{{Short description|Egyptian actor (born 1978)}} {{Infobox person | image = Yousuf Alsharif.jpg | caption = El Sherif in an interview with ''Akhbar el-Yom'' TV | name = Youssef El Sherif | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2003–present | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|09|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Cairo, Egypt | website = | birth_name = Mohamed Ismail Naji | native_name = يوسف الشريف | other_names = Youssef ElSherif; "El Alamy" | children = 3 | education = Ain Shams University | spouse = {{marriage|Engy Alaa|2009}} | works = • ''The Hunter'' • ''Kafr Delhab'' • ''Unknown Number'' • ''Le Chaos'' • ''The Sons of Adam'' }}
'''Youssef El Sherif''' ({{langx|ar|يوسف الشريف}}; born September 14, 1978)<ref>[http://www.filfan.com/news/details/7443 يوسف الشريف لـFilFan.com: فقدت روح المخاطرة بسبب "هي فوضى" .. ورسالة الفيلم وصلت كاملة إلى الجمهور رغم الرقابة!]، في الفن، دخل في 17 فبراير 2013 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042050/http://www.filfan.com/news/details/7443 |date=11 نوفمبر 2017}}</ref> is an Egyptian actor. His birth name is '''Mohamed Ismail Naji''' ({{langx|ar|محمد إسماعيل ناجي|links=no}}).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Youssef El Sherif – Actor Filmography، photos، Video|url=https://elcinema.com/en/person/1048373|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=elCinema.com|language=en}}</ref>
El Sherif began his career in 2003 in ''7 Playing cards''. Then he played roles in ''Open your eyes'' (2005), ''On low heat'' (2005), ''Agent 1001'' (2005), ''Cinderella'' (2006) and ''Halim'' (2006). He has starred in ''The End of The World'' in 2006. In 2007, Director Youssef Chahine chose El Sherif to participate in his last movie before his death, ''Le Chaos''. El Sherif played major roles in several TV series since 2011, firstly ''[https://ar.m.wikipedia.org/wikipedia.org/wiki/المواطن_x_(المسلسل) Citizen X]{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}'' in 2011, then ''Private Number'' in 2012, ''Temporary Name'' in 2013, ''The Hunter'' in 2014, ''The Devil's Game'' in 2015, ''The Caesar'' in 2016 and ''Kafr Delhab'' in 2017. He returned to the cinema in 2018 with the movie ''Sons Of Adam''.<ref name=":2" /> then he missed three years of television drama, but he returned with first Egyptian science fiction television drama series ''The End'' in Ramadan in 2020, which Israel's Foreign Ministry condemned the series because it predicts Israel's destruction.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Israel decries Egyptian TV show 'The End' for predicting its destruction|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/159/368112/Arts--Culture/Entertainment/Israel-decries-Egyptian-TV-show-The-End-for-predic.aspx}}</ref>
El Sherif collaborated with the writer Amr Samir Atef and the director Ahmed Nader Galal in several works. He collaborated with Atef in ''Private Number'', ''The Hunter'', ''The Caesar'', ''The Devil's Game'', ''Kafr Delhab'', ''Sons Of Adam'' and ''The End''. He collaborated with Galal in ''Private Number'', ''Temporary Name'', ''The Hunter'', ''The Caesar'', ''The Devil's Game'', ''Kafr Delhab'' and ''Sons Of Adam''. He is also the owner of the idea of several works like ''The Hunter'', ''Kafr Delhab'' and ''The End''. In 2009, El Sherif married Engy Alaa, who wrote the story of ''The Devil's Game''. She is also the main fashion designer in most of his works.
== Personal life == His birth name is Mohamed Ismail Naji. He was born in Cairo, on September 14, 1978, to a father who works in the army.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=يوسف الشريف نجم أعمال الغموض والتشويق|url=https://www.elfann.com/news/show/1268979/يوسف-الشريف-نجم-أعمال-الغموض-والتشويق-ورفض-القُبلا|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=Elfann News|language=ar}}</ref> He played football in the junior team of Al-Ahly, but was injured before his moving to the first team, which kept him off the field. Then he went to work in the advertising field and graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Department of Mechanics in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-05-13|title=يوسف الشريف|url=https://www.hiamag.com/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010064402/http://www.hiamag.com/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81|archive-date=2017-10-10|access-date=2020-07-05|website=مجلة هي|language=ar|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, Youssef El-Sherif married the editor-in-chief of Euphoria magazine, Engy Alaa, and they have three children: the twins Abdelrahman and Abdallah as well as Jana.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2015-12-15|title=تعرف على اسم ومهنة الفنان يوسف الشريف قبل احترافه التمثيل|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2015/12/15/تعرف-على-اسم-ومهنة-الفنان-يوسف-الشريف-قبل-احترافه-التمثيل/2490864|access-date=2020-07-05|website=اليوم السابع}}</ref>
