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# Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (2026): cast and crew

17 cast and 11 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- Shen Teng as Xu Fu
- Jiang Qiming as Ma Junsheng
- Omar Sherif as Seif
- Aarif Rahman as Tony
- Sherif Sabry as Zayd
- Ahmed Salim as Ali
- Faruk Muhammad as Jamal
- Russell Shealy as Morgan
- Naira Al-Qasim as Lina
- Karma Hazim as Susu
- Wei Qing as Xu's Mother
- Zhang Xiwei as Xu Le
- Yasmine Rahmy as Amina
- Peter Daniel Adams as Sentry
- Tanner Hagen as Joel Brady
- Michael Koltes as Olwell
- Christopher Sky as Chef

## Directing

- Wen Muye: Director
- Ye Fusheng: Action Director

## Writing

- Wen Muye: Writer
- Lang Qunli: Writer
- Wei Zhong: Writer

## Production

- Ning Hao: Executive Producer

## Camera

- Wang Boxue: Director of Photography

## Sound and music

- Huang Chao: Original Music Composer

## Art

- Li Miao: Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- Li Miao: Costume Designer
- Li Zhou: Costume Designer

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