Mena Massoud
Acting • Born 1991-09-17
Biography
Mena Massoud is a Coptic Egyptian-Canadian actor. He was born to Coptic parents in Egypt and raised in Canada. In July 2017, he was cast to play Aladdin in Disney's live-action remake of Aladdin. Massoud was born in Cairo, Egypt to Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian parents. He has two older sisters. When he was young he emigrated to Canada. He grew up in Markham, Ontario, where he attended St. Brother André Catholic High School. He is vegan and is the founder of the plant-based food travel show Evolving Vegan.
Filmography
31 credits
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3
Movie • 2021
Self
The Sacrifice Game
Movie • 2023
Jude
Howard
Movie • 2018
Aladdin (archive footage)
Hotel for the Holidays
Movie • 2022
Luke
Wish You Were Here
Movie • 2025
Adam
Tecie
Movie
Tecie
Spaceman
Movie
Aladdin
Movie • 2019
Aladdin
Ordinary Days
Movie • 2017
Ollie Santos
Strange but True
Movie • 2019
Chaz
Masters in Crime
Movie • 2018
Majid
Run This Town
Movie • 2020
Kamal
Lamya's Poem
Movie • 2021
Jalal-al-din "Jalal" Rumi (voice)
Let's Rap
Movie • 2015
John
The Royal Treatment
Movie • 2022
Prince Thomas
In Broad Daylight
Movie • 2025
Hamza
The American Spring
Movie
It Came Like This
Movie
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV • 2020
Salim
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
Evolving Vegan
TV • 2023
Self
Open Heart
TV • 2015
Jared Malik
Cut to the Chase
TV • 2012
Jason
Reprisal
TV • 2019
Ethan Hart
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
TV • 2018
Tarek Kassar
King
TV • 2011
Malik Atassi
Saving Hope
TV • 2012
Justin Srinivasan
Nikita
TV • 2010
Al Qaeda #2
Combat Hospital
TV • 2011
Salman Zawab
History of the World: Part II
TV • 2023
Egypt Ambassador
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest