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    The Alleged Mastermind Of The Sydney Terror Plot Is A Part-Time Actor Who Makes Awkward YouTube Videos

    Mohammad Ali Baryalei named as co-conspirator in planned attack.

    Court documents reveal one of the men behind the Sydney terror plot is part-time actor and ISIS fighter Mohammad Ali Baryalei.

    Baryalei was also a part-time actor, and made a cameo appearance as a paramedic on Channel 9's Underbelly drama series.

    Baryalei's work recruiting young Australian men to Islam for the Street Dawah movement has also made its way on to YouTube.

    vine.co / Via youtube.com

    This video, titled "Street Dawah Australia 6 Reverts in One Day", has some awkward moments.

    vine.co / Via youtube.com

    Watch the full 17-minute video here.

    There are reports that Baryalei remains in Syria and has recruited as many as 30 Australians to fight for ISIS in the region.