Ahmed Magdy (, born 4 May 1986). is an Egyptian actor, artist and director.

Early life

Magdy was born in

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, Egypt, in 1986, to an Egyptian father,

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Magdy Ahmed Ali, and an Algerian mother.. He grew up and lived in

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, and In September 2018, he married Noha Khattab, an Egyptian. Magdy graduated from the

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faculty at

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, in

, and then joined the ''El-Tamy Theater'' () troupe and worked as an actor, assistant director and trainer.

Career

His first film was the independent six-minute 2007 Egyptian documentary work ''"Magra El-Ceil"'' (, "Riverbed"). He then took part in a workshop inhospitable native

entitled ''"El-Zatt wa El-Madina, El-Qahira"'' ( , "The Self and the City - Cairo") which was produced by both the

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and Egypt's El-Sammat Production Company, which involved the production of another Egyptian documentary called ''"Zeezo"'' (). After joining the

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he directed three low budget short titles. His graduation project, ''"Keika Sagheera"'' (كيكة صغيرة , "Small Cake"), received an honor from the judging committee at the Algeria Independent Cinema Festival. Overall, Magdy has taken part in more than 30 independent works. He has directed ''"Ella El-Bah"'' ("To the Sea…"), which was produced by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies department at the

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. He has also acted in ''"’Asafeer El-Neel"'' , "Birds of the Nile") which is an adaptation of the novel by renowned writer Ibrahim Aslan.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Madgy enjoys photography and can also play numerous instruments. He also practices contemporary dance.. In 2018, Magdy married an Egyptian woman, his wedding was in a prestigious place in his hometown Cairo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magdy, Ahmed 1986 births Male actors from Cairo Ain Shams University alumni The American University in Cairo people Film directors from Cairo Egyptian male actors Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors Algerian male film actors Algerian male television actors Egyptian people of Algerian descent Living people