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

• 2026Daniel and the Fiery Furnace — Daniel, Producer
• 2025In Broad Daylight — Hamza, Producer
• 2025Wish You Were Here — Adam
• 2024Spaceman — Producer
• 2024The Last King — Producer
• Evolving Vegan — Self, Producer
• History of the World: Part II — Egypt Ambassador
• 2023The Sacrifice Game — Jude, Executive Producer
• 2022Hotel for the Holidays — Luke
• 2022The Royal Treatment — Prince Thomas
• 2021Lamya's Poem — Jalal-al-din "Jalal" Rumi (voice)
• 9-1-1: Lone Star — Salim
• 2020Run This Town — Kamal
• 2019Aladdin — Aladdin
• Reprisal — Ethan Hart
• 2019Strange but True — Chaz
• 2018Howard — Aladdin (archive footage)
• 2018Masters in Crime — Majid
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan — Tarek Kassar
• 2017Ordinary Days — Ollie Santos
• 2015Let's Rap — John
• Open Heart — Jared Malik
• Cut to the Chase — Jason
• Saving Hope — Justin Srinivasan
• Combat Hospital — Salman Zawab
• King — Malik Atassi
• Nikita — Al Qaeda #2
• It Came Like This
• Tecie — Tecie, Executive Producer
• The American Spring

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2021Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 — Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest