Omar Moustafa Ghonim
- Actor
Omar Moustafa Ghonim is a first generation Egyptian-American actor, born and raised in Braintree, MA. He graduated from Braintree High School and attended Bridgewater State University where he studied Kinesiology and played middle linebacker for the BSU Bears.
After his freshman year of college he began making videos on the app Vine where he amassed over 600,000 followers. The audience he'd gained on the app paved the way for his first auditioning opportunities thus beginning his acting journey. He left BSU in 2017 to pursue acting full time.
Omar has since appeared in several hit television shows from Law & Order: Organized Crime to AMC's Kevin Can F**k Himself. He can also be seen films like the Oscar nominated Netflix movie, Don't Look Up as Damain and the film Absolution starring Liam Neeson as Armando. Most recently, Omar wrapped production on his first leading role, Tariq, in the independent feature film, What Only Cicadas See from emerging filmmaker Brad Courtemanche. As well as guest starring on Dick Wolf's newest show CIA as Faisal.
After his freshman year of college he began making videos on the app Vine where he amassed over 600,000 followers. The audience he'd gained on the app paved the way for his first auditioning opportunities thus beginning his acting journey. He left BSU in 2017 to pursue acting full time.
Omar has since appeared in several hit television shows from Law & Order: Organized Crime to AMC's Kevin Can F**k Himself. He can also be seen films like the Oscar nominated Netflix movie, Don't Look Up as Damain and the film Absolution starring Liam Neeson as Armando. Most recently, Omar wrapped production on his first leading role, Tariq, in the independent feature film, What Only Cicadas See from emerging filmmaker Brad Courtemanche. As well as guest starring on Dick Wolf's newest show CIA as Faisal.
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