Amin El Gamal was born during an earthquake in Palo Alto, California. His parents are both Egyptian immigrants - his mother came to the United States with her family at 13 to escape political persecution and his father immigrated to study electrical engineering at Stanford University. He attended Palo Alto High School, and then graduated with a bachelor's degree in Drama and English from Stanford University before progressing to the USC School of Dramatic Arts, which he left with a masters in 2011. Shortly thereafter, El Gamal landed roles on The Newsroom (2012), Shameless (2011), The Librarians (2014), Transparent (2014), and Prison Break (2005), in which he played the sinister fan favorite Cyclops. With notable and diverse roles in the films Namour (2016), Message from the King (2016), and the upcoming indie First Love, El Gamal is well on his way to establishing himself as one of Hollywood's most versatile and striking new faces. El Gamal remains active on stage, as well. His theatre work includes productions and workshops at South Coast Repertory, the NY Public Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Pasadena Playhouse, the Playwrights Foundation, the Ojai Playwrights Conference, A Noise Within, and Musical Theatre West. - IMDb Mini Biography By: James Rosener
