Ahmed Malek
Born: 1995-09-29 in Cairo, Egypt
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ahmed Malek Mostafa (born 29 September 1995) is an Egyptian actor. His first audition came at the age of eight when his uncle took him to perform in a commercial. In 2005, Malek had his first role in the TV series "Ayamna el helwa" (Our Good Days). A few years later, he played a small role in "Mafish Fayda", starring Moustafa Amar and Basma. Shortly after, executive director Osama Farid asked Malek to perform the role of young Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the TV series El-Gamaah (2010) (The Brotherhood), which is considered the then-15-year-old's first breakthrough role. After the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Malek disappeared for a short time, as he decided to focus on political and revolutionary activism. When director Gamal Abdel Hameed offered him the role of a young Egyptian revolutionary activist in the TV series "Al-shaware'a al-khafiya" (The Backstreets) - starring famous actors Jamal Soliman, Layla Olwi, Sami El-Adl and Gihan Fadel - he could not resist. In 2012, director Mohamed Samy offered Malek the role of Ahmed, a stammered teenage addict in his series Ma'a Sabq Alesrar (2012). With his newfound success in the role, Samy nominated Malek to play the role of a troubled teen in his new TV series Hekayet Hayah (2013) for which he won a DG award for Best Young Actor in 2013. Seeing Malek's impressive performance, renowned Egyptian director Sharif Arafah asked him to audition for a pivotal role in the much-anticipated sequel of his movie El-Gezirah (2007). The sequel, The Island 2 (2014), propelled Malek towards regional stardom in the Middle East and after which he become one of the most successful and sought-after Egyptian actors of his generation. He would later find international fame with roles in critically acclaimed films such as Clash (2016), Sheikh Jackson (2017) and Leil Khargi (2018) - all of which have been selected to represent Egypt in international film festivals and award circuits.
Filmography
2026
- EgyBest as محمد شوقي
- Together as إبراهيم/هيما
- My Father's Scent as Farouk
2025
- Welad El-Shams as ولعة "مصطفى"
- 6 Days as Yousef
2024
- Mataam El Habayeb as صبحي
- About Her as Fahmy
2023
- Boiling Point as Musa
- Matar as Matar
- Al Sowan
- The First Drop of Rain: Making MATAR as Self
2022
- The Swimmers as Nizar
- Investigation
- Kira & El Gen as Ibrahim Shawkat
- Qamar 14 as شريف
- Another One as جاسر
2021
- Bimbo as بيمبو
- Nasl El Aghrab as Hamza El-Ghareeb
- Ramez Gone Mad
2020
- This Other Thing as Hamed
- The Furnace as Hanif
- New Year's Eve
2019
- The Treasure : Love & Destiny as Thutmose III
- Like the Sun
- The Guest as Osama
2018
- The Kowess Family as أحمد بولوناكي
- Exterior/Night as Jimmy
- Gunshot as علاء ابوزيد القفاص
2017
- The Sun Will Never Set
- Sheikh Jackson as خالد هاني عبدالحي (16 سنة)
2016
- Clash as Mans
- Wedding Song as Young Tarik
- Hepta: The Last Lecture as كريم
2015
- I Adore You as أحمد
- Regatta
- 4G as رامي
2014
- The Island 2 as Ali Mansour el hefny
2013
2011
2010
2008
- It's Hopeless as شبيه حكيم طفلا