Amir El-Masry

Amir El-Masry is an Egyptian‑British actor who has quickly become one of the most versatile talents of his generation. Born on 2 August 1990 to an Egyptian family in Acton, West London, he spent his formative years navigating the cultural crossroads of a diaspora household while attending Tower House School and the Harrodian School. After earning a B.Sc. in criminology and sociology from Royal Holloway, University of London, he briefly interned at a law firm before committing to his true passion at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2013. His early break came in 2008 with the Egyptian comedy Ramadan Mabrouk Abu El Alamein Hamouda, a performance that earned him Best Movie Debut at the Egyptian Cinema Oscar Festival and demonstrated his ability to blend humor with authentic cultural nuance. Following his LAMDA training, El‑Masry made his British television debut in Casualty (2013) and entered Hollywood as Alireza in Jon Stewart’s Rosewater (2014), quickly building a résumé that spans Transporter: The Series, Tyrant, and the BBC’s The Night Manager. In 2017 he stepped onto the London stage with the Royal Court’s production of Goats, and later that year appeared in the Danish series Herrens Veje, proving his range across mediums and borders. The role that cemented his international acclaim was the portrayal of refugee Omar in Ben Sharrock’s Limbo (2020), for which he captured the Scottish BAFTA for Best Actor and earned nominations from the British Independent Film Awards and the Chlotrudis Society. Subsequent high‑profile projects include Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Amazon’s Jack Ryan, Netflix’s The Crown (as a young Mohamed Al‑Fayed), and the sci‑fi series The One. In 2024 he was announced as Prince Naseem in the upcoming biopic Giant. Off‑screen, El‑Masry lives in Acton, is a practicing Muslim, and co‑founded MENA Arts UK during the COVID‑19 lockdown, demonstrating his commitment to cultural representation and advocacy. His recent pledge with Film Workers for Palestine underscores a career guided by both artistic excellence and social responsibility.