Amr Waked

Amr Waked ( ; born ) is an Egyptian actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film Syriana. He has been residing in Spain since October 2017.

Career

Waked's first major role was in Ashab wallah business (2002) (Are we friends or just a business).

In 2009, Waked co-hosted the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival,

Since 2019, Waked has played the father of main character Ramy Hassan on the Hulu series Ramy.

In 2021 Amr Waked hosted the web series Decoded (Dahaleez) in both Arabic and English. This was the first time he hosted for a news channel which also led him to being featured on The Muslim 500. Decoded won a Telly Award in 2022.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1999 Gannat al shayateen (The Paradise of the Fallen Angels) Nona 2010 Il padre e lo straniero (The father and the stranger) Walid Alf Leila We Leila (One Thousand and One Nights) Meg Windermere

Theater 1992, Afareet Hamza We Fatma as Hamza 1992, Vinegar Tom as The Devil 1993, Crimes Of The Heart as Doc 1993, Al Ghaba Al Saeeda as The Fox 1994, Tales From Agabad as Hero 1994, Compass Berserk as Montigu 1994, The Bus as Ahmed