Ahmed Magdy ( ar, أحمد مجدي, born 4 May 1986). is an Egyptian-Algerian actor, artist and director.

Early life

Magdy was born in

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, Egypt, in 1986, to an Egyptian father,

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Ahmed Ali, and an

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mother.. He grew up and lived in

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and In September 2018, he married Noha Khattab, an Egyptian. Magdy graduated from the

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faculty at

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, in

, and then joined the ''El-Tamy Theater'' ( ar, مسرح التامي) troupe and worked as an actor, assistant director and trainer.

Career

His first film was the independent six-minute 2007 Egyptian documentary work ''"Magra El-Ceil"'' ( ar, مجرى السيل, "Riverbed"). He then took part in a workshop inhospitable native

entitled ''"El-Zatt wa El-Madina, El-Qahira"'' ( ar, الذات والمدينة, القاهرة , "The Self and the City - Cairo") which was produced by both the

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and Egypt's El-Sammat Production Company, which involved the production of another Egyptian documentary called ''"Zeezo"'' ( ar, 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. 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 The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs ...

. He has also acted in ''"’Asafeer El-Neel"'' ar, عصافير النيل , "Birds of the Nile") which is an adaptation of the novel by renowned writer Ibrahim Aslan.

Filmography

Films

Television

Personal life

Madgy enjoys photography and can also play numerous instruments. He also practices contemporary dance.. In 2018, Magdy married an Egyptian woman, his wedding was in a prestigious place in his hometown Cairo.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magdy, Ahmed 1986 births Male actors from Cairo Ain Shams University alumni The American University in Cairo Film directors from Cairo Egyptian male actors Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors Algerian male film actors Algerian male television actors Egyptian people of Algerian descent Living people