Cast & creator
Amr Waked
Best known for Wonder Woman 1984, Riviera, Lucy
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.
40
film credits
19
television credits
57
2000–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
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Wonder Woman 1984
Emir Said Bin Abydos
2020
Riviera
Karim Delormes
2017
Lucy
Pierre Del Rio
2014
Ramy
Farouk Hassan
2019
Geostorm
Ray Dussette
2017
Contagion
Rafik (uncredited)
2011
Eagles of the Republic
Dr. Mansour
2025
Al-Gama'a
2010
House of Saddam
Hussein Kamel
2008
Critical Moments
2007
Urchin
Franco
2025
Syriana
Mohammed Sheik Agiza
2005
Superwho?
le schizo
2022
Odysseus
Eukharistos
2013
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Sheikh Muhammad
2012
Flight of the Storks
Dr. Djuric
2013
Firebrand
El Farabi
2024
The Listeners
Omar
2024
Homeless Kids
2006
Morning and Evening Talk
النقشبندي
2001Yeti
Soft Life
2010A Matter of Principle
2003
Doors of Fear
2011Special Screening
2010
Uprising
Self
2012
The Iguana
2017
The Second Wife
2013
Colt 45
Baron
2014
The Station
جابر دبوس
2025The Station
Acting Double
2025The Station
Creator
2025
Ibrahim El-Abyad
Ashri
2009
Under Spanish Skies
Andrés
2022
Li Li
Sheikh Abd-Elaal
2001
The Father and the Foreigner
Waid
2011
The Builders of the Alhambra
Ibn al-Khatib
2022
Sleepless Nights
2003
The Fish Tail
Ahmed
2003
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
Mohamed
2008
Pieces of a Foreign Life
2026
Tito
Fares
2004
The Traveller
Fuad
2009
Best Times
Hisham Jalal
2004
Winter of Discontent
Amr
2013
18 Days
Essam Maher Youssef
2011
Friends or Business
Gehad
2001
Monkey Talks
طه الشناوي
2017
Writing on Snow
Dark Man
2017
The Blood of the Innocent
Atef
2005
From First Sight
2004
Auntie Faransa
يوسف جلال
2004
You Leave and I'll leave
Karim
2004
Talking About Love
Hassan
2004
The Aquarium
Youssef
2008
El ott
El-Ott
2014
Fallen Angels Paradise
Nonna
2000
Private Affairs
2006