Ahmed Malek, also known as Ahmad Malek, is an Egyptian actor.

Career

Malek starred in Mohamed Diab's '' Clash'', which opened the

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at the

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. Other roles include ''

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'' (2017), '' Hepta: The Last Lecture'' and '' La Tottfea El Shams''. He had his first English-speaking role (also speaking

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and Badimaya, an

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) in the 2020 Australian film '' The Furnace''. For his role he was nominated for the 2021 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Malek appeared in the 2022 film ''

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'', dramatising the lives of Yusra and Sarah Mardini. In 2023, Malek played the role of Musa in the

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miniseries ''

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''.

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* Living people Egyptian male film actors Egyptian male television actors 1995 births Actors from Cairo {{Egypt-actor-stub