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For those of the same or a similar name, see Ahmed Malek (disambiguation).

Ahmed Malek, also known as Ahmad Malek, is an Egyptian actor.

Career

Malek starred in Mohamed Diab's Clash, which opened the Un Certain Regard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Other roles include Sheikh Jackson (2017), Hepta: The Last Lecture and La Tottfea El Shams.[3]

He had his first English-speaking role (also speaking Dari, Pashto and Badimaya, an Aboriginal Australian language) in the 2020 Australian film The Furnace.[2] For his role he was nominated for the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[4]

Malek appeared in the 2022 film The Swimmers, dramatising the lives of Yusra and Sarah Mardini.[5]

In 2023, Malek played the role of Musa in the BBC One miniseries Boiling Point.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ahmed Malek".
  2. ^ a b Mottram, James (26 August 2020), "How 'The Furnace' star Ahmed Malek landed his first English-speaking role", The National
  3. ^ Hosny, Farah (29 August 2018), "In bed with Ahmed Malek, a reluctant star in the making", Scene Arabia
  4. ^ "Egyptian talent Ahmed Malek nominated for Best Lead Actor by Australian Academy", ahram online, 1 November 2021
  5. ^ "The Inspiring True Story Behind Netflix's The Swimmers". Time. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series". BBC.


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