Waked, Amr

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Name (Latin)
Waked, Amr
Name (Arabic)
واكد، عمرو
Date of birth
1973-04-12
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 88477051
Wikidata: Q602231
Library of congress: no2009069463
Sources of Information
  • House of Saddam, c2009:credits (Amr Waked; cast)
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Wikipedia description:

Amr Waked (Arabic: عمرو واكد Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕɑm.ɾe.wæːked]; born (1973-04-12)April 12, 1973) is an Egyptian film, television and stage actor. He is best known to international audiences and in Hollywood for his role in the 2005 film Syriana. Other prominent roles include a Yemeni sheikh called Muhammad in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Pierre Del Rio in Luc Besson's Lucy and Farouk Hassan in Ramy. In 2019, Waked was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Egyptian military court for spreading false news and insulting state institutions. For that reason, he has no intention of returning to Egypt. He has been residing in Spain since October 2017.

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