Siddig's role in "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia" brought him to the attention of Rick Berman, executive producer of "" (1993). Berman originally considered Siddig for role of Commander Benjamin Sisko, but decided in the end that Siddig was too young for the role and cast him as Dr. Julian Bashir. Siddig remained with "Deep Space Nine" for all seven seasons of the series. He also directed the episodes "" (1997) and "Profit and Lace" (1998). In 1995 Siddig also changed his name from Siddig El Fadil to Alexander Siddig.