Amr Waked

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Amr Waked ( Arabic عمرو واكد, DMG ʿAmr Wākid ; * April 12, 1973 in Cairo , Egypt ) is an Egyptian film and theater actor . He became known through the films Syriana , Salmon Fishing in Yemen and Lucy .

Amr Waked in 2009

life and career

Amr Waked studied at the American University in Cairo and then began a career in the theater. Although Waked originally wanted to become a stockbroker and only acted as a side job, he finally decided to become an actor and make a living from it. He also took part in the 2011 revolution in Egypt .

From 1992 to 2002 Waked was active in various theaters and played a few leading roles. He has appeared in outstanding films in his home country for years and has received several prizes for this. Among others, Waked could be seen in Gannat al shayateen , Dail el samakah , Dam el ghazal , Il padre e lo straniero and in 2012 in the film El sheita elli fat .

In 2005 Amr Waked played the main role of Mohammed Sheik Agiza in Syriana , where he first gained fame in the western part of the world. He was also in 2008 in a supporting role in the television series The Husseins: To see in the center of power . In 2011 he played a small supporting role in the film Contagion . In the same year he gained greater popularity with the Golden Globe nominated film Salmon Fishing in Yemen . Here he plays the leading role of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Zaidi bani Tihama alongside Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt , under the director Lasse Hallström . In 2014 he played the supporting role of the police officer Pierre del Rio in the film Lucy , with Scarlett Johansson in the leading role.

In 2014, he starred as Yusuf on the Netflix series Marco Polo . In 2017 he appeared in the series Riviera .

Filmography

  • 1999: Gannat al shaanyateen
  • 2001: Lilly
  • 2001: Ashab wala business
  • 2003: Dail el samakah
  • 2003: Sahar el layaly
  • 2004: Ahla al awkat
  • 2004: Men nazret ain
  • 2004: Khalty Faransa
  • 2004: Tito
  • 2004: Sib wana sib
  • 2005: Kalam fel raised
  • 2005: Dam el ghazal
  • 2005: Syriana
  • 2006: Children of Streets
  • 2007: Lahzat harega (TV series) (4 episodes)
  • 2008: the aquarium
  • 2008: The Husseins: In the Center of Power (TV series) (3 episodes)
  • 2008: The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (TV movie)
  • 2009: Al gondorji
  • 2009: Ibrahim Labyad
  • 2009: Al Mosafer
  • 2010: The Road to Atalia
  • 2010: Reesh Naam
  • 2010: Al-Gamaa'a
  • 2010: Il padre e lo straniero
  • 2010: Ayza Atgawez
  • 2011: Hekayet ElThawra
  • 2011: Doors of Fear - Abwab El Khouf
  • 2011: Contagion
  • 2011: Salmon fishing in Yemen
  • 2012: El sheita elli fat
  • 2012: Engrenages (TV series) (1 episode)
  • 2013: Flight of the Storks (TV series) (2 episodes)
  • 2013: Odysseus - power. Intrigue. Myth. (TV series) (2 episodes)
  • 2014: Colt 45
  • 2014: El Ott
  • 2014: Lucy
  • 2014: Marco Polo (web series)
  • 2017: Riviera (TV series)
  • 2017: Geostorm

Plays

  • 1992: Afareet Hamza We Fatma as Hamza
  • 1992: Vinegar Tom as The Devil
  • 1993: Crimes Of The Heart as Doc
  • 1993: Al Ghaba Al Saeeda as The Fox
  • 1994: Tales From Agabad as a hero
  • 1994: Compass Berserk as Montigu
  • 1994: The Bus as Ahmed
  • 1995: Oedipus The President as Prometheus
  • 2000: Al Ze'ab Yohaddid Al Madinah as a journalist
  • 2002: Shabab Rewish Tahn as Ahmed

Awards

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Waked, Amr
ALTERNATIVE NAMES عمرو واكد (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian film and stage actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Cairo , Egypt