Ahmed Magdy (actor)

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Ahmed Magdy (Arabic: أحمد مجدي, born 4 May 1986)[1] is an Egyptian-Algerian actor, artist and director.

Ahmed Magdy, June 2021.

Early life[]

Born in his native Cairo, Egypt, in 1986, to an Egyptian father, film director Ahmed Ali, and an Algerian mother.[2] He grew up and lived in Cairo, Egypt and In September 2018, he married Noha Khattab, an Egyptian.[3]

Magdy graduated from the law faculty at Ain Shams University, in Cairo, and then joined the El-Tamy Theater (Arabic: مسرح التامي) troupe and worked as an actor, assistant director and trainer.[1]

Career[]

His first film was the independent six-minute 2007 Egyptian documentary work "Magra El-Ceil" (Arabic: مجرى السيل, "Riverbed"). He then took part in a workshop inhospitable native Cairo entitled "El-Zatt wa El-Madina, El-Qahira" (Arabic: الذات والمدينة, القاهرة , "The Self and the City - Cairo") which was produced by both the European Union and Egypt's El-Sammat Production Company, which involved the production of another Egyptian documentary called "Zeezo" (Arabic: زيزو). After joining the 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.[1]

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 American University in Cairo. He has also acted in "’Asafeer El-Neel" Arabic: عصافير النيل , "Birds of the Nile") which is an adaptation of the novel by renowned writer Ibrahim Aslan.[1]

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Character
2014 The Shadow of Cairo Omar
2014 The Gate of Departure Son
2016 Mawlana Hasan
2016 Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim Ibrahim
2017 Seif Tagreeby himself

Television[]

Year Title Character
2015 El Ahd Alaa
2017 Hagar Gohanam: Black Widows Amr
2017 Sunset Oasis Radwan
2017 Le A'la Se'r Karim

Personal life[]

Madgy enjoys photography and can also play numerous instruments. He also practices contemporary dance.[4]

In 2018, Magdy married an Egyptian woman, his wedding was in a prestigious place in his hometown Cairo.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Ahmed Magdy, elcinema, retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ Ouaglal, Djamel (2009), InfoSoir s'invite chez les Magdy, L'exemple de réussite d'une famille mixte, Info Soir, retrieved 5 August 2017, Ahmed Magdy semble très fier, même s'il se sent beaucoup plus Egyptien. «Je trouve que c'est un privilège d'être doté d'une double nationalité. Il faut savoir que ce n'est pas un fait nouveau chez nous. Ma grand-mère paternelle est d'origine turque et mon grand-père est Egyptien, alors que mes grands- parents du côté maternel ont des origines arabe et berbère..
  3. ^ Ahmed Magdy And Noha Khattab Look Stunning In Wedding Photoshoot!
  4. ^ Habaga, Farah Abo (2016), Ahmed Magdy: A Blend of Creativity And Talent!, bohememag, archived from the original on 7 August 2017, retrieved 7 August 2017.

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