best arabic actor

1. Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor best known for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and the title role in Doctor Zhivago (1965), was born Michel Demitri Shalhoub on April 10, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt to Joseph Shalhoub, a lumber merchant, and his wife, Claire (Saada). Of Lebanese and ...

2. Adel Emam

Actor | Omaret yakobean

He is a graduate of the faculty of agriculture. He started his career in cinema in several films with actor Salah Zulfikar in 1960s, such as Talat loussuss (1966), Marti, mudir aam (1966) and Afrit merati (1968). Then he became more popular in theaters for his role in Madrasat Al Moshaghebin (...

3. Nour El-Sherif

Actor | Leila Sakhina

Nour El-Sherif was born on April 28, 1946 in Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Leila Sakhina (1995), Al-Ragol Al-Akhar (1999) and El Hag Metwali's Family (2001). He was married to Poussi. He died on August 11, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt.

4. Farid Shawqi

Actor | Cemile

Farid Shawqi was born on July 3, 1920 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and writer, known for Cemile (1968), El jassus (1964) and Abou Rabie (1973). He was married to Soheir Turk, Huda Sultan, Saneya Shawky and Zynab Abdel Hady. He died on July 27, 1998 in Cairo, Egypt.

5. Ahmed Zaki

Actor | Ayam El-Sadat

Ahmed Zaki was born on November 18, 1949 in Zaqazeeq, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Days of El-Sadat (2001), Nasser 56 (1996) and His Excellency the Minister (2002). He was married to Hala Fouad. He died on March 27, 2005 in Cairo, Egypt.

6. Ghassan Massoud

Actor | Kingdom of Heaven

Ghassan Massoud (born September 20, 1958 in Damascus) is a Syrian actor and film-maker. He is best-known in the West for playing the role of the Muslim military general Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. He has also played the "Sheikh" in famous Turkish film "Kurtlar Vadisi: ...

7. Ezzat El Alaili

Actor | Zi'ab la ta'kol al lahm

Ezzat El Alaili was born on September 15, 1934 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Kuwait Connection (1973), Zaier el-fager (1975) and Diamond Dust (2018). He died on February 5, 2021 in 6th of October, Egypt.

8. Farouk Al-Fishawy

Actor | The Seventh Heaven

Farouk Al-Fishawy was born in February 1952 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for The Seventh Heaven (2007), Istighatha Min Al-Alam Il-Akhr (1985) and Zombie Goes Zombie. He was married to Somaya El Alfy, Nouran and Soheir Ramzy. He died on July 25, 2019.

9. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

Actor | Souq al mot aa

Mahmoud Abdel Aziz was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a middle class family. He studied Agricultural Sciences and during his college days he practiced acting through the university theatre.

He started his acting career by taking a role in "Al Dawama" TV show in the mid 70s with Nelly and Mahmoud ...

10. Sa'eed Saleh

Actor | Alzheimer's

Sa'eed Saleh was born on July 13, 1939 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Alzheimer's (2010), Half a Million (1983) and Fi Saif Lazem Nihib (1974). He died on August 1, 2014 in Cairo, Egypt.

11. Faten Hamamah

Actress | Orid hallan

Faten Hamama (known as "The Lady of the Arabic Screen") has become an icon and the most important actress of Egyptian and Arabic cinema. She is also the most honored actress in the Middle East. Every decade of her life represents a new era of acting and witnessed the reshaping and progression of ...

12. Maryam Fakhruddin

Actress | La anam

Maryam Fakhruddin was born on January 8, 1933 in Faiyum, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Sleepless (1957), The Cursed Palace (1962) and Bila awda (1961). She was married to Mohamad Altawel, Mahmoud Zulfikar, Sharif Alfadali and Fahd Ballan. She died on November 3, 2014 in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.

13. Nadia El Gendy

Actress | Malika Fi Al Manfa

Nadia El Gendy was born on March 24, 1946 in Egypt. She is an actress and producer, known for Malika Fi Al Manfa (2010) and Asr el-Quwwah (1991). She was previously married to Imad Hamdi.

14. Samir Ghanem

Actor | El mushajibun

Samir Ghanem was born on January 15, 1937 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for El mushajibun (1965), El Maganin El Talata (1970) and Hob 'ala shati Miami (1976). He was married to Dalal Abdulaziz. He died on May 20, 2021 in Cairo, Egypt.

