Amr Waked

Actor · Born August 7, 1970 (56) · Cairo, Egypt

Amr Waked was born in Cairo, Egypt on 12 April 1973. He studied economics and theatre in the American University in Cairo. In his early experience as an actor Amr joined the Temple Theatre Troop in 1994, and Yaaru Theatre Troop in 1999, where he trained and developed his tools as a stage performer. With his experience onstage, Waked managed to film his first role on the big screen in 1998 when he joined Ossama Fawzy's of "Gannet El Shayateen". Waked's award winning performance paved his way to become a popular actor famous for his gravity and vast range. In 2003, Waked joined Stephen Gegan's cast of Syriana, which was his first appearance in an international film. His performance was acclaimed and presented him with other opportunities in international productions, like House Of Saddam and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. In 2005, Amr co-established "zad communication & production llc" to begin his experience as a producer. The communication agency and production house was to focus on developmental and social issues in Egypt and the Middle East. In 2012, zad produced its first feature film "Winter Of Discontent", directed by Ibrahim El Batout, which opened in the 69th Venice Film Festival in 2012.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: August 7, 1970 (56)
From: Cairo, Egypt
Works as: Actor
Titles: 17 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Amr Waked's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titles51^st

Drama4 titles75^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Power

25%

Bonds

17%

Self

14%

Morality

13%

Survival

13%

Society

13%

Ideas

Identity3 Romantic love3 Betrayal3 Faith3 Freedom3 Oppression2 Survival2 Corruption2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Intense

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Mentor

2 of 4

Ally

1 of 4

Shadow

1 of 4

Mentoras Sheikh Muhammed in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Allyas Pierre Del Rio in Lucy (2014)
Mentoras Andrés in Under Spanish Skies (2022)
Shadowas Omar in The Listeners (2024)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

Contemplative

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 Haunting4 Hopeful3 Unsettling3 Bittersweet4 Feel-good2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy4
Bittersweet3
Tragic2
Ambiguous4
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amr Waked's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Also on these channels

Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX

Subscription and free streaming for Amr Waked's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

55 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Pieces of a Foreign Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Actor
Urchin(2025)
as Franco
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Eagles of the Republic(2025)
as Dr. Mansour
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 10 episodes · Acting Double · Creator · as جابر دبوس
The Listeners(2024)
Show 3 episodes · as Omar
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Firebrand(2023)
as El Farabi
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Builders of the Alhambra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Ibn al-Khatib
Under Spanish Skies(2022)
as Andrés
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Superwho?(2021)
as le schizo
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Wonder Woman 1984(2020)
as Emir Said Bin Abydos
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Ramy(2019)
Show 30 episodes · as Farouk Hassan
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Writing on Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as Dark Man
Geostorm(2017)
as Ray Dussette
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Riviera(2017)
Show 10 episodes · as Karim Delormes
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
The Iguana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 30 episodes · Actor
Monkey Talks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
as طه الشناوي
El ott (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as El-Ott
Colt 45(2014)
as Baron
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Lucy(2014)
as Pierre Del Rio
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Winter of Discontent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Amr
The Second Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 30 episodes · Actor
Odysseus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 12 episodes · as Eukharistos
Flight of the Storks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Djuric
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen(2011)
as Sheikh Muhammad
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Contagion(2011)
as Rafik (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
18 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Essam Maher Youssef
Doors of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 15 episodes · Actor
The Father and the Foreigner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Waid
Soft Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 30 episodes · Actor
Al-Gama'a (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 28 episodes · Actor
The Traveller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Fuad
Al Moshtabah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Ibrahim Labyad(2009)
as Ashri
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Mohamed
House of Saddam(2008)
Show 3 episodes · as Hussein Kamel
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
The Aquarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Youssef
Critical Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 94 episodes · Actor
Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Actor
Homeless Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 30 episodes · Actor
Syriana(2005)
as Mohammed Sheik Agiza
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Blood of the Innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Atef
You Leave and I'll leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Karim
Auntie Faransa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as يوسف جلال
Tito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Fares
Talking About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Hassan
Best Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
as Hisham Jalal
From First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Actor
A Matter of Principle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 32 episodes · Actor
Sleepless Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Actor
The Fish Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
as Ahmed
Morning and Evening Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 28 episodes · as النقشبندي
Friends or Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Gehad
Li Li (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Sheikh Abd-Elaal
Fallen Angels Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
as Nonna
Yeti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 96^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 55 titles, 54 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Lucy (2014)

$469M worldwide

Highest rated

Ibrahim Labyad (2009)

Midcredits 96^th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout

20002026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2003Screen debut· Sleepless Nights
2014Breakout· Lucy
2014Career best· Lucy
2019Career best· Ramy

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting55 of 55 · 66^thOther crew1 of 55

By decade

2000s24 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

0313

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Amr Waked's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68^th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

71^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

94^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th8
25^th to 49^th2
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Universally Panned1
Crowd Pleaser9
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Under Spanish Skies (2022)

79^th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ibrahim Labyad (2009)

Midcredits 96^th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Amr Waked's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore8 titles30–82 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity11 titles23–57 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity9 titles30–78 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs8 titles17–91 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense7 titles42–70 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.