Star Amir El-Masry revealed his role in director Jessica Hausner’s film Club Zero as a ballet teacher. The film competes within the Official Competition in the 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival that will be held from 16 to 27 May. The premiere night of Club Zero is scheduled to be held on May 22.
This marks the second participation of star Amir El-Masry in the Cannes Film Festival, since his film Limbo which received wide success and positive critical acclaim ahead of the film’s tour in prestigious film festivals around the world such as BFI London Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival and Filmfest München.
Most recently, Amir El-Masry played the role of the Egyptian businessman, Mohamed Al-Fayed at an early age in the highly acclaimed American drama, The Crown. He also portrayed the character of an Egyptian doctor during World War II in the British series SAS Rogue Heroes. El-Masry starred in the musical series Magnouna Bik (Crazy About You) which topped Shahid VIP’s watching lists on the platform. His latest film #Gawwezni was released in theaters throughout the Arab world.
Born in Cairo and raised in London, Amir El-Masry is an Egyptian-British award-winning actor who has had leading roles in successful Egyptian films; Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda, and El-Talatah Yishtaghaloonha. His breakout role came in when El-Masry took part in Woody Harrelson’s American film Lost in London, and the critically acclaimed BAFTA nominated miniseries The State. In 2018, El-Masry played the lead role in The Arabian Warrior film, which is the first American/Saudi feature-length film. His participation in Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker is one of his most prominent cinematic steps.
At the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), El-Masry competed with his film Limbo and received three awards, including the Golden Pyramid for Best Film Award. In addition, Limbo took part in the Cannes Film Festival. Limbo toured international film festivals and received several awards and nominations, most importantly; the Best Director and Best Writer awards to Ben Sharrock and the Best Actor award to Amir El-Masry at the BAFTA Scotland Awards. In 2021, Limbo was nominated for the Outstanding British Film of the Year award at the BAFTA Film Awards.
El-Masry starred in The One series, which is currently airing on Netflix. During the Ramadan season 2022, star Amir El-Masry took part in the TV drama The Choice 3: The Decision, which is considered as the most successful TV series within the Ramadan race. He also competed in the Egyptian box office with the film Ritsa, in addition to starring in #Gawwezni film and the musical series Magnouna Bik (Crazy About You).
