Television and film In 2012, after getting his first lead role in
My Brother the Devil, Elsayed fell in love with acting and knew he wanted to be an actor for the rest of his life. He also received a nomination for the
ALFS Award as
Young British Performer of the Year. After this Elsayed appeared in several TV series, like
Casualty and
Silent Witness. In 2014, he portrayed a vampire who spoke Arabic in
Penny Dreadful. In 2016, Elsayed was cast in the
BBC Three Doctor Who spin-off
Class as Ram Singh. Elsayed's character Ram is a student at Coal Hill Academy, who plays in the school's football team. In 2018 Elsayed reprised his role as Ram in six audio plays by
Big Finish, and again in 2020. In 2018, he appeared in the film
A Private War alongside
Rosamund Pike and
Jamie Dornan. In 2020, he appeared in several episodes of the
Channel 4 drama
Baghdad Central, and the
Sky Atlantic drama
Little Birds. Elsayed was originally contracted to appear in
the film adaptation of Black Adam, but due to the
COVID-19 pandemic he was unable to travel to Atlanta for filming, and his role was recast. In June 2021, it was announced that he would star in the second series of
Gangs of London.
Other In 2021, Elsayed featured in an advertisement campaign for
PUMA's Porsche Legacy collection together with
Huda El-Mufti,
Tara Emad and
Ahmed Beshary. In 2023, Elsayed released his debut EP
Promise Land on Bandcamp, with all proceeds going towards medical aid in Palestine. ==Personal life==