Episode : `` Birthright '' 2003 Spooks ( titled MI - 5 in the US and France ) Ibhn Khaldun Episode : `` Nest of Angels '' 2005 Agatha Christie 's Poirot Mr. Shaitana Episode : `` Cards on the Table '' 2007 24 Hamri Al - Assad 7 episodes 2008 Merlin Kanan Episode : `` The Moment of Truth '' 2009 Waking the Dead Dr Mohammed 2 episodes ( `` Endgame, Part 1 '' and `` Endgame, Part 2 '' ) Strike Back Zahir Sharq 2 episodes ( `` Part 5 '' and `` Part 6 '', Sky1 TV series ) 2011 Primeval Philip Burton Episode 24 -- 36 ( series 4 & 5 ) 2012 True Love Ismail Episode : `` Sandra '' 2013 -- 2014 Da Vinci 's Demons Al - Rahim 13 episodes 2013 Wild Arabia Narrator Documentary 2013 Atlantis Minos 8 episodes 2015 -- 2016 Game of Thrones Doran Martell 6 episodes Season 5 - 6 2015 Tut Amun 2015 Bar Rescue Himself Episode : `` Brokedown Palace '' 2016 Peaky Blinders Ruben Oliver 2017 The Kennedys : After Camelot Aristotle Onassis 2017 - 2018 Gotham Ra 's al Ghul guest star season 3 main cast season 4 Other appearances ExtraOrdinary as King Tut ( 1979, uncredited and non-speaking role ) James Cameron 's Titanic Explorer video game ( 1997 ) -- various voices Whose Life Is It Anyway ?, stage play ( 2005 ) in London -- Dr Scott Family Guy season 4, episode 2, `` Patriot Games '' ( 2006 ) -- Voice of one of the London Silly Nannies Doctor Who audioplays `` Sisters of the Flame '' and `` Vengeance of Morbius '' ( both 2008 ) -- Rosto ; `` The Wreck of the Titan '' ( 2010 ) -- Captain ; `` 1001 Nights '' ( 2012 ) -- Sultan Holy Warriors, stage play ( 2014 ) in London - Saladin Bar Rescue ( 2015 ) -- Guest in season 4 episode `` Brokedown Palace '' Tumanbay, radio drama ( 2015 ) on BBC Radio 4 -- Wolf Personal life In 1996, Siddig and his co-star Nana Visitor started dating and the couple were married June 1997 ; their son, Django El Tahir El Siddig, was born on 16 September 1996. They divorced in 2001. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexander Siddig. Jump up ^ ألكسندر صديق... سوداني مشهور في بريطانيا ومغمور في وطنه Jump up ^ `` Alexander Siddig Biography ( 1965 -- ) ''. Filmreference.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010. Jump up ^ `` Siddig : No More Deep Space Nine ''. Collider.com. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010. Jump up ^ Mintzer, Joshua ( 11 September 2012 ). `` Inescapable : Toronto Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` BBC One programme information ''. Retrieved 24 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con ! ''. Watchers On The Wall. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` BBC Programme Information : Week 39 ''. BBC Press Office. Retrieved on 10 September 2009. Jump up ^ `` Primeval is back on ITV1 -- ITV Press Centre ''. Itv.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010. Jump up ^ Friedlander, Whitney ( 25 July 2014 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' Announces New Cast Members ''. Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Alexander Siddig on being Bashir, quitting 24, and getting saddle - sore for Ridley Scott ''. External links Official website Alexander Siddig on IMDb VIAF : 32198963 LCCN : no98107634 ISNI : 0000 0001 2023 4291 GND : 1012610136 SUDOC : 138774218 BNF : cb140417806 ( data ) IATH : w61v65gc Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Siddig&oldid=802415966 '' Categories : 1965 births Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Living people English male film actors English male television actors English people of Sudanese descent People educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate Sudanese actors Sudanese emigrants to the United Kingdom Male actors from Kent Sudanese people of British descent 21st - century English male actors 20th - century English male actors Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from January 2009 All BLP articles lacking sources EngvarB from August 2014 Use dmy dates from August 2014 Articles with hCards Articles containing Arabic - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017 Articles containing French - language text Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 26 September 2017, at 01 : 20. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played the doctor on deep space nine
Answer: Alexander Siddig