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Ziad Ek

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Ziad Ek is an Egyptian Canadian actor based in Toronto, ON. He is most known for his role as Omar on the Canadian hit sitcom Kim's Convenience. Ziad graduated with a BFA in Acting from the School of Performance at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is fluent in French and English and also speaks Egyptian Arabic.
BornJune 3, 1996
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    • Known for

    Giancarlo Esposito and Anthony Gonzalez in Far Cry 6 (2021)
    Far Cry 6
    7.2
    Video Game
    • Additional Crew
    • 2021
    Joshua Kilimnik, Dalila Bela, Sean Michael Kyer, Millie Davis, T.J. McGibbon, and Filip Geljo in Odd Squad (2014)
    Odd Squad
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Triangle Security Guard Graham
    Claws of the Red Dragon (2019)
    Claws of the Red Dragon
    7.2
    • Ted Smith
    • 2019
    Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, and Simu Liu in Kim's Convenience (2016)
    Kim's Convenience
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Omar

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    Actor

    • Empathie (2025)
      Empathie
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Ismaël Hakim
      • 2025
    • Normand Daneau and Karène Chiasson in Mont-Rouge (2024)
      Mont-Rouge
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Ibrahim Hassan
      • 2025
    • Alessandro Nivola, P.J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Tiffany Boone, and André Holland in The Big Cigar (2024)
      The Big Cigar
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Valet
      • 2024
    • Joshua Kilimnik, Dalila Bela, Sean Michael Kyer, Millie Davis, T.J. McGibbon, and Filip Geljo in Odd Squad (2014)
      Odd Squad
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Triangle Security Guard Graham
      • 2022
    • Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, and Simu Liu in Kim's Convenience (2016)
      Kim's Convenience
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Omar
      • 2019–2021
    • Perils (2019)
      Perils
      Short
      • 2019
    • Claws of the Red Dragon (2019)
      Claws of the Red Dragon
      7.2
      • Ted Smith
      • 2019
    • Sounds of Seashells (2016)
      Sounds of Seashells
      Short
      • Amin
      • 2016

    Additional Crew

    • Giancarlo Esposito and Anthony Gonzalez in Far Cry 6 (2021)
      Far Cry 6
      7.2
      Video Game
      • scan
      • 2021

    Personal details

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      • Ziad Ek's Instagram
    • Height
      • 5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
    • Born
      • June 3, 1996
      • Cairo, Egypt

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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Middle Eastern / North African

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      Noted Montreal Canadiens fan.

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