Amr Abdel Gelil

Amr Abdel Gelil

🎭 Egyptian Actor

🔹 Full Name: Amr Mohamed Abdel Gelil

📅 Date of Birth: January 10, 1963 (Age: 62)

📍 Place of Birth: Rod El Farag, Cairo, Egypt

🇪🇬 Nationality: Egyptian

☪️ Religion: Muslim

👨‍👩‍👦 Family

👨 Father: Mohamed Abdel Gelil

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Siblings:

✍️ Screenwriter Tarek Abdel Gelil

⚖️ Judge Hesham Abdel Gelil

Ayman Abdel Gelil (his twin brother)

Hesham Abdel Gelil

Yosria Abdel Gelil

🎬 Acting Career

🎭 Profession: Actor

🗣 Languages: Arabic, English

📅 Years Active: 1986 – Present

📜 Biography

Began his acting career in 1986 with the play El Bulldozer 🎭 alongside actor Mohamed Negm.

Had his first film role with director Youssef Chahine in Alexandria Again and Forever (1990).

Collaborated again with Youssef Chahine in The Emigrant (1994).

Rose to fame with dark comedy and street drama roles, especially with director Khaled Youssef, starring in:

Heya Fawda (Chaos) (2007)

Dokkan Shehata (2009)

Kallimni Shokran (2010)

🎥 Notable Works

🎞 Films:

🎬 Alexandria Again and Forever (1990)

🎬 Laughter, Games, Seriousness, and Love (1993)

🎬 The Emigrant (1994)

🎬 Blood of Gazelle (2005)

🎬 Heya Fawda (Chaos) (2007)

🎬 Dokkan Shehata (2009)

🎬 Kallimni Shokran (2010)

🎬 Casablanca (2019)

🎬 Some People Don’t Go to the Marriage Officiant Twice (2021)

🎬 Wahed Tani (Another One) (2022)

📺 TV Series:

📺 The Nile Still Flows (1992)

📺 Radd Qalbi (My Heart Returned) (1998) – As Prince Ibrahim

📺 The Second Wife (2013) – As Mayor Atman

📺 Tayea (2018) – As Harbi Al-Atibi

📺 Moulouk El-Gad’ana (The Kings of Bravery) (2021) – As Zahi Al-Atal

🎭 Plays:

🎭 El Bulldozer (1986)

🎭 Ya Ehna Ya Homa (1996)

🎭 Tuffaha Youssef (Youssef’s Apple) (1997)

🏆 Career Highlights

✅ Known for his mastery of dark comedy.

✅ Excels in both serious and comedic roles.

✅ Related to late actor Mohamed Negm.

Amr Abdel Gelil remains one of Egypt’s most distinctive actors, seamlessly blending comedy and drama with a unique style. 🌟