Amr Waked
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 7, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Yeti
Movie
Pieces of a Foreign Life
Movie
Eagles of the Republic
Movie · as Dr. Mansour
Urchin
Movie · as Franco
The Station
TV · as جابر دبوس · 10 eps
Firebrand
Movie · as El Farabi
The Listeners
TV · as Omar · 3 eps
The Builders of the Alhambra
Movie · as Ibn al-Khatib
Under Spanish Skies
Movie · as Andrés
Superwho?
Movie · as le schizo
Wonder Woman 1984
Movie · as Emir Said Bin Abydos
Ramy
TV · as Farouk Hassan · 30 eps
Monkey Talks
Movie · as طه الشناوي
Geostorm
Movie · as Ray Dussette
Writing on Snow
Movie · as Dark Man
Riviera
TV · as Karim Delormes · 10 eps
The Iguana
TV · 30 eps
Lucy
Movie · as Pierre Del Rio
Colt 45
Movie · as Baron
El ott
Movie · as El-Ott
Winter of Discontent
Movie · as Amr
Flight of the Storks
TV · as Dr. Djuric · 2 eps
Odysseus
TV · as Eukharistos · 12 eps
The Second Wife
TV · 30 eps
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Movie · as Sheikh Muhammad
Uprising
Movie · as Self
The Father and the Foreigner
Movie · as Waid
18 Days
Movie · as Essam Maher Youssef
Contagion
Movie · as Rafik (uncredited)
Doors of Fear
TV · 15 eps
Al-Gama'a
TV · 28 eps
Soft Life
TV · 30 eps
Special Screening
TV · 13 eps
Ibrahim El-Abyad
Movie · as Ashri
Al Moshtabah
Movie
The Traveller
Movie · as Fuad
The Aquarium
Movie · as Youssef
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Movie · as Mohamed
House of Saddam
TV · as Hussein Kamel · 3 eps
Critical Moments
TV · 94 eps
Private Affairs
Movie
Homeless Kids
TV · 32 eps
Syriana
Movie · as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
The Blood of the Innocent
Movie · as Atef
From First Sight
Movie
Tito
Movie · as Fares
Best Times
Movie · as Hisham Jalal
Talking About Love
Movie · as Hassan
You Leave and I'll leave
Movie · as Karim
Auntie Faransa
Movie · as يوسف جلال
Sleepless Nights
Movie
The Fish Tail
Movie · as Ahmed
A Matter of Principle
TV · 32 eps
Friends or Business
Movie · as Gehad
Li Li
Movie · as Sheikh Abd-Elaal
Morning and Evening Talk
TV · as النقشبندي · 28 eps
Fallen Angels Paradise
Movie · as Nonna