ABOUT ABUBAKR ALI
Egyptian-born Arab actor who plays the title role in the Netflix series Grendel, making him the first Arab Muslim lead in a comic book adaptation. He has 1,000 followers on Twitter and 20,000 on Instagram.
He grew up in Pasadena, California, then went through the acting programs at New York University and the Yale University School of Drama. His first job was teaching tennis.
A fellow Yale graduate is playwright Jeremy O. Harris . Another fellow Yale drama alum is Louisa Jacobson, daughter of Meryl Streep . He loves whale-watching. He costarred in Anything's Possible, written by Billy Porter .
He was born in Cairo, Egypt.
His other costars in the Grendel series include Antonio Marziale , Madeline Zima , and Kevin Corrigan
