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Khaled El Sawy is an Egyptian actor. He was born in Alexandria in 1963. He studied law at Cairo University, and started acting while at college on the university's theater, and after graduating in 1985, he studied directing at the Academy of Arts till 1993.

He studied law at Cairo University, and started acting while at college on the university's theater, and after graduating in 1985, he studied directing at the Academy of Arts till 1993. El Sawy co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Theater Enthusiasts. El Sawy then started working as an assistant director on the film “Samaka we Arbaa' Oroush” (A Fish and Four Sharks), then as a director for several of the Nile International network's satellite channels.

El Sawy co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Theater Enthusiasts.

El Sawy then started working as an assistant director on the film “Samaka we Arbaa' Oroush” (A Fish and Four Sharks), then as a director for several of the Nile International network's satellite channels. His notable film credits include The Yacoubian Building, The Wedding, and The Triplets. El Sawy's career includes a variety of distinct roles on film, including “Emaret Yacoubian” (Yacoubian Building), “Keda Reda”, “Cabaret”, “El Farah” (The Wedding) and “El Feel El Azraq” (The Blue Elephant).

He also starred as a lead in television series like “Tofahet Adam” (Adam's Apple) and “Khatem Suleiman” (Suleiman's Ring).

🎭 Khaled El Sawy – Egyptian Actor, Director, and Writer

📅 Born: November 25, 1963 – Alexandria, Egypt

🎓 Education:

Bachelor of Law – Cairo University (1985)

Bachelor of Film Directing – Academy of Arts (1993)

🛤 Career Start: He began in university theater before transitioning to cinema and television, gaining fame for his complex and multi-layered roles.

🎬 Notable Works

🎥 Movies:

🏛 The Yacoubian Building (2006) – 🔹 Hatim Rashid

🎭 Keda Reda (2007) – 🔹 Dr.

Suleiman Halabi

🎤 Cabaret (2008) – 🔹 Balaoum

🎉 The Wedding (2009) – 🔹 Zeinhom

🌀 The Blue Elephant 1 & 2 (2014, 2019) – 🔹 Dr. Sherif Maher El-Kurdi

🚔 El Gezira 2 (2014) – 🔹 General Roshdy

🏠 The Guest (2019) – 🔹 Yehia Hussein El-Tijani

📺 TV Series:

⚖ El Maraghy’s Law (2009) – 🔹 Hesham El Maraghy

🔍 Cairo People (2010) – 🔹 Hassan

🏥 Soliman’s Ring (2011) – 🔹 Dr.

Soliman El Areeny

🃏 Adam’s Apple (2014) – 🔹 Adam / Youssef

💰 The One with No Big Brother (2021) – 🔹 Abed Taymour

🇪🇬 Cairo Kabul (2021) – 🔹 Adel

🔥 The Choice 3 (2022) – 🔹 Khayrat El Shater

🎭 Theater Plays:

🎉 The Madmen’s Party (1992)

🕯 Rituals of Signs and Transformations (1996)

🧠 Playing with the Brain (2007)

🏆 Awards & Recognitions

🏅 Supreme Council of Culture Award – For Playwriting

🥈 Silver Award for Short Films – Radio & Television Festival

🏆 Best Supporting Actor Award – The Yacoubian Building (2006)

🎬 Alexandria International Film Festival Award – Keda Reda (2007)

🏅 Creative Excellence Award – Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival (2010)

✍ Besides acting, Khaled El Sawy is also a poet, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his works addressing political and social issues.

Egyptian actor, born in Alexandria in 1963.

 2 wins and 1 nominations

Khaled El Sawy is an Egyptian actor. El Sawy's career includes a variety of distinct roles on film, including “Emaret Yacoubian” (Yacoubian Building), “Keda Reda”, “Cabaret”, “El Farah” (The Wedding) and “El Feel El Azraq” (The Blue Elephant).

He also starred as a lead in television series like “Tofahet Adam” (Adam's Apple) and “Khatem Suleiman” (Suleiman's Ring). He wrote the plays “Haflet Maganin” (Crazy Party) and “Operette El Darfil” (The Dolphin Operette), for which he won the Taymour Award for Theatrical Ingenuity in 1991 and 1992 respectively. His television credits include Al-Maraghy's Law, The People of Cairo, and Cairo: Kabul.