Massoud was born in Cairo, Egypt to Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christian parents. He has two older sisters.[3] He and his family emigrated to Canada when he was three years old.[4] Massoud stated, "we're Coptic Christian. And my parents just felt like things were getting a little too dangerous when I was growing up. And they wanted to create a better life for their family. So they decided to emigrate."[5] Massoud grew up in Markham, Ontario,[1] where he attended St. Brother André Catholic High School.[5][6] He is a vegan.[ Massoud began acting in 2011, guest appearing on the television series Nikita and Combat Hospital.[8] In 2015, he was cast as Jared Malik in the Canadian-drama series Open Heart, which was cancelled after one season. In 2017, he starred as Ollie Santos in the film Ordinary Days.[9] In 2018, he had a recurring role as Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime original series Jack Ryan. In 2019, Massoud portrayed the titular character in Disney's fantasy-adventure film Aladdin, which is a live-action adaption of the animated film of the same name.[1] For his performance, he received a Teen Choice Award nomination.[10] In the same year, he was cast in the main role of Ethan Hart in the Hulu original series Reprisal. Also in 2019, he appeared as Chaz in the thriller film Strange but True, and starred as Kamal in the drama film Run This Town.[12]
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