{{Short description|Egyptian-British actor (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox person | native_name = أمير المصرى | native_name_lang = arz | image = Amir el masry 2022 2.jpg | caption = El-Masry in an interview for Channel 1, 2022 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|08|02}} | birth_place = Cairo, Egypt | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * Royal Holloway, University of London * LAMDA }} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2008–present }}
'''Amir El-Masry''' ({{langx|arz|أمير المصرى}}) is an Egyptian-British actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In-Conversation with Amir El-Masry – Red Sea Film |url=https://redseafilmfest.com/en/rsiff_film/in-conversation-with-amir-el-masry/ |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=redseafilmfest.com}}</ref> He won a Scottish BAFTA for his performance in the film ''Limbo'' (2020) and was nominated for a British Independent Film Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amir El-Masry Brings 'Giant' to Egypt |url=https://cairoscene.com/ArtsAndCulture/Amir-El-Masry-Brings-Giant-to-Egypt |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=CairoScene}}</ref> He was named a 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and a 2021 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/breakthrough/amir-el-masry-performer|title=Amir El-Masry|website=BAFTA|date=13 November 2020 |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="sot 2021">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2021-amir-el-masry-actor/5163768.article|title=Stars of Tomorrow 2021: Amir El-Masry (actor)|journal=Screen Daily|first=Mark|last=Salisbury|date=4 October 2021|access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
El-Masry debuted in Egyptian cinema, appearing in the Egyptian comedy ''Ramadan Mabrouk Abu El Alamein Hamouda'' (2008), for which he was awarded Best Movie Debut at the Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://man.vogue.me/entertainment/egyptian-actor-amir-el-masry-mohamed-al-fayed-season-5-netlfix-the-crown/|title=Egyptian Actor Amir El Masry to Star in Season 5 of Netflix Series The Crown|journal=Vogue Middle East|first=Shireen|last=Shaji|date=24 June 2022|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Born on 2 August 1990<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/38443/Amir-el-Masry-stars-in-‘The-Arabian-Warrior’|title=Amir el-Masry stars in 'The Arabian Warrior'|journal=EgyptToday|first=Angy|last=Essam|date=26 December 2020|access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref> to an Egyptian family, El-Masry was brought up in Acton, West London.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/a-different-narrative-how-british-film-limbo-tells-a-refugee-story-with-humour-1.1094509|title=A different narrative: how British film 'Limbo' tells a refugee story with humour|journal=The National|first=Kaleem|last=Aftab|date=16 October 2020|access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref> He attended Tower House School and the Harrodian School. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in criminology and sociology from Royal Holloway, University of London.<ref name="royalholloway.ac.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/alumni/ouralumni/alumniprofiles/pdfs/amirelmasrylamda.pdf|title=Amir El-Masry|website=Royal Holloway}}{{dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> After interning at a law firm, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2013.<ref name="Limbo">{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/amir-el-masry-limbo-star-on-representation-for-u-k-arab-actors-controlling-his-narrative-1234808324/|title=Amir El-Masry, 'Limbo' Star, on Representation for U.K. Arab Actors & Controlling His Narrative|journal=Variety|first=Manori|last=Ravindran|date=16 October 2020|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref><ref name="sot 2021"/>
==Career== After a conversation with actor Omar Sharif while his father was on a business trip, El-Masry met a screenwriter at a screening of ''Hassan and Marcus'' and made his debut in the Egyptian comedy films ''Ramadan Mabrouk Abu El Alamein Hamouda'' as Ramzy and ''El-Talatah Yishtaghaloonha'' as Nabil.<ref name="royalholloway.ac.uk"/> For the former, El-Masry was awarded Best Movie Debut at the 2009 Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival. He took time out of his first year at Royal Holloway to be in the latter.<ref name="sot 2021"/>
After graduating from LAMDA, El-Masry first appeared on British television in a 2013 episode of the medical soap opera ''Casualty'' as Naveed. The following year, he made his Hollywood debut as Alireza in Jon Stewart's ''Rosewater''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=42458|title=London Film Festival 2014: Rosewater – Movie News – Empire|work=empireonline.com}}</ref> He had guest roles in the internationally co-produced ''Transporter: The Series'' and the FX series ''Tyrant'', and appeared in the BBC Three pilot ''Rude Boys''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p022d1tc | title=BBC Three – Comedy Feeds, Series 3, Rude Boys }}</ref>
El-Masry received praise for his performance as Youssef in the 2016 BBC One miniseries ''The Night Manager''. This was followed by 2017 roles in the Channel 4 serial ''The State'' and the independent film ''Lost in London''. That same year, El-Masry made his professional stage debut in the Royal Court Theatre production of ''Goats''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://royalcourttheatre.com/cast/amir-el-masry/|title=Amir El-Masry|website=Royal Court Theatre|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatre.london/news/amir-el-masry-11-questions|title=Amir El-Masry: 11 Questions|website=Theatre.London|date=November 2017|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> and appeared in the Danish series ''Herrens Veje''.
In 2018, El-Masry played Dante in the BBC One drama ''Age Before Beauty'' and had a recurring role as Ibrahim in ''Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'' on Amazon Prime.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/amir-el-masry-tom-clancys-jack-ryan-jimmy-jean-louis-claws-1202107872/|title=Amir El-Masry Joins 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'; Jimmy Jean-Louis Recurs On 'Claws'|journal=Deadline|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=5 June 2017|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> He starred in the film ''Shoot''. The following year, he played Kazem in the Egyptian series ''El-Brinseesa Beesa'' and Commander Trach in ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''.
El-Masry starred as refugee Omar in Ben Sharrock's ''Limbo''. For his performance, he won Best Actor in a Film at the 2021 British Academy Scotland Awards. He was also nominated for a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) and a Chlotrudis Award, and appeared on end-of-year lists from Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' and ''The Playlist''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nilefm.com/entertainment/article/8585/amir-el-masry-selected-among-best-performances-of-2021-by-the-guardian-the-playlist|title=Amir El-Masry Selected Among Best Performances Of 2021 By The Guardian & The Playlist|website=Nile FM|date=26 December 2021|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> El-Masry had television roles in the first series of the BBC One and HBO series ''Industry'' as Usman Abboud in 2020 and the Netflix science fiction series ''The One'' as Ben Naser in 2021.
El-Masry was cast as a young Mohamed Al-Fayed in the fifth season of the Netflix Royal Family drama ''The Crown''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amir-el-masry-mohamed-al-fayed-the-crown-1235300386/|title='The Crown' Casts Amir El-Masry as Young Ex-Harrods Owner Mohamed Al-Fayed (EXCLUSIVE)|journal=Variety|first=Nick|last=Vivarelli|date=22 June 2022|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref> He also has a recurring role in the BBC World War II drama ''SAS: Rogue Heroes'' and Jessica Hausner's ''Club Zero''.
In April 2024, it was announced that he had been cast as Prince Naseem in the biopic ''Giant''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/pierce-brosnan-amir-el-masry-cast-in-prince-naseem-biopic-newsupdate/|title= Pierce Brosnan, Amir El-Masry cast in Prince Naseem boxing biopic Giant|date=15 April 2024|first=Katelyn|last=Mensah|accessdate=15 April 2024|website=Radio Times}}</ref>
==Personal life== El-Masry lives in Acton, London. He is Muslim.<ref name="Guardian">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/23/limbo-star-amir-el-masry-i-sat-on-omar-sharifs-lap-it-was-like-i-was-with-my-granddad|title=Limbo star Amir El-Masry: 'I sat on Omar Sharif's lap! It was like I was with my granddad'|journal=The Guardian|first=Ryan|last=Gilbey|date=23 July 2021|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref> In September 2025, he signed an open pledge with Film Workers for Palestine pledging not to work with Israeli film institutions "that are implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Film Workers Pledge to End Complicity |url=https://filmworkersforpalestine.org/#endingcomplicity |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=Film Workers For Palestine |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2008 | ''Ramadan Mabrouk Abu El Alamein Hamouda'' | Ramzy | |- | 2010 | ''El-Talatah Yishtaghaloonha'' | Nabil | |- | 2014 | ''Rosewater'' | Alireza | |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''Lost in London'' | Omar | |- | ''Farside'' | Sayeed | Short film |- | 2018 | ''Shoot'' | Anmar Almadi | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Held for Ransom'' | John | |- | ''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' | Commander Trach | |- | 2020 | ''Limbo'' | Omar | |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''The Protocol'' | Hugo | Short film |- | ''Ritsa'' | | |- | rowspan="3" | 2023 | ''Club Zero'' | | |- | ''A Haunting in Venice'' | Alessandro Longo | |- | ''In Camera'' | Conrad | |- | 2022 | ''#GAWEZNI'' | | With Mayan El Sayed |- | rowspan="3" | 2025 | ''100 Nights of Hero'' | Jerome | |- | ''Giant'' | Naseem Hamed | |- | ''El Sett'' | Sound Engineer | Guest appearance |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013 | ''Casualty'' | Naveed | Episode: "Special: Scars and Nightmares" |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''BBC Comedy Feeds'' | Bolts | Episode: "Rude Boys" |- | ''Transporter: The Series'' | Ayoub Al-Jifri | Episode: "Beacon of Hope" |- | 2015 | ''Tyrant'' | Musa | Episode: "Mark of Cain" |- | 2016 | ''The Night Manager'' | Youssef | Miniseries; 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''The State'' | Sayed | Miniseries; 3 episodes |- | ''Herrens veje'' | Tolken | 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2018 | ''McMafia'' | Tarek | 2 episodes |- | ''Age Before Beauty'' | Dante | Main role |- | ''Jack Ryan'' | Ibrahim | Recurring role; 7 episodes |- | 2019 | ''El-Brinseesa Beesa'' | Kazem | Main role |- | 2020 | ''Industry'' | Usman Abboud | Main role, season 1 (4 episodes) |- | 2021 | ''The One'' | Ben Naser | 6 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | ''SAS: Rogue Heroes'' | Dr. Gamal | 3 episodes |- | ''The Crown'' | Mohamed Al-Fayed | Episode: "Mou Mou" |- | 2023 | ''Vigil'' | Daniel Ramsay | series 2 |- | 2024 | ''Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light'' | Thomas Wyatt | |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2016 | ''Deus Ex: Mankind Divided'' | Additional voices | |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | ''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' | Voice | |- | ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'' | | |- |}
==Stage== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2017 | ''Goats'' | Adnan | Royal Court Theatre, London |- | 2019 | ''The Abyss'' | | Edinburgh Fringe Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/international-climate-crisis-plays/|title=International Climate Crisis Plays|website=Royal Court Theatre|date=August 2019|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref> |- |}
==Audio== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="5" | 2014 | ''The Insider'' | Joseph | BBC Radio 3 |- | ''The Brick'' | Elias | rowspan="7" | BBC Radio 4 |- | ''The Boy from Aleppo who Painted the War'' | Tariq |- | ''The Puppet Master'' | Jamil |- | ''In Praise of Radical Fish'' | Reader |- | rowspan="3" | 2015 | ''Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia'' | Ahmed |- | ''The Road to Bani Walid'' | Husam / Malik |- | ''Oil: The Weapon'' | Youssuf |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Ref. |- | 2009 | Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival | Best Movie Debut | ''Ramadan Mabrouk Abu El Alamein Hamouda'' | {{won}} |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.africine.org/film/ramadan-mabrouk-abu-elalamain-hamouda-15851605159015751606-16051576158516081603-157115761608-1575160415931604160516101606-15811605160815831577/8252|title=Ramadan Mabrouk Abu Elalamain Hamouda – رمضان مبروك أبو العلمين حمودة|website=Africine|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actor | rowspan="3" | ''Limbo'' | {{nom}} | |- | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Actor in a Film | {{won}} | |- | 2022 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actor | {{nom}} | |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|5011084}} * [https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/amir-el-masry/ Amir El-Masry] at Independent Talent
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