Karim Kassem

Karim Ahmed Kassem (, , , also spelled Karim Assem; born 8 October 1986) is an Egyptian actor.

Biography Karim was born on 8 October 1986 in Cairo, Egypt. He is a Muslim himself though had a multi-faith religious upbringing celebrating all Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays as a child. His late mother was Jewish and his father is a Muslim and is from both Islamic and Christian faith heritage. His paternal grandfather was Muslim and his paternal grandmother was a Christian. His maternal grandfather was a Jewish anti-Zionist who refused to immigrate to Israel, believing Zionism to be a "racist" movement. His maternal grandfather was a prominent Egyptian nationalist.

He is a graduate of the American University in Cairo, where he studied theatre and acted in many of the university's plays. He is trilingual in Egyptian Arabic (also Standard Arabic), French and English. he had his cinematic breakthrough in the teen drug film Awqat Faragh meaning "Spare time". Kassem has co-starred with colleague Amr Abed in three of his films.

Filmography Year Film Translation Role Note 2006 أوقات فراغ Awqat Faragh Leisure Time Amr 2007 الماجيك el-Magic The Magic Mustafa To Each His Own Cinema Young Youssef Chahine In 47 ans après (47 Years Later) 2009 بالألوان الطبيعية Bel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya True Colors Youssef 2011 إي.يو.سي E.U.C E.U.C Omar 2012 مصور قتيل Mosawar Qatil Snapshot Guest appearance 2014 The First Line (Promakhos) Amit 2014 بتوقيت القاهرة Bi-Tawqit al-Qahira Cairo Time Wael 2015 أولاد رزق Awlad Rizq Sons of Rizk Ramadan 2016 كدبة كل يوم Kedbet Koll Youm A Lie for Everyday Seif 2017 سمكة وصنارة Samaka we Senara Mostafa2018ليل/خارجي Leil/KaregyNight/ExtMohamed Abdel El-hady (Mo) 2019أولاد رزق ٢: عودة أسود الأرض Awlad Rizq 2: Awdet Eswood El-ArdSons of Rizk 2: The Return of the Lions of EarthRamadanSawah

Television Year Show Translation Role Note 2009 خاص جدا Khas Geddan Top Secret Moataz 2010 الجماعة Al-Gama'a The Brotherhood Teymur 2012 الهروب el-Horoub The Escape Ahmed Abd El-Naser 2014 كلام علي ورق Kalam Ala Waraq Words on Paper Marawan Starring Haifa Wehbe 2015 الكابوس el-Kabous The Nightmare Faris البيوت اسرار el-Beyout Asrar Houses of secrets Seif 2017 شاش في قطن Shash X Qotn Gauze in Cotton Dr. Jean The State Abu Akram Broadcast in Britain by Channel 4

Theatre Year Show Translation Role Note 2013 قالولي هنا Qalouli Hena They Told Me Here Mime play