Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin ( ar, آسر أشرف فؤاد ياسين; born February 25, 1981) is an Egyptian actor, writer, and film producer. He has been awarded Best Actor for several of his works. Yassin began his career on the stage of the

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to play his first role on TV in Qalb Habiba in 2006, followed by the blockbuster

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in 2007. His first major film release was

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(2008) where he was praised for his supporting role, playing the character of a drug addict. In the same year, Yassin got his big break and played a leading role in the movie "El Waad" lit.br>The Promise
facing the legendary actor and superstar Mahmoud Yassin. In 2010, Yassin played the leading role in a

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, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Carthage Film Festival, and

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. He was also awarded Best Actor for his latest releas
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The Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival

Early life

Yassin studied engineering at university, but friends asked him to stand in for an absent actor in a university play. As a result, he decided to take a theater course and participate in more productions. After graduation, Yassin worked as an engineering teaching assistant at the

, before deciding to leave behind a developing career in engineering and academia to pursue his passion for acting.

Career

Yassin starred in the controversial and highly praised Beit Men Lahm (House of Flesh), based on the Arabic novel written by

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, directed by Rami A. Jabbar. Director

gave him with a role in Qalb Habiba, the TV series that marked Soheir El-Bably’s comeback. Shortly after this his cinema debut followed with small roles in

and ''Halim''. Yassin appeared in supporting roles such as “Marei”, the villain brother to Ashraf Abdel Baqi in ''Aala Ganb Yasta'' and as Mo, the drug addict in

. His first leading role was alongside Mahmoud Yassin in the action film ''Al Waad'' or ''The Promise'', written by Waheed Hamid and directed by Mohamed Yassin. Yassin's turning point was his leading role in

, written and directed by

. Rags and Tatters (2013) was Yassin's first co-production experience when he worked with Film Clinic and Graal on a film about the unprivileged population of Egypt and their living situation after the Jan 25 revolution. Yassin also played the leading role which was mostly silent. The movie won Golden Antigone at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, and was nominated at the

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and

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. In 2015, Yassin won best actor at the Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival for his latest release, ''Aswar El Qamar''. In August 2021,

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announced an upcoming movie titled "Venous" (Arabic: فينوس) starring Yassin with the Egyptian actor and singer

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Personal life

Yassin is the eldest of 2 boys. Both his parents are engineers. Yassin is married with three children.

Filmography

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TV

Awards

Festival International Cinéma Méditerranéen Tétouan
2015, Best Actor for his role in Aswar El Qamar
Malmö Arab Film Festival
2011, Best Actor for his role in Messages from the Sea * Carthage Film Festival 2010, Best Actor for his role in Messages from the Sea

References

External links

Asser Yassin Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yassin, Asser 1981 births Living people Egyptian male film actors The American University in Cairo alumni Male actors from Cairo Egyptian Muslims Malmö Arab Film Festival winners