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 b...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Urchin
2026
Mike, a rough sleeper in London, trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around.

Eagles of the Republic
2025
as Dr. Manssour
Egypt's most adored actor, George Fahmy is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role and fi...

Firebrand
2024
as El Farabi
Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and parano...

The Builders of the Alhambra
2022
as Ibn al-Khatib
Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf ...

Under Spanish Skies
2022
as Andrés
After the death of her husband, a reclusive artist invites lifelong friends to her farm in Spain and reveals a shocking plan. Before the weekend ends,...

Superwho?
2022
as le schizo
A struggling actor seems doomed to live life as a loser. When he finally snatches a lead role as a superhero named “Badman,” he feels like everything ...

Wonder Woman 1984
2020
as Emir Said Bin Abydos
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.

Writing on Snow
2017
as Dark Man
The film discusses different ideologies in terms of religion, geography and intellect reflected as well in the current rifts between different parts o...

Geostorm
2017
as Ray Dussette
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellit...

Monkey Talks
2017
as طه الشناوي
Two magician brothers, Taha and Rashad El-Shenawy, prepare to pull off a magic trick to free their wrongfully imprisoned father.

El ott
2014
as El-Ott
When Al-Ott learns that a group of his neighborhood's children was kidnapped as a part of an organ-trafficking scheme, he kills one of Master Fathy's ...

Colt 45
2014
as Baron
Vincent Miles, a gunsmith and shooting instructor at the National Police, is an expert in combat shooting who stubbornly refuses to join a field briga...

Lucy
2014
as Pierre Del Rio
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Winter of Discontent
2013
as Amr
Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is J...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
as Sheikh Muhammad
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an...

Contagion
2011
as Rafik (uncredited)
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control t...

18 Days
2011
as Essam Maher Youssef
10 filmmakers provide 10 separate stories focusing on the 18 days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Ten stories they have experienced, heard, or imagin...

The Father and the Foreigner
2011
as Waid

The Traveller
2009
as Fuad
Love, passion, responsibility and loss follow a man over the course of half a century in this powerful drama from Egypt. In 1948, Hassan is working hi...

Al Moshtabah
2009
Embodies the artist Amr Waked in his new film [suspected Zero] characters twins, one a prosecutor, and the other a businessman, and the film is set in...

Ibrahim El-Abyad
2009
as Ashri
After witnessing the murder of his father as a child, Ibrahim is drawn into the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself with hi...

The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
2008
as Mohamed
After Tom Hurndall is shot in the head in Gaza, his parents Anthony and Jocelyn arrive in Israel wanting to know how it could have happened. They expe...

The Aquarium
2008
as Youssef
Youssef is a hotshot anesthesiologist who often sleeps in his car for privacy. Laila is the careerist host of a late night radio call-in show. These t...

Private Affairs
2006
Three friends have different lifestyles dictated by their different professions; George is a French-language teacher, Ahmed works at the stock market,...

Syriana
2005
as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer...

The Blood of the Innocent
2005
as Atef
The unemployed Reda develops feelings for his neighbor Hanan who runs away and lives with an aristocratic lady for whom she works, leaving Reda to get...

You Leave and I'll leave
2004
as Karim
Farid travels abroad on a surprise mission, leaving his two children, a child and a child in a villa, in the care of two young men, Karim and Halim. T...

Tito
2004
as Fares
Tito is the second installment in the new-wave Egyptian action movies. After Mafia by Sherif Arafa, which was a breakthrough in Egyptian cinema making...

Auntie Faransa
2004
Batta and Wezza are two siblings living with their aunt Faransa at a local neighborhood as the latter works as a hired mourner. Batta accepts to pursu...

Talking About Love
2004
as Hassan
(Nahid) is a waitress from an average family,after she gets divorced,she tries to overcome her loneliness by looking for a new love. Her colleague (Sa...

From First Sight
2004
Akram is a perfectionist wedding photographer who dreams of finding Miss Right. He indeed finds her in the unlikeliest of places: her wedding ceremony...

Best Times
2004
as Hisham Jalal
Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step fa...

A matter of principle
2003
as Shandid
The events revolve around a representative in Parliament who represents one of the constituencies in Upper Egypt. He was able to achieve great success...

Sleepless Nights
2003
as وائل (صوت)
A social romance that portrays the lives of 4 married couples who are friends. As they gather to celebrate the birthday of the daughter of one of them...

The Fish Tail
2003
as Ahmed
Ahmed Al-Morsi Owais is a young man who has a technical diploma. A lover of poetry, he searches for a job until he eventually finds one as a conductor...

Friends or Business
2001
as Gehad
Karim Nour and Tarek Al-Seyoufy are two successful TV hosts whose shows attract many viewers, which gradually turns them into rivals. When the channel...

Li Li
2001
as Sheikh Abd-Elaal
Sheikh Abdul-Al, the imam of Al-Shobokshi Mosque in Al-Batiniyya. The drug trafficker, which is home to a group of traders and drug dealers, is surrou...

Fallen Angels' Paradise
1999
as Nonna
Tabel abandons his luxurious family life in favor of a bohemian life with his eccentric marginalized friends. When Tabel dies, his daughter attempts t...
Pieces of a Foreign Life
N/A
Woman flees war-torn Syria, leaving family behind. Seeking asylum in Bordeaux, she meets French lawyer who helps her rebuild life. Unexpected relation...