Ahmed Malek
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Ahmed Malek is an Egyptian actor.


Career

Malek starred in
Mohamed Diab Mohamed Diab (', , born 1978) is an Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centers on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film ''Cairo 678'' ''(Les Femmes du bus 678)'', which was rele ...
's '' Clash'', which opened the
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at the
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. Other roles include '' Sheikh Jackson'' (2017), '' Hepta: The Last Lecture'' and '' La Tottfea El Shams''. He had his first English-speaking role (also speaking
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and Badimaya, an
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) in the 2020 Australian film '' The Furnace''. For his role he was nominated for the 2021
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. Malek appeared in the 2022 film '' The Swimmers'', dramatising the lives of Yusra and Sarah Mardini. In 2023, Malek played the role of Musa in the
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miniseries ''
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''.


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* Living people Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors 1995 births Male actors from Cairo {{Egypt-actor-stub