Khalid Abdalla, 1980
Actors · October 26, 1980
Khalid Abdalla
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Khalid Abdalla is 45 years old, born October 26, 1980 in United Kingdom · Scorpio.
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About
Khalid Abdalla broke through with United 93, the 2006 film that established him as a serious actor. Born in Britain in 1980, he went on to play Amir in The Kite Runner and collaborated with Matt Damon in Green Zone under director Paul Greengrass. His portrayal of Dodi Fayed in The Crown seasons 5–6 earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination. A Scorpio with a life-path number 9, Abdalla balances acting with activism—he co-founded the Mosireen Collective in Cairo in 2011, a revolutionary media group that became Egypt's most-watched nonprofit YouTube channel.
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Biography
Khalid Abdalla became a recognizable screen presence after United 93 in 2006, a pivotal role that opened doors to major studio films. He starred as Amir in The Kite Runner (2007), bringing emotional depth to the adaptation, and later acted alongside Matt Damon in Green Zone (2010), his second collaboration with director Paul Greengrass. Abdalla's documentary work includes an appearance in Jehane Noujaim's The Square, capturing the 2011 Egyptian revolution—a project that won the Audience Award at Sundance Festival in 2013.
In recent years, Abdalla took on the role of Dodi Fayed in The Crown's fifth and sixth seasons (2022–2023), work that earned him a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Born 26 October 1980 in Britain, Abdalla is a Scorpio with a life-path number 9, traits often associated with transformation and humanitarian purpose [F1, enrichments]. As an actor, he performs in film, television, and documentary contexts, lending his craft to both commercial and independent projects.
Beyond performance, Abdalla is deeply committed to activism and media advocacy. In 2011, he became a founding member of the Mosireen Collective in Cairo, a group of revolutionary filmmakers and activists supporting citizen media in Egypt following Hosni Mubarak's fall. Within three months, Mosireen became the most-watched nonprofit YouTube channel in Egypt and globally by January 2012, demonstrating the power of grassroots media. He also serves on the board of the National Student Drama Festival, cementing his investment in theatrical development.
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Trivia
- Khalid Abdalla appeared as himself in Jehane Noujaim's documentary The Square, which documented the 2011 Egyptian revolution and won the Audience Award at Sundance Festival in 2013.
- He co-founded the Mosireen Collective in Cairo in 2011, a revolutionary media group that became the most-watched nonprofit YouTube channel in Egypt within three months of launch.
- Abdalla has worked with director Paul Greengrass twice: in Green Zone (2010) and on other projects, establishing a recurring creative partnership.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Khalid Abdalla often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
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HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
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- Khalid Abdalla was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
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