Do we like them?

Do we like Omar Sharif Jr.?

Our score: 7 out of 10. A long run as an LGBTQ+ advocate and fundraiser, but we could only open two pages, so the score stays cautious.

Omar Sharif Jr. is the grandson of the Lawrence of Arabia star, and for a bloke with that surname he's built his own lane. He's an actor and an activist, and he came out publicly in 2012 while living in Egypt, which is a big ask in that country. TheWrap says he's been an LGBTQ activist ever since, and he tells it that his advocacy is “embedded in who I am.”

On the acting side, the sources we opened list the films The Traveller and The Secret Scripture, which co-starred Rooney Mara. In 2016 he was lined up to star in a revival of Dante's Cove, which was crowdfunding a fourth season. He's also a former GLAAD spokesman and has been a leading voice for LGBT equality in Egypt, per The Advocate.

On the harm check, nothing nasty turned up in his own words or acts. The one thing to flag is that in 2016 he described Donald Trump as “charming and really nice” after meeting him at a party. He was encouraged by Trump's mentions of the LGBTQ community and the Pulse massacre in his convention speech. He also said he was discouraged by some of the administration's appointments, and that it's sometimes easier to work from the inside. That's a man trying to be diplomatic rather than anything harmful, and where you land on it is up to you.

The good stuff is practical. TheWrap reports he raises funds for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, the Motion Picture and Television Fund and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. In 2022 he became chief advancement officer at Holocaust Museum LA, a part-time post leading development and communications, and he's part of its campus expansion. Fundraising doesn't make headlines, but it's real work for real causes.

Nothing new on him lately that we could find, and no court cases or allegations against him turned up in our searches. We also couldn't open some pages we wanted, so a few chapters of his story, like his later advocacy, are missing here. On what we could read, he's a yes, with a cautious score because of the gaps.