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Amir El-Masry

Aug 02, 1990 (35 years old) in

Amir El-Masry is an Egyptian-British actor. He won a Scottish BAFTA for his performance in the film Limbo (2020) and was nominated for a British Independent Film Award. He was named a 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and a 2021 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

El-Masry debuted in the Egyptian comedy Ramadan Mabrouk Abu El Alamein Hamouda (2008), for which he was awarded Best Movie Debut at the Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival

Born on 2 August 1990 to an Egyptian family, El-Masry was brought up in Acton, West London. He attended Tower House School and the Harrodian School. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in criminology and sociology from Royal Holloway, University of London. After interning at a law firm, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2013

Known For

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The Crown
Young Mohamed Al Fayed
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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Ibrahim
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Commander Trach
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SAS Rogue Heroes
Dr. Gamal
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Wolf Hall
Thomas Wyatt
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Industry
Usman Abboud
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Vigil
Daniel Ramsay
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The Night Manager
Youssuf
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100 Nights of Hero
Jerome
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McMafia
Tarek (uncredited)

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