Omid Djalili is a British Iranian stand-up comedian and actor. Omid has been in many blockbuster movies including The Mummy, (1999), Gladiator, (2000), Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, (2004) and had two parts as twin pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, (2007). Omid also provided the voice of Tiger in DreamWorks’, Over The Hedge, (2006) and for Bongo in the animated comedy Animals United, (2010).

Omid Djalili was a lovely man and really nice to be around on set. He was friendly and funny. Everyone loved him. And we all loved how he played Barry Rix. He made us laugh at him too.

Omid Djalili as Barry Rix (Barry Bragg)