15. Yehia El-Fakharany

Actor | Kharag wa lam ya'ud

Yehia El-Fakharany was born on April 7, 1945 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor and producer, known for Kharag wa lam ya'ud (1984), Abbas al abiad fi al yawm al aswad (2004) and Zeezinya (1997). He is married to Lamis Gaber. They have two children.

16. Gamil Ratib

Actor | Lawrence of Arabia

He graduated from the School of French Law, and completed his university studies in France. The first movie appearance was in 1946 through the movie (I Am The East), and then returned to France again to continue the art work in the cinema, and then returned to Egypt again with the mid-seventies, ...

17. Ahmed El Sakka

Actor | El Gezira 2

Graduated from the Egyptian academy of arts and began his acting career immediately in Egyptian mini-series, and ended up co-starring in several of the most important series broadcast during the holy month Ramadan seasons.

Ahmed establish himself as a film star as early as 1998 when he co-starred in...

18. Karim Abdel Aziz

Actor | The Blue Elephant

Karim Abdel Aziz was born in Egypt on 17-8-1975. He was raised by his father the director Mohamed Abdel Aziz who has a valuable history in the Egyptian cinema; hence the technical environment in which he grew up had a prominent role in the ease of entry and work in the field of cinematography. ...

19. Fouad El-Mohandes

Actor | Viva Zalata

Fouad El-Mohandes was born on September 6, 1924 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for Viva Zalata (1976), 30 Yom Fel Segn (1966) and The Beloved Diva (1967). He was married to Shouweikar and Iffat Suror Najeb. He died on September 16, 2006 in Cairo, Egypt.

20. Ezzat Abu Ouf

Actor | Asrar el-banaat

Ezzat Abu Ouf was born on August 21, 1948 in Egypt. He was an actor and composer, known for Asrar el-banaat (2001), Paparazzi (2015) and Ice Cream in Gleam (1992). He was married to Fateema. He died on July 1, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt.

21. Ismail Yassin

Actor | Ismail Yassine fil madhaf el shami

Ismail Yassin was born on September 15, 1912 in Suez, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Ismail Yassine fil madhaf el shami (1956), Ismail Yassine Tarazane (1958) and Ismail Yassine fil tayyaran (1959). He died on May 24, 1972 in Cairo, Egypt.

22. Suad Husni

Actress | Al-raii wa al nesaa

Souad Muhammad Kamal Hosny Al Baba was born on January 26th, 1942 in Ataba, Cairo, Egypt. She was the 10th sibling of 17 brothers and sisters. Husni was known as the "Cinderella" of Arab cinema and one of the most influential actresses in the Arabic art world. She ascended to stardom in the end of ...

23. Hassan Hosny

Actor | El-Basha Tilmeez

Hassan Hosny was born on June 19, 1931 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for The Student Cop (2004), Afarit el-asphalt (1996) and El-Batal (1998). He was married to Magda. He died on May 30, 2020 in Cairo, Egypt.

24. Ahmed Rateb

Actor | Al-irhabi

He began acting when he was still a student at the school, after joining the Faculty of Engineering, joined the band of acting in the college, but he did not complete the study, and preferred to join "The Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts" where he received a bachelor's degree. "Ahmad Rateb" work...

25. Ahmad Bedair

Actor | Batal men Waraq

Earned a high school in 1966, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1970. He worked as an actor in the theaters of youth centers then as an author and a director, then worked in the radio through several series, starred in television in several series, including (A Bird Sad Night - El Zini Barakat - A ...

26. Amr Waked

Actor | Lucy

Amr Waked was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1972. 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 ...

27. Khaled El-Sawi

Actor | The Blue Elephant

Khaled El-Sawi was born on November 25, 1963 in Alexandria, Egypt. He is an actor and assistant director, known for The Blue Elephant (2014), El Farah (2009) and The Yacoubian Building (2006).

28. Khaled Nabawy

Actor | Kingdom of Heaven

Egyptian actor Khaled Nabawy managed to quickly grab audiences attention and film critics respect through his choice of material, following his discovery by famous director, Youssef Chahine. He presented Khaled as the Hollywood's way in making stars, he put him in the best view and allowed the ...