== Career == In 2004, the director Sharif Sabry chose him to act for first time in ''7 Playing cards'' and he chose a stage name for him, "Youssef El Sherif".<ref name=":0" /> After that, he participated in ''Open your eyes'', ''Agent 1001'' and ''Cinderella'' in 2005, in which he personified the character of director Ali Badrakhan. Until the director Youssef Chahine chose him in 2007 to participate in his last movie before his death, ''Le Chaos''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ما لا تعرفه عن يوسف الشريف .. من هو؟ سيرته الذاتية، إنجازاته وأقواله، معلومات عن يوسف الشريف|url=https://www.arageek.com/bio/yousuf-al-sharif|access-date=2020-07-05|website=أراجيك|language=ar}}</ref> he participated in the Venice Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|title=بالفيديو: ما هو السؤال الذي أحرج يوسف الشريف في مهرجان فينيسيا السينمائي؟ وماذا كان رده؟! - بوابة الشروق|url=https://www.shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=06122015&id=1227a05e-3e2f-4711-b4cc-0bf67219a4fb|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.shorouknews.com|language=ar-eg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="هى فوضى" من إخراج يوسف شاهين وخالد يوسف!|url=https://www.filfan.com/news/details/6601|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.filfan.com}}</ref> and in the 51st session of the London International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title="هي فوضى" في مهرجان لندن السينمائي - الاقتصادي - البيان|url=https://www.albayan.ae/economy/2007-10-19-1.800106|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.albayan.ae|language=ar}}</ref>
Youssef El Sherif stated more than once in television interviews that he places conditions in his business contracts by not providing "steamy scenes". He said: "I don't feel comfortable at all, or find it to be right for me, to have 'steamy scenes', for example, with kissing or holding. I don't feel like it's right from my point of view, I enforce this in my life and on myself only."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Egyptian actor Youssef El Sherif clarifies 'steamy scenes' contract clause|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/arab-celebs/egyptian-actor-youssef-el-sherif-clarifies-steamy-scenes-contract-clause-1.72328691|access-date=2020-07-05|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Works ==
===TV Series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! TV Series !! Name in English !! Role |- |2021 | ''COVID-25'' | ''COVID-25'' | Yassin El Masry |- |2020 | ''El Nehaya''<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Holmes|first=Oliver|date=2020-05-01|title=Egyptian TV show about Israel's destruction opens real world rift|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/01/egyptian-tv-show-el-nehaya-about-israels-destruction-opens-real-world-rift|access-date=2020-07-05|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ''The End'' | Zein / Robot Zein |- |2017 | ''Kafr Delhab''<ref name="egypttoday.com">{{Cite web|title=Youssef el-Sherif: supernatural themes grabbed my attention|url=http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/10026/Youssef-el-Sherif-supernatural-themes-grabbed-my-attention|access-date=2020-07-05|website=EgyptToday}}</ref> | ''Kafr Delhab'' | The Doctor Saad / Delhab / Shihabeldinn |- |2016 | ''El Kaisar'' | ''The Ceaser'' | The Ceaser |- |2015 |''Le’bet Eblis'' | ''The Devil’s Game'' | Adham / Selim |- | 2014 | ''El Sayyad'' | ''The Hunter'' | Seif Abdelrahman |- | 2013 | ''[https://ar.m.wilipedia.org/اسم_مؤقت_(مسلسل) Ism Moaqat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417212803/https://ar.m.wilipedia.org/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%82%D8%AA_(%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84) |date=2024-04-17 }}'' | ''[https://ar.m.wilipedia.org/اسم_مؤقت_(مسلسل) Temporary Name] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417212803/https://ar.m.wilipedia.org/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%A4%D9%82%D8%AA_(%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84) |date=2024-04-17 }}'' | Youssef Ramzy / Mamdouh Dagher / Mourad El Shishy / Ahmed Gharib / Metwally Salama |- | 2012 | ''Zay El Ward'' | ''Like Roses'' | Ali |- | 2012 | ''Rakam Maghool'' | ''Unknown Number'' | Ali |- | 2011 | ''El Mowaten X'' | ''Citizen X'' | Ahmed Kassem (X) |- | 2011 | ''Nour Maryam'' | ''Nour Maryam'' | Nour |- | 2009 | ''Layali'' | ''Layali'' | Moss’ad |- | 2006 |''Cinderella'' |''Cinderella'' | Ali Badrakhan |- | 2005 | ''El ‘Ameel 1001'' | ''Agent 1001'' | Essam |}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Movies !! Name in English !! Role |- |2018 | ''Bani Adam''<ref>{{Citation|last=|first=|title=Movie – Bani Adam – 2018 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes|url=https://elcinema.com/en/work/2049762|volume=|pages=|language=en|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref> | ''The Sons of Adam'' | Adam |- |2009 | ''El Alamy'' | ''The International Player'' | Malek |- |2007 | ''Heya Fawda''<ref name="RefFCAT|185">{{RefFCAT|185}}</ref> | ''This is Chaos?''<ref name="RefFCAT|185"/> | Sherif |- |2006 | ''Akhr El Donia'' | ''The End of The Road'' | Khaled |- |2006 | ''Halim'' | ''Halim'' | One of AbdelHalim’s Fans |- | 2005 | ''Fattah Ainak'' | ''Open your eyes'' | Hossam |- | 2005 | ''’Ala Nar Hadya'' | ''On low heat'' |Hesham |- | 2004 | ''7 Warakat Kotshena'' | ''7 Playing Cards'' |? |}
===Writer=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Movies/TV Series !! Name in English !! Role |- |2020 | ''El Nehaya''<ref name=":1"/> | ''The End'' | Idea |- |2018 | ''Bani Adam''<ref>{{Citation|last=|first=|title=Movie – Bani Adam – 2018 Cast، Video، Trailer، photos، Reviews، Showtimes|url=https://elcinema.com/en/work/2049762|volume=|pages=|language=en|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref> | ''The Sons of Adam'' | Idea |- |2017 | ''Kafr Delhab''<ref name="egypttoday.com"/> | ''Kafr Delhab'' | Idea |- | 2016 | ''El Kaisar'' | ''The Ceaser'' | Idea |- | 2014 | ''El Sayyad'' | ''The Hunter'' | Idea |}
===TV GameShows=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! TV Gameshow !! Name in English !! Role |- |2010 | El ‘Ela Teksab | Family Wins | Host |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|1669966}}
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