Omar Sharif Jr. (born 28 November 1983) is a Canadian actor, model, author and gay activist who lives in the United States.

from Queen's University, a Master's in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and a degree in Performing Arts from The Lee Strasberg Institute.

[4] He has also worked as a model: He was "the face of Coca-Cola for the Arabic world and appeared in a major Calvin Klein print campaign in Egypt.

"[5] He was a presenter at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in 2011, during which he performed a memorable comedic sketch with Kirk Douglas.

"[8] Sharif gave a speech at the 2016 Oslo Freedom Forum discussing his coming out story during the Arab Spring and admitting to suicidal thoughts.

[7][9] After the Sultan of Brunei passed a law to stone homosexual people in April 2019,[10] Sharif Jr. challenged him a few days later.