29. Sawsan Badr

Actress | Al abwab al Moghlaka

Sawsan Badr have a distinctive role in her second movie (Habibi Daemn) directed by Hussein Kamal in 1980. She also won the best actress for the drama prize (land not sprout flowers), and its role in the series (Dawlat Fahmy), and multiple awards for her role in the movie (circles closed) in 2001, ...

30. Salah El-Saadany

Actor | Shayatin el lail

Salah El-Saadany was born on October 23, 1943 in Giza, Egypt. He is an actor and director, known for Shayatin el lail (1965), Le piège (1982) and Beggars and Noblemen (1991).

31. Khaled Saleh

Actor | Tito

Khaled Saleh was born on January 23, 1964 in Cairo, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Tito (2004), The Best of Times (2004) and Chaos, This Is (2007). He died on September 25, 2014 in Cairo, Egypt.

32. Hanan Turk

Actress | Dunia

One of Egypt's most talented actresses. With her expressive brown eyes, lustrous dark hair and flawless olive skin, the ballet dancer, and actress burst onto the scene in 1991, making her mark on the Egyptian Actresses list and audiences as well.

She co-stars with Nadia El Gendyand Mahmoud Hemida in ...

33. Yusuf Fawzi

Writer | El-Muntaqemoon

Egyptian actor have the degree of Bachelor of the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, and continued his studies in Britain and then returned to Egypt after five years, and began acting since the early eighties and specifically in 1982 in dozens of roles assistance between cinema and TV some of ...

34. Sami El-Adl

Producer | El-Batal

Sami El-Adl was born on November 2, 1946 in Mansoura, Egypt. He was an actor and producer, known for El-Batal (1998), The Dealer (2010) and Antar Zamanuh (1994). He was married to Magida Nour Eddine, Nadia Shukri and Afaf Rashad. He died on July 10, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt.

35. Lotfy Labib

Actor | El-Basha Tilmeez

Lotfy Labib was born on September 19, 1938 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor and writer, known for The Student Cop (2004), Badr (2001) and Afarit el-asphalt (1996).

36. Salah Abdullah

Actor | Mowaten we mokhber we haramy

Salah Abdallah moved when he was seven years old to "Bulaq El Dakrur" .He was interested in writing poetry and political action to political activity, until he became Secretary of the youth "Bulaq El Dakrur" and "El Dokki". When he joined the faculty of commerce attracted band representation of the...

37. Sherif Mounir

Actor | Welad el-Amm

Sherif Mounir was born on May 14, 1959 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor, known for Escaping Tel Aviv (2009), Sleepless Nights (2003) and Cut and Paste (2006).

38. Gamal Ismail

Actor | Harb Atalia

He holds a Bachelor of Arts History Department, Ain Shams University in 1957, and also holds a Bachelor of the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts in 1956. He joined the typical folk theater, which was affiliated to the department of the arts. Appointed as inspectors for the theater in Alexandria ...

39. Hani Salama

Composer | Control Room

Hani Salama was born on July 4, 1977 in Cairo, Egypt. He is an actor and composer, known for Control Room (2004), The Other (1999) and Ouija (2006). He is married to Riham Salama. They have two children.

40. Mervat Amin

Actress | Al-Ragol Al-Akhar

Mervat Amin was born on November 24, 1946 in Minya, Egypt. She is an actress, known for Al-Ragol Al-Akhar (1999), El-Ketaar (1986) and The School of Mischief (1973).

41. Nilli Karim

Actress | The Blue Elephant

Nelly Karim is an Egyptian actress, fashion model and ballerina. She was born December 18, 1974 in Alexandria, Egypt for An Egyptian father and Russian Mother. Nelly Karim has drawn attention for her 2006 refusal to portray "seductive roles". She won Best Actress award in the Cairo International ...

42. Mahmood El-Gindi

Actor | Alf Lilah Wa Lilah

"Mahmoud El Gendy" studied at a school in "Sanayeh" and graduated from "the textile" department and after graduation worked in a factory, and then submitted to "the Higher Institute" of Cinema and graduated in 1967. "Mahmoud El Gendy" work in cinema, theater and television. One of the plays that ...

43. Samir Sabri

Actor | Gahim taht el-Ma

Samir graduated from the English section at the Faculty of Arts, having previously finished his studies at the famous Victoria College. He then went on to study drama at Oxford, specialising in Shakespeare. He played the lead in over 85 films.

44. Fifi Abdo

Actress | Al-risâlah

Fifi Abdo is known for The Message (1976), Mamnou Fi Laylat El-Dokhla (1975) and Al Feraa 12 (1991).

