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Waleed Elgadi

Waleed Elgadi

Actor · Born November 18, 1978 (47) · Khartoum, Sudan

Waleed Elgadi was born on 18 November 1978 in Khartoum, Sudan. He is an actor, known for Alexander: The Making of a God (2024), Mosul (2019) and A Hologram for the King (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
November 18, 1978 (47)
From
Khartoum, Sudan
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Waleed Elgadi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
49%
Society
17%
Morality
15%
Bonds
11%
Self
8%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
2
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Waleed Elgadi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Waleed Elgadi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Largo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Baba

  • Brighton Storeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nazar

  • Alexander: The Making of a God(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bessus

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • One More Shot(2024)

    as Amin Mansur

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hijack(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dubai ATC Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The 355(2022)

    as Yassine

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • One Shot(2021)

    as Amin Mansur

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • FBI: International(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Saleem

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • People in Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Eli

  • The Curse of Hobbes House(2020)

    as Naser Mohammedin

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar(2019)

    as Doctor Al-Memar

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mosul(2019)

    as Colonel Kaveh Afsahani

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Omar

  • A Hologram for the King(2016)

    as Sayad

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tyrant(2014)

    Show 32 episodes · as Walid Rashid

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Lines(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Antonio Cianetta

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Borgen(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sadiq Barghani

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • To the Marriage of True Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hayder

  • Four Lions(2010)

    as Khalid

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dirty War(2004)

    as Abu Abassi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Brothers(2004)

    as Samail-Tariq, Afghanistan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Arab at Computer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Judge John Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

One Shot (2021)

$29K worldwide

Highest rated

Mosul (2019)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

One Shot (2021)

Film career

20012025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Brothers

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 24: 24 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Waleed Elgadi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Alexander: The Making of a God (2024)

83rd percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brothers (2004)

Midcredits 91st · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Waleed Elgadi's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 89 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Waleed Elgadi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Waleed Elgadi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Nunn shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers