Ahmed Magdy | |
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![]() Magdy in 2021 | |
Born | 4 May 1986 Cairo, Egypt | (age 38)
Education | Ain Shams University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Ahmed Magdy (Arabic: أحمد مجدي, born 4 May 1986)[1] is an Egyptian-Algerian actor, artist and director.
Magdy was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1986, to an Egyptian father, film director Ahmed Ali, and an Algerian mother.[2] He grew up and lived in Cairo, Egypt, and In September 2018, he married Noha Khattab, an Egyptian.[3]
Magdy graduated from the law faculty at Ain Shams University, in Cairo, and then joined the El-Tamy Theater (Arabic: مسرح التامي) troupe and worked as an actor, assistant director and trainer.[1]
His first film was the independent six-minute 2007 Egyptian documentary work "Magra El-Ceil" (Arabic: مجرى السيل, "Riverbed"). He then took part in a workshop inhospitable native Cairo entitled "El-Zatt wa El-Madina, El-Qahira" (Arabic: الذات والمدينة, القاهرة , "The Self and the City - Cairo") which was produced by both the European Union and Egypt's El-Sammat Production Company, which involved the production of another Egyptian documentary called "Zeezo" (Arabic: زيزو). After joining the Cairo Jesuit Cinema School he directed three low budget short titles. His graduation project, "Keika Sagheera" (كيكة صغيرة , "Small Cake"), received an honor from the judging committee at the Algeria Independent Cinema Festival.[1]
Overall, Magdy has taken part in more than 30 independent works. He has directed "Ella El-Bah" ("To the Sea…"), which was produced by the Forced Migration and Refugee Studies department at the American University in Cairo. He has also acted in "’Asafeer El-Neel" Arabic: عصافير النيل , "Birds of the Nile") which is an adaptation of the novel by renowned writer Ibrahim Aslan.[1]
Year | Title | Character |
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2014 | The Shadow of Cairo | Omar |
2014 | The Gate of Departure | Son |
2016 | Mawlana | Hasan |
2016 | Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim | Ibrahim |
2017 | Seif Tagreeby | himself |
Year | Title | Character |
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2015 | El Ahd | Alaa |
2017 | Hagar Gohanam: Black Widows | Amr |
2017 | Sunset Oasis | Radwan |
2017 | Le A'la Se'r | Karim |
Madgy enjoys photography and can also play numerous instruments. He also practices contemporary dance.[4]
In 2018, Magdy married an Egyptian woman, his wedding was in a prestigious place in his hometown Cairo.[citation needed]
Ahmed Magdy semble très fier, même s'il se sent beaucoup plus Egyptien. «Je trouve que c'est un privilège d'être doté d'une double nationalité. Il faut savoir que ce n'est pas un fait nouveau chez nous. Ma grand-mère paternelle est d'origine turque et mon grand-père est Egyptien, alors que mes grands- parents du côté maternel ont des origines arabe et berbère..