Age: 55
male
Amr Waked was born in Cairo, Egypt on 12 April 1973. He studied economics and theatre in the American University in Cairo. In his early experience as an actor Amr joined the Temple Theatre Troop in 1994, and Yaaru Theatre Troop in 1999, where he trained and developed his tools as a stage performer. With his experience onstage, Waked managed to film his first role on the big screen in 1998 when he joined Ossama Fawzy's of "Gannet El Shayateen". Waked's award winning performance paved his way to become a popular actor famous for his gravity and vast range. In 2003, Waked joined Stephen Gegan's cast of Syriana, which was his first appearance in an international film. His performance was acclaimed and presented him with other opportunities in international productions, like House Of Saddam and Salmon Fishing In The Yemen. In 2005, Amr co-established "zad communication & production llc" to begin his experience as a producer. The communication agency and production house was to focus on developmental and social issues in Egypt and the Middle East. In 2012, zad produced its first feature film "Winter Of Discontent", directed by Ibrahim El Batout, which opened in the 69th Venice Film Festival in 2012.
Amr Waked
Mehemet al-Awwal
for Mehemet al-Awwal in The Mummy’s Curse
Suggested by bathannates
1200’s BC, Egypt. An enslaved boy rises to the position of high priest in Thebes, taking on the name Imhotep. Despite his best efforts, he cannot save his family, nor help his people. His only comfort was the love of Anck-su-namun, the Pharaoh’s mistress. When the affair is discovered, Anck-su-namun claims Inhotep forced himself on her. Enraged, Imhotep kills her and then tries to kill the Pharaoh but fails. For this, Imhotep is buried alive, and to remind him of his place, he is cursed to obey the commands of anyone holding the golden book of Amun-Ra, the book of the dead. An eternal slave, even after death. 1930’s, Cairo. Ardath Bey, a disgraced historian, is forced to work for foreign archeologists and grave robbers, pillaging once-sacred sites. On one such expedition, Bey discovers the book of the dead, which is used to reanimate Imhotep before it is carelessly destroyed. The cursed man now roams free, but immortal. Desiring nothing more than death, Imhotep rampages through his unfamiliar settings, agonizing and seeking a way to break the Pharaoh’s curse once and for all.
