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.

Filmography

• 2026Pieces of a Foreign Life
• 2025Eagles of the Republic — Dr. Mansour
• The Station — جابر دبوس, Acting Double, Creator
• 2025Urchin — Franco
• 2024Firebrand — El Farabi
• The Listeners — Omar
• 2022Superwho? — le schizo
• 2022The Builders of the Alhambra — Ibn al-Khatib
• 2022Under Spanish Skies — Andrés
• 2020Wonder Woman 1984 — Emir Said Bin Abydos
• Ramy — Farouk Hassan
• 2017Geostorm — Ray Dussette
• 2017Monkey Talks — طه الشناوي
• Riviera — Karim Delormes
• The Iguana
• 2017Writing on Snow — Dark Man
• 2014Colt 45 — Baron
• 2014El ott — El-Ott
• 2014Lucy — Pierre Del Rio
• Flight of the Storks — Dr. Djuric
• Odysseus — Eukharistos
• The Second Wife
• 2013Winter of Discontent — Amr
• 2012Salmon Fishing in the Yemen — Sheikh Muhammad
• 201118 Days — Essam Maher Youssef
• 2011Contagion — Rafik (uncredited)
• Doors of Fear
• 2011The Father and the Foreigner — Waid
• Al-Gama'a
• Soft Life
• Special Screening
• 2009Al Moshtabah
• 2009Ibrahim El-Abyad — Ashri
• 2009The Traveller — Fuad
• House of Saddam — Hussein Kamel
• 2008The Aquarium — Youssef
• 2008The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall — Mohamed
• Critical Moments
• Homeless Kids
• 2006Private Affairs
• 2005Syriana — Mohammed Sheik Agiza
• 2005The Blood of the Innocent — Atef
• 2004Auntie Faransa — يوسف جلال
• 2004Best Times — Hisham Jalal
• 2004From First Sight
• 2004Talking About Love — Hassan
• 2004Tito — Fares
• 2004You Leave and I'll leave — Karim
• A Matter of Principle
• 2003Sleepless Nights
• 2003The Fish Tail — Ahmed
• 2001Friends or Business — Gehad
• 2001Li Li — Sheikh Abd-Elaal
• Morning and Evening Talk — النقشبندي
• 2000Fallen Angels Paradise — Nonna
• Yeti

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2012Uprising — Self