Amr Waked
Acting • Born 1970-08-07
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.
Filmography
53 credits
Syriana
Movie • 2005
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
From First Sight
Movie • 2004
The Father and the Foreigner
Movie • 2011
Waid
Sleepless Nights
Movie • 2003
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Movie • 2012
Sheikh Muhammad
Ibrahim El-Abyad
Movie • 2009
Ashri
Al Moshtabah
Movie • 2009
Tito
Movie • 2004
Fares
Best Times
Movie • 2004
Hisham Jalal
Winter of Discontent
Movie • 2013
Amr
The Fish Tail
Movie • 2003
Ahmed
18 Days
Movie • 2011
Essam Maher Youssef
Lucy
Movie • 2014
Pierre Del Rio
Fallen Angels Paradise
Movie • 2000
Nonna
The Aquarium
Movie • 2008
Youssef
Colt 45
Movie • 2014
Baron
The Builders of the Alhambra
Movie • 2022
Ibn al-Khatib
Monkey Talks
Movie • 2017
طه الشناوي
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Movie • 2008
Mohamed
The Traveller
Movie • 2009
Fuad
The Blood of the Innocent
Movie • 2005
Atef
Geostorm
Movie • 2017
Ray Dussette
El ott
Movie • 2014
El-Ott
Talking About Love
Movie • 2004
Hassan
You Leave and I'll leave
Movie • 2004
Karim
Auntie Faransa
Movie • 2004
Friends or Business
Movie • 2001
Gehad
Li Li
Movie • 2001
Sheikh Abd-Elaal
Writing on Snow
Movie • 2017
Dark Man
Contagion
Movie • 2011
Rafik (uncredited)
Under Spanish Skies
Movie • 2022
Andrés
Wonder Woman 1984
Movie • 2020
Emir Said Bin Abydos
Superwho?
Movie • 2022
le schizo
Firebrand
Movie • 2024
El Farabi
Pieces of a Foreign Life
Movie • 2026
Private Affairs
Movie • 2006
Eagles of the Republic
Movie • 2025
Dr. Manssour
Urchin
Movie • 2025
Franco
Critical Moments
TV • 2007
Riviera
TV • 2017
Karim Delormes
أولاد الشوارع
TV • 2006
Al-Gama'a
TV • 2010
Morning and Evening Talk
TV • 2001
النقشبندي
Flight of the Storks
TV • 2013
Dr. Djuric
Odysseus
TV • 2013
Eukharistos
Ramy
TV • 2019
Farouk Hassan
The Second Wife
TV • 2013
Soft Life
TV • 2010
Doors of Fear
TV • 2011
The Listeners
TV • 2024
Omar
The Station
TV • 2025
جابر دبوس
House of Saddam
TV • 2008
Hussein Kamel
A Matter of Principle
TV • 2003