Ahmed Malek

Ahmed Malek Mostafa born 29 September 1995 is an Egyptian actor His first audition came at the age of eight when his uncle took him to perform in a commercial In 2005 Malek had his first role in the TV series Ayamna el helwa Our Good Days A few years later he played a small role in Mafish Fayda starring Moustafa Amar and Basma Shortly after executive director Osama Farid asked Malek to perform the role of young Hassan alBanna founder of the Muslim Brotherhood in the TV series ElGamaah 2010 The Brotherhood which is considered the then15yearolds first breakthrough role After the 2011 Egyptian Revolution Malek disappeared for a short time as he decided to focus on political and revolutionary activism When director Gamal Abdel Hameed offered him the role of a young Egyptian revolutionary activist in the TV series Alshawarea alkhafiya The Backstreets starring famous actors Jamal Soliman Layla Olwi Sami ElAdl and Gihan Fadel he could not resist In 2012 director Mohamed Samy offered Malek the role of Ahmed a stammered teenage addict in his series Maa Sabq Alesrar 2012 With his newfound success in the role Samy nominated Malek to play the role of a troubled teen in his new TV series Hekayet Hayah 2013 for which he won a DG award for Best Young Actor in 2013 Seeing Maleks impressive performance renowned Egyptian director Sharif Arafah asked him to audition for a pivotal role in the muchanticipated sequel of his movie ElGezirah 2007 The sequel The Island 2 2014 propelled Malek towards regional stardom in the Middle East and after which he become one of the most successful and soughtafter Egyptian actors of his generation He would later find international fame with roles in critically acclaimed films such as Clash 2016 Sheikh Jackson 2017 and Leil Khargi 2018 all of which have been selected to represent Egypt in international film festivals and award circuits