Mena Massoud Movies Bio Wiki Age Wife Aladdin Open Heart and Net Worth
Mena Massoud is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor. He is known for starring as the title character in the Disney fantasy film Aladdin (2019).
He also starred as Jared Malik in the Canadian drama series Open Heart, Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Ethan Hart in the Hulu series Reprisal, and Prince Thomas in the Netflix original film The Royal Treatment.
Mena was born on September 17, 1991, in Cairo, Egypt. He is31 years old.
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of5 ft 8 in(Approx. 1.73 m).
He was born in Cairo to Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian parents Gorgit and Mansour Massoud. Mena has two elder sisters, Marian and Margaret both work in the medical field. He and his family emigrated to Canada when he was three years old. He grew up in Markham, Ontario, where he attended St. Brother André Catholic High School.
Mena is currently dating actressEmily Shah, the daughter of famed Bollywood producer Prashant Shah. Emily is a trained actor from New York Film Academy and Madhumati Film & Dance Academy in Juhu, Mumbai. She is also trained in both Bollywood and Western styles of acting and studied theater arts at Lee Strasberg’s Institute of Film and Theater in Hollywood.
She was the youngest contestant crowned Miss New Jersey USA in 2014. In 2018 she starred in the film Fortune Defies Death, and in 2019 starred in her first major project, Jungle Cry.
He attended St. Brother André Catholic High School, where he was the head of the improv team. Mena later attended the University of Toronto with a major in neuroscience, in the pursuit of becoming a doctor or psychologist.
He did not finish this degree and instead auditioned for theatre schools. He eventually transferred to Ryerson University for their theatre performance program, which he graduated from in 2014.
2011 The 99 2012 Cut to the Chase 2012 King 2015 Open Heart 2017 Saving Hope 2018 Jack Ryan 2019 Reprisal 2021 9-1-1: Lone Star 2019 Aladdin 2019 Merging with the Infinite 2020 Run This Town 2021 Lamya’s Poem 2022 The Royal Treatment 2022 Hotel for the Holidays
In 2019, Mena portrayed the titular character in Disney’s fantasy-adventure film Aladdin. It is a live-action adaption of the animated film of the same name. For his performance, he received a Teen Choice Award nomination and two National Film & TV Award nominations.
The December after the movie’s release, and five months after the film passed $1 billion at the global box office, Mena openly spoke about how the film’s success has translated into his career.
In January 2022, he portrayed the male lead in Netflix’s feature film, The Royal Treatment alongside Laura Marano. Mena’s role in the film was the first movie he has starred in since Aladdin.
The Royal Treatment is a 2022 American romance film directed by Rick Jacobson and written by Holly Hester. It stars Laura Marano as Manhattan hairdresser Izzy, who is given an opportunity to work at the wedding of Prince Thomas, played by Mena.
In 2015, Mena was cast as Jared Malik in the Canadian drama series Open Heart, which was canceled after one season. Open Heart is a 2015 Canadian mystery-drama television series produced by the Epitome Pictures unit of DHX Media in association with marblemedia.
It aired simultaneously on January 20, 2015, on YTV in Canada and TeenNick in the United States. In June 2015, Canada’s ABC Spark acquired the rights to air reruns of the show
In 2018, Mena had a recurring role as Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime original series Jack Ryan, an American political action thriller television series, based on characters from the fictional “Ryanverse” created by Tom Clancy, that premiered on August 31, 2018, on Amazon Prime Video. The series was created by Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland.
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years.
No. He is currently dating actressEmily Shah, the daughter of famed Bollywood producer Prashant Shah. Emily is a trained actor from New York Film Academy and Madhumati Film & Dance Academy in Juhu, Mumbai.
