Rami Malek is recounting his at-times complicated upbringing as an Egyptian-American growing up in Southern California.

Rami Malek reflected on an alleged incident where he claims to have been racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department in a new profile for The Guardian.

The actor was once "thrown on the bonnet of an Los Angeles Police Department cop car" after he was mistaken for a criminal, reports ‘Female First UK’.

If you thought that Hollywood actor Rami Malek couldn’t surpass the level of being a chameleon by perfectly internalising music legend Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, then him being mistaken for a criminal will shake your belief.

During a recent interview, Rami Malek recalled an alleged encounter with LA police, in which the actor said he was racially profiled after a robbery.

Rami Malek got real about what sounds like a pretty scary situation with the police. In a new interview with the Guardian, the Oscar-winning actor — who is Egyptian — claimed that he was once racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department.

Actor Rami Malek got specific into his experiences concerning racism as an Egyptian-American. Speaking with The Guardian, Malek broke down one incident which involved himself getting physically thrown onto the hood of a police vehicle in Los Angeles.

Rami Malek revealed he has dealt with issues just like everyone else. The Bohemian Rhapsody star recently opened up about a shocking racial profiling experience during a new interview. “I got thrown on the bonnet of an [Los Angeles Police Department] cop car because someone had robbed a liquor store and stolen a woman’s bag,

Rami Malek feared jail after Los Angeles Police Department officers reprimanded him because he "looked Latino". The Bohemian Rhapsody actor, who is of Egyptian descent, spoke about the ugly incident in an interview with The Guardian.