Amr Waked

Known for ActingBorn 1970-08-07 (age 55)Cairo, Egypt

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Doors of Fear

Morning and Evening Talk

The Traveller

Critical Moments

Tito

Ibrahim El-Abyad

Best Times

Ramy

The Builders of the Alhambra

Li Li

Al-Gama'a

18 Days

Eagles of the Republic

House of Saddam

The Aquarium

Urchin

Contagion

Lucy

Wonder Woman 1984

Superwho?

Firebrand

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Sleepless Nights

Syriana

Flight of the Storks

Winter of Discontent

Geostorm

Talking About Love

Riviera

Odysseus

The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall

Uprising

The Father and the Foreigner

Fallen Angels Paradise

Friends or Business

The Blood of the Innocent

Colt 45

Monkey Talks

El ott

The Fish Tail

Auntie Faransa

The Listeners

You Leave and I'll leave

Pieces of a Foreign Life

The Station

Under Spanish Skies

Writing on Snow

The Second Wife