Hamada EL Hilali was born and raised in Rabat, Morocco and moved To the U.S when he was 24 years old His mother Touria, was seamstress and homemaker and his father, Salah served in the Moroccan military. Hamada grew up in a modest lower class neighborhood of Akkari next to the ocean in Rabat. He played soccer professionally with various teams in Morocco. While athletic, he also had a background in theatre and a strong passion for acting. He is a multilingual actor, fluent in English, French, Arabic and Spanish.