In 2018, Malek portrayed musician Freddie Mercury in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody. His performance has earned him critical acclaim, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, a Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination for Best Actor, and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Being of Egyptian heritage, he has been an advocate of diversity in Hollywood and chosen roles towards that end.