Ahmed Ezz Eldine Ali Ezzat (Egyptian Arabic: أحمد عز الدين علي عزت; born July 23, 1971), is an Egyptian film and television actor, [2] with numerous accolades in his professional career spanning over 20 years and over 30 Film/TV prolific credits to his name. . His popularity stems from his versatility as an actor in comedy, drama, thriller and action film and television. In 2022, he starred in the epic action drama "Kira & El Gin" which became the highest grossing film in the history of the Egyptian cinema.
Acting career overview
At the beginning of his career, Ezz was quickly recognized as the young Arabic actor to watch, winning "Best Young Star of the Year" Award for his performance in "Malik Roti” in 2003. He also received the Best Supporting Actor award at the Cairo Intl' Film Festival in 2004[3] for his performance in "Girl's Love." In 2007, Ezz's breakthrough performances in "Al Harina (The Hostage)" and "The Ghost" where he won Lebanon's prestigious 2007 Murex d'Or Award for Best Arabic Cinema Actor and 2007 'Dear Guest' Best Actor of the YearAward, respectively, lauded him as Arab's premiere actors. His most recent hits include the "Sons of Rizk" blockbuster franchise (2015-2019), the undercover thriller "The Cell" (2018) in which Ezz' performance garnered him the Arabian Cinema Award for Best Actor,[4] the war movie "The Passage" (2019), the cyber thriller "The Knower" (2021), the film noir "El Gareema" (2022) [US Title: "The Crime"] in which film critic Omar Bakry of El-Shai Magazine commended Ezz' complex performance stating he was: "Reborn into a sophisticated actor & has made it loud and clear why he’s become one of the top actors in the region"[5] and "Kira & El Gin" (2022) in which the film's unprecedented box office success in North America and the Arab World increased Ezz visibility worldwide.[6]
In 2022, Netflix decided to explore Love Stories across the Arab world with the critical acclaimed anthology series "Love, Life & Everything In Between"[7] in which Ezz starred in the first story 'O, Brother' directed by Sandra Bassal.[8][9]
Stage acting
A thespian at heart, Ezz is no stranger to the Middle East's Broadway having recently starred in the popular production of "Aladdin"
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and its prequel follow-up "Haddy Valentine” which debuted as a special live event series for Saudi Arabia in 2023.[11]
Personal life
As a child, Ezz was an avid swimmer and played competitive table tennis in Cairo. He always took an interest in acting since starring in a school play at age 8. Ezz majored in English at the Faculty of Arts later exploring his passion for the craft as a student at the prestigious Actors Studio. Ezz supported his early acting career as a professional model appearing in large brand campaigns and working in the tourism industry before his career launch in Enas El-Degheidy's "Night Talk" in 2002 opposite glamour icon Youssra. Ezz was briefly married to Egyptian singer Angham before the marriage was annulled in 2012.
^El-Degheidy, Enas (2004), Al bahethat an al horeya, Sana Mouziane, Nicole Bardwel, Dalia El Behairy, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Arafa, Amr (2007-07-15), The Ghost, Ahmed Ezz, Zeina, Mahmoud Abdel-Moghni, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Nashaat, Sandra (2008-06-18), Transit Prisoner, Ahmed Ezz, Nour El-Sherif, Salah Abdallah, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Alaa, Ahmed (2009-06-03), The Replacement, Ahmed Ezz, Menna Shalabi, Muhammad Lutfi, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Marouk, Said El (2010-01-26), Ethalatha Yeshtaghalunha, Ahmed Ezz, Yassmine Abulaziz, Salah Abdullah, Hala Fakher, Muhammad Lotfy, Lotfy Labib, Raja Gedawy, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Marouk, Said El (2011-01-26), 365 Days of Happiness, Ahmed Ezz, Dunya Samir Ghanem, Salah Abdallah, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Arafa, Amr (2012-06-06), Helm Aziz, Ahmed Ezz, Mohamed Emam, Sherif Mounir, retrieved 2018-03-20
^El-Dib, Ahmad Ala (2013-01-23), Al Hafla, Ahmed Ezz, Mohamed Rageb, Joumana Mourad, retrieved 2018-03-20
^El-Iryan, Tareq (2015-07-16), Sons of Rizk, Ahmed Ezz, Amr Youssef, Ahmad El-Fishawi, retrieved 2018-03-20
^Marouk, Said El (24 February 2018). "The Cell" براءة صنّاع. @Elaph (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^Zezinia, Yaha Fakharany, Athar Hakeem, Ferdaws Abulhameed, Huda Soltan, Jameel Rateb, Abu Baker Ezzat, Achraf Abulghafur, Nabeel Halfaoui, Ahmed Badeer, Tahany Rached, Saîd Abdulkareem, Ahmed Sakka, retrieved 2018-03-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[permanent dead link]
^Malak rohi, Youssra, Ahmed Khalil, Ahmed Ezz, retrieved 2018-03-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^The Clinic, Muhammed Nassr, Basma, Khaled Sarhan, Edward, Muhammad Charaf, Ahmed Ezz 5Guest of Honor), Ezzat Ameen, Hussam Dagher, Wael Taieb, Any Kendeel, Doneya Massud, Saîd Tarabeek, Dheya Abdulkhalek, Muhammad Nashaat, Ayda Abdulaziz, Nejy Saad, Emad Zeyada, Yussef Fawzy, Yussef Daoud, Dheya Mergheny, Nasser Shaheen, Leila Najaty, Emad Erraheb, Redha Hamed, Ussama Abu El Ata, Hassan Mustapha, Hamada Barkat, Muhammad Abu El Hassan, Abdurraheem Hassan, Zainab Wahby..., retrieved 2018-03-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)[permanent dead link]
^Al-Adham, Ahmed Ezz, Cyrine AbdelNour, Salah Abdallah, retrieved 2018-03-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^The-Excellence, Ahmed Ezz, Nour, Salah Abdallah, retrieved 2018-03-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^Abu-Omar-Al-Masry, Ahmed Ezz, Ahmed Awadhy, Dina Sherbeny, Sabry Fawaz, Arwa Gouda, Muhammad Gomaa, Mahmoud Hejazy, Amal Bushusha,Arfa Abderrasul, Muhammad Sharnuby, Mondher Rayahna, Fathy Abdelwahab, Abbas Abu Hassan, Muhammad Ali Rezk, Nedia Konda, Eman Assy, Ahmed Badeer, Muhammad Sallam, Hesham Kadry, Tameem Abdu, Ashraf Zaky, Sana Chafaa, retrieved 2018-03-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
