Amr Waked

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 Fawzys of Gannet El Shayateen Wakeds award winning performance paved his way to become a popular actor famous for his gravity and vast range In 2003 Waked joined Stephen Gegans 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 coestablished 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