Sammy Sheik (Arabic: سامي الشيخ; born November 15, 1981) is an Egyptian-American actor. He is best known for playing the role of "Mustafa" in Clint Eastwood's 2014 war drama film American Sniper.

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Sammy Sheik
Sheik in 2013
Born	(1981-11-15) November 15, 1981 (age 42) Egypt
Citizenship	Egypt United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present

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Sheik was cast to play Al Jazeera executive, Mukhtar Al-Mujib in Mr. Brooks' feature film, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. Soon thereafter, he started landing roles in TV series. He played a calculating hooded eyed killer, Mohamed El-Razani on the FX series, Over There, ring leader, Masheer Abu Marzuq on Fox's 24, which led to the role of Jamal Bin Mohamed on 24's spinoff show The Rookie. He also played a hot blooded bedouin, Kamal on ABC's Lost, and made guest appearances on NCIS, The Unit, My Own Worst Enemy and In the Moment. He played the recurring role Hany on the Showtime's United States of Tara.

Sheik splits his time between Cairo and Los Angeles.^[1]