Karim Kassem
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| Born | Karim Ahmed Kassem (1986-10-08) 8 October 1986Cairo, Egypt |
| Education | American University in Cairo |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Karim Ahmed Kassem (Arabic: كريم أحمد قاسم, Kareem Ahmad Qassem, Egyptian Arabic:[kæɾˈiːmʔæːsem], also spelled Karim Assem; born 8 October 1986) is an Egyptianactor.
Biography
Karim was born on 8 October 1986 in Cairo, Egypt. He is a Muslim himself though had a multi-faith religious upbringing celebrating all Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays as a child. His late mother was Jewish and his father is a Muslim and is from both Islamic and Christian faith heritage. His paternal grandfather was Muslim and his paternal grandmother was a Christian. His maternal grandfather was a Jewish anti-Zionist who refused to immigrate to Israel, believing Zionism to be a "racist" movement.[1][2][3] His maternal grandfather was a prominent Egyptian nationalist.
He is a graduate of the American University in Cairo, where he studied theatre and acted in many of the university's plays.[4] He is trilingual in Egyptian Arabic (also Standard Arabic), French and English.[4]
Discovered in 2006 while taking an acting workshop,[5] he had his cinematic breakthrough in the teen drug filmAwqat Faragh meaning "Spare time".[6] Kassem has co-starred with colleague Amr Abed in three of his films.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Translation | Role | Note | |
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| 2006 | أوقات فراغ Awqat Faragh | Leisure Time | Amr | ||
| 2007 | الماجيكel-Magic | The Magic | Mustafa | ||
| To Each His Own Cinema | Young Youssef Chahine | In 47 ans après (47 Years Later) | |||
| 2009 | بالألوان الطبيعيةBel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya | True Colors | Youssef | ||
| 2011 | إي.يو.سيE.U.C | E.U.C | Omar | ||
| 2012 | مصور قتيلMosawar Qatil | Snapshot | Guest appearance | ||
| 2014 | The First Line (Promakhos) | Amit | |||
| 2014 | بتوقيت القاهرةBi-Tawqit al-Qahira | Cairo Time | Wael | ||
| 2015 | أولاد رزقAwlad Rizq | Sons of Rizk | Ramadan | ||
| 2016 | كدبة كل يومKedbet Koll Youm | A Lie for Everyday | Seif | ||
| 2017 | سمكة وصنارةSamaka we Senara | Mostafa | |||
| 2018 | ليل/خارجيLeil/Karegy | Night/Ext | Mohamed Abdel El-hady (Mo) | ||
| 2019 | أولاد رزق ٢: عودة أسود الأرضAwlad Rizq 2: Awdet Eswood El-Ard | Sons of Rizk 2: The Return of the Lions of Earth | Ramadan | ||
| Sawah |
Television
| Year | Show | Translation | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | خاص جداKhas Geddan | Top Secret | Moataz | |
| 2010 | الجماعةAl-Gama'a | The Brotherhood | Teymur | |
| 2012 | الهروبel-Horoub | The Escape | Ahmed Abd El-Naser | |
| 2014 | كلام علي ورقKalam Ala Waraq | Words on Paper | Marawan | Starring Haifa Wehbe |
| 2015 | الكابوسel-Kabous | The Nightmare | Faris | |
| البيوت اسرارel-Beyout Asrar | Houses of secrets | Seif | ||
| 2017 | شاش في قطنShash X Qotn | Gauze in Cotton | Dr. Jean | |
| The State | Abu Akram | Broadcast in Britain by Channel 4 |
Theatre
| Year | Show | Translation | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | قالولي هناQalouli Hena | They Told Me Here | Mime play |
References
- ^Egyptian Actor Karim Kassem Reveals His Mother Is Jewish Haaretz. 29 November 2016
- ^Egyptian TV star reveals he’s Jewish The Times of Israel. 26 November 2019
- ^"Egyptian actor shocks fans after revealing Jewish heritage". The New Arab. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ abcAbedelrahman, Sarah. "AUCian is Egypt's 'best upcoming star'". Caravan. AUC press. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^"Arabic Cinema Database". elcinema.com. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^"IMDb". Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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