Mena Mansour Massoud (Arabic: مينا منصور مسعود; born September 17, 1991) is an Egyptian-born Canadian actor.

[11] Massoud began acting in 2011, with guest appearances on the television series Nikita and Combat Hospital.

In an interview with The Daily Beast, it was stated that this role made him set a goal for himself to "find characters who aren’t terrorists or bring negative connotations because of the color of their skin or ethnicity.

[14] In 2017, he starred as Ollie Santos in the film Ordinary Days, which premiered at the Atlantic International University.

[15] In 2018, he had a recurring role as Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime original series Jack Ryan.

[13] His role as Aladdin is credited with presenting a more positive and vibrant portrayal of an Arab character in Hollywood.

[23] In January 2021, it was announced that Massoud would star in the Egyptian film Fe Ez El-Dohr.

[28] Massoud starred opposite Isabelle Fuhrman in director Julia Stiles' romance drama film Wish You Were Here, released on January 17, 2025.

[31] Speaking about his motivation for the EDA Foundation, Massoud stated, "In the industry, artists of color struggle the most.

His mission is to make changes in the industry so that roles are cast fairly, despite the color of an artist's skin or their ethnic group.

He spoke again about the foundation and his advocacy for diversity in the industry when he was honored at Egypt's third El Gouna Film Festival in 2019.