Name
Amr Waked
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1970-08-07 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Cairo, Egypt
Biography
Amr Waked was born in Cairo, Egypt on 12 April 1973. He studied economics and theatre in the American University in Cairo. In his early experience as an actor Amr joined the Temple Theatre Troop in 1994, and Yaaru Theatre Troop in 1999, where he trained and developed his tools as a stage performer. With his experience onstage, Waked managed to film his first role on the big screen in 1998 when he joined Ossama Fawzy's of "Gannet El Shayateen". Waked's award winning performance paved his way to become a popular actor famous for his gravity and vast range. In 2003, Waked joined Stephen Gegan's cast of Syriana, which was his first appearance in an international film. His performance was acclaimed and presented him with other opportunities in international productions, like House Of Saddam and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. In 2005, Amr co-established "zad communication & production llc" to begin his experience as a producer. The communication agency and production house was to focus on developmental and social issues in Egypt and the Middle East. In 2012, zad produced its first feature film "Winter Of Discontent", directed by Ibrahim El Batout, which opened in the 69th Venice Film Festival in 2012.
Known For
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- 2005 Syriana as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
- 2004 From First Sight
- 2011 The Father and the Foreigner as Waid
- 2003 Sleepless Nights
- 2012 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen as Sheikh Muhammad
- 2009 Ibrahim El-Abyad as Ashri
- 2009 Al Moshtabah
- 2004 Tito as Fares
- 2004 Best Times as Hisham Jalal
- 2013 Winter of Discontent as Amr
- 2003 The Fish Tail as Ahmed
- 2011 18 Days as Essam Maher Youssef
- 2014 Lucy as Pierre Del Rio
- 2000 Fallen Angels Paradise as Nonna
- 2008 The Aquarium as Youssef
- 2014 Colt 45 as Baron
- 2022 The Builders of the Alhambra as Ibn al-Khatib
- 2017 Monkey Talks as طه الشناوي
- 2017 Geostorm as Ray Dussette
- 2014 El ott as El-Ott
- 2005 The Blood of the Innocent as Atef
- 2008 The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall as Mohamed
- 2009 The Traveller as Fuad
- 2004 Talking About Love as Hassan
- 2004 You Leave and I'll leave as Karim
- 2004 Auntie Faransa as يوسف جلال
- 2001 Friends or Business as Gehad
- 2001 Li Li as Sheikh Abd-Elaal
- 2017 Writing on Snow as Dark Man
- 2011 Contagion as Rafik (uncredited)
- 2022 Under Spanish Skies as Andrés
- 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 as Emir Said Bin Abydos
- 2022 Superwho? as le schizo
- 2024 Firebrand as El Farabi
- 2026 Pieces of a Foreign Life
- 2006 Private Affairs
- 2025 Eagles of the Republic as Dr. Mansour
- 2025 Urchin as Franco
- 2012 Uprising as Self
- Soon Yeti
- 2007 Critical Moments ( 94 episodes )
- 2017 Riviera ( 10 episodes ) as Karim Delormes
- 2006 Homeless Kids ( 32 episodes )
- 2010 Al-Gama'a ( 28 episodes )
- 2001 Morning and Evening Talk ( 28 episodes ) as النقشبندي
- 2013 Flight of the Storks ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Djuric
- 2013 Odysseus ( 12 episodes ) as Eukharistos
- 2019 Ramy ( 30 episodes ) as Farouk Hassan
- 2013 The Second Wife ( 30 episodes )
- 2010 Soft Life ( 30 episodes )
- 2011 Doors of Fear ( 15 episodes )
- 2025 The Station ( 10 episodes ) as جابر دبوس
- 2008 House of Saddam ( 3 episodes ) as Hussein Kamel
- 2003 A Matter of Principle ( 32 episodes )
- 2017 The Iguana ( 30 episodes )
- 2024 The Listeners ( 3 episodes ) as Omar
- 2010 Special Screening ( 13 episodes )
