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Khaled El Nabawy | |
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خالد محمد النبوي | |
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Citizenship | Egypt |
Education | Higher Institute For Agricultural Co-Operation |
Alma mater | Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–Present |
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Khaled Mohamed El Nabawy (Arabic : خالد محمد النبوي; born September 12, 1966) is an Egyptian actor who played roles in film, theater and television.
He was born in Mansoura, Egypt, and was introduced to cinema by the director Youssef Chahine in 1994, in his film Al Mohager. El Nabawy was awarded the All African Film Award for best actor for his role in this film, and also won the Horus Award for best supporting actor for Al Maseer , from Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema. El Nabawy attended the Institute of Performing Arts. He lives in Cairo, Egypt. His roles in Hollywood include Mullah, the first advisor to Saladin, portrayed by Ghassan Massoud in the blockbuster film Kingdom of Heaven . He also played the role of Hamed, an Iraqi scientist in the film Fair Game .
El Nabawy was a high profile supporter of the 2011 Egyptian revolution both in the media and also, at times, personally protesting the streets. [1]
Year | Movie | Role |
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1990 | Leila Assal | Ahmed |
1991 | Cairo Shining With Its People | Terrorist |
1991 | War in the Land of Egypt | Tawfik |
1994 | The Emigrant | Ram |
1995 | Ehna Welad Enaharda | Morsy |
1997 | Destiny | Al Nasir |
1997 | Ismailia Rayeh Gai | Abdulaziz"Zizo" |
1997 | From Cairo to Zagazig | Mostafa |
1998 | Sweet Killing | Imad |
1999 | Fatah Min Israel | Tariq |
2000 | Omar 2000 | Omar |
2002 | Lost in USA | Sherif El Masry |
2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Mullah |
2006 | Zay El Hawa | Youssef |
2008 | Hassan Tayarah | Hassan |
2008 | Dokhan Bela Nar | Khaled |
2009 | The Traveller | Hassan |
2010 | The Dealer | Ali El Halwany |
2010 | Fair Game | Hamed |
2012 | The Citizen | Ibrahim |
2015 | Plan B | Adel Abdelaziz |
2017 | Mission impossible | Alexander |
Year | Production | Role |
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1990 | Sharea Al Mawardi(Season 1) | cameo |
1992 | Bawabat Al Halawani(Season 1) | Hamza al-Halawani |
1992 | Alwaad Al Haq | a Muslim from Habasha |
1994 | Bawabat Al Halawani(Season 2) | Hamza al-Halawani |
1996 | Rabaa Ta'oud | cameo |
1998 | Nahno La Nazra' Al Shouk | Hamdy |
2000 | Ragol Tamooh | Salah Mortada |
2001 | Bawabat Al Halawani(Season 3) | Hamza al-Halawani |
2001 | Hadeeth Al Sabah Wal Masa' | Dawood "Pacha" El Masry |
2003 | Mas'alet Mabda' | Adel |
2005 | Rage'lek Ya Eskenderia | Akram |
2008 | Café Cino | Khaled |
2009 | Sadaq Wa'dah | Tayem |
2012 | Ebn Mout | Gabir Al-Khawaga |
2014 | Ebtedy | Himself(as Khaled El Nabawy) |
2015 | Maryam | Nadeem Fakhry |
2016 | Suits | The new Mike |
2017 | wahet el-ghoroub | Mahmoud Abd el-Zahir |
2019 | Kingdoms of Fire | Tuman bay II |
2020 | When We Were Young | Yassin |
Year | Play | Role |
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2014–2016 | Camp David | Anwar Sadat |
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