Biography 
Throughout his career, Ahmed Malek has been a key figure in the new Egyptian cinematic wave.
He made his first foray into worldwide cinema with Roderick MacKay's feature film The Furnace which earned him a nomination for the Best Actor in a Leading Role by the Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts Award (AACTA), making him the first Egyptian actor to be nominated to such prestigious award. The Furnace landed its world premiere at the esteemed Venice Film Festival in 2020.
Malek has a long list of hit films under his belt, including SHEIKH JACKSON, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), CLASH which opened the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, HEPTA: THE LAST LECTURE, which is the highest-grossing romantic film in Egyptian cinema history, and NIGHT/EXT, which had its world premiere at the TIFF.
Malek also featured in several blockbusters including KIRA & EL GIN by the dynamic duo Marwan Hamed and Ahmed Mourad, Hadi El Bagoury's film QAMAR 14, and TV drama INVESTIGATION.
Additionally, he starred in BIMBO, an eight-episode series directed by Amr Salama that aired on Shahid and received widespread acclaim from viewers.
Later in 2022, Malek starred in Netflix's THE SWIMMERS, which opened the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), was featured at the BFI London Film Festival, and had its MENA premiere at the 44th Cairo International Film Festival.
Malek’s latest film MATAR by activist Hassan Akkad — who won a BAFTA for his BBC documentary EXODUS: OUR JOURNEY TO EUROPE — is currently available on WatchBear Network.
As for Malek's latest, the star was chosen as one of three jury members for the Red Sea Film Foundation's 48HrFilmChallenge, and earlier in the summer, his film MY FATHER'S SCENT competed at the 2024 Final Cut in Venice — where it won five awards — as well as Karlovy Vary's Eastern Promises Works In Progress Section.
The film also participated in the 2024 Cairo Film Connection as a post-production project where it scored four awards.
When it comes to Malek’s recent projects, the actor made his return to Egyptian screens after a two-year hiatus with Shahid’s MAT’AAM AL HABAYEB alongside his former BIMBO co-star Huda ElMufti. The series is directed by Essam Abdelhamid and written by Mariam Naoum. The series garnered huge social media buzz and was at the top of Shahid’s viewership boards across the MENA region when it was released.
Malek is also working on another series for the Ramadan 2025 season, and a film titled SIX DAYS directed by Karim Shaaban set to release at the start of 2025.
The star was also among the thirty young artists selected for Forbes Middle East’s Digital Stars Under 30 for 2024.
