He is known for his portrayal of Dr. Vik Ullah in the Showtime drama series The Affair, as well as for the films Munich (2005), Rendition (2007), and Miral (2010).
He has also appeared in the roles of Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop (2014), Ernesto Santiago in the USA drama series Mr.
Metwally was born in Queens, New York, to an Egyptian father and a Dutch mother[citation needed] and moved with the family to Orange County, California, at age three, where he was raised.
[2] Metwally's film roles include Steven Spielberg's Munich, Gavin Hood's Rendition, James Ivory's The City of Your Final Destination, Julian Schnabel's Miral, and Jaume Collet-Serra's Non-Stop.
Metwally has worked extensively on stage, appearing in Richard Kalinoski's Beast on the Moon, Eliam Kraiem's Sixteen Wounded, and Rajiv Joseph's Guards at the Taj .