45. Hussien El Imam

Composer | Imraah Ayelah lel-Suqoot

Hussien El Imam was born on February 8, 1951 in Egypt. He was an actor and composer, known for A Woman Capable of Falling (1992), Fangs (1981) and Kaboria (1990). He was married to Sahar Ramy. He died on May 17, 2014 in Giza, Egypt.

46. Ahmed Maher

Actor | Shams el-Zanati

Ahmed Maher is known for Shams el-Zanati (1991), Al Mokhber (1986) and Garden City Ladies (1997).

47. Ashraf Abdel Ghafour

Actor | Al-risâlah

Obtained a diploma of the representation section of the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts in 1963. Began his artistic work through the theater in 1962 through the play (Jlfdan Hanim), followed by the plays (Soliman Al-Halabi, Three Nights, The dead Without Graves, Masraa Guevara, My Home Acre, ...

48. Hichem Rostom

Actor | The English Patient

Hichem Rostom was born on May 26, 1947 in Tunis, Tunisia. He was an actor, known for The English Patient (1996), The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) and W pustyni i w puszczy (2001). He died on June 28, 2022 in Tunisia.

49. Youssra

Actress | Al assifa

Yousra is Egypt's most renowned multi-faceted celebrity that has been gracing the silver screen for more than 30 years. Since the 1970s, Yousra starred in some of the most important films in the history of Egyptian cinema. Her roles in films and TV series are trailblazing and continue to influence ...

50. Magdy Kamel

Actor | Harb Atalia

Began his career one year before graduating , as a friend to the actors (Mohammad Saad) and (Ahmed El Sakka) when he was used by the great director (Atef El Tayeb) to perform a small role in his film (the blood on the asphalt), in 1992, to begin a long march for (Magdi Kamel), who graduated a very ...

51. Tarek Lotfy

Actor | Azmat Sharaf

Tarek graduated in 1989 from the Arts Academy with a Bachelors degree in Acting and Directing. He caught the eye of late cinema director Atef El Tayeb who believed in Tarek's talent and introduced him in the movie "Demaa ala AL Asfalt" or "Blood on the Asfalt" in 1991. Tarek's performance won him ...

52. Amr Abdulgalil

Actor | Hena maysara

He began his career in 1986 in the play "El Bulldozer" with "Mohamed Negm". Then with the great director "Yosef shahin" in the movie "Alexandria Kman Wa Kaman" which is one of the most important technical station of his life. Despite the strong start he continued in a number of help roles for a ...

53. Amr Youssef

Actor | Grand Hotel

Film critics agree that Amr Youssef has the ability to play various roles and is always keen on exploring his hidden talents. This clearly shows in the roles he played since he started his acting career in 2007 opposite Egyptian veteran actor Nour El-Sherif, who Amr considers his godfather. Playing...

54. Mohamed Saad

Production_manager | Genainat el-Asmak

Mohamed Saad is known for Genainat el-Asmak (2008).

55. Basem Samrah

Actor | El Medina

Bassem Samra, a renowned, award wining, Egyptian Actor, born on May, 24th,1971 , has started his Acting career in 1990 with late director Mr. Youssef Chahine. After that, he starred in the feature film, Al Madina, where he depicted an unforgettable character. Mr. Samra has earned a place among the ...

56. Talaat Zakaria

Actor | Fattah Ainaik

Talaat Zakaria was born on December 18, 1960 in Alexandria, Egypt. He was an actor, known for Fattah Ainaik (2005), Cinema Enthusiast (2000) and Tabbakh el-Rayyes (2008). He was married to Sherine Al Manzalawi and Sabah. He died on October 8, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt.

57. Ashraf Abdel Baky

Actor | Al-Lokanda

Ashraf Abdel Baky is an Egyptian actor, comedian, director, producer and philanthropist born in 1963. He was the youngest, having 5 older siblings, three brothers and two sisters. At 12 years old Ashraf started working with his father as a contractor, devoting his time during summer and winter ...

58. Dalal Abdulaziz

Actress | Asrar el-banaat

Egyptian actress, graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Zagazig, to go then to Cairo, discovered by the director "Noor Eldemerdash" then worked with "The Three-Lights Stage" team in the play (Hello Doctor) and that was the beginning to be known to the public, then her works...