Personal Info
Birth date
1963-01-10 (62 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Egypt
Also known as
عمرو عبدالجليل
Amr Abdel Gelil
Biography
Despite his great talent and the fact that his career took-off to a promising start with an involvement with Youssef Chahine, Amr was nonetheless assigned minor roles in his first few years in cinema. Thereafter, Amr proved his talents as a comedy actor when he performed in Khaled Youssef’s films “Heyna Maysarah” and “Dukkan Shehata”. Amr finally found a leading role in Youssef Chahine’s “Kalimny Shoukran”.
Filmography
Harun Al Rashid
10
Overview:
The story of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, which depicts the era of the Abbasid state and its historical glory, focusing on the personal life of the Abbasid caliph who was famous for his infatuation with women, and shedding light on his amorous exploits and the feuds of the harem inside the palace.Sahranin
4
Overview:
A Saher program presented by the artist (Amir Karara) and hosts in each episode some of the stars of the artistic community and reviews with them their artistic career, the difficulties they faced, their relations with their colleagues and their daily lives.The Journey
5.8
Overview:
As Maher is forced to leave his home with his wife Ward and his son Rahim to escape from the businessman and antiquities dealer Wajeeh, he settles with his aunt in Alexandria in an attempt to hide his big secret from the public eye.Mahmoud Al-Masri
NYR
Overview:
Mahmoud works in the port of Alexandria and gets close to Adnan Fakhouri, the wealthy businessman, and marries his sister. After his ships and companies get nationalized by the 1952 July revolution, Mahmoud and his brothers travel to America and then return in the era of Sadat.Tayee
6
Overview:
An Egyptian doctor becomes a police informant and uses his rare gift of tracking ancient artifacts in the smuggling business.Date with Destiny
6.7
Overview:
Galal's life turns upside down as a result of an odd meeting with a random stranger, as he finds everything that will happen to him during the day written on his body, turning his days into a series of funny situations.Ghazal's Flesh
10
Overview:
In search of her missing son and escaping her turbulent past, Alia poses as a vendor living in a poor neighbourhood.Gawdar
4
Overview:
A merchant has three children; Salem, Salim, and Gawdar. However, the life of the last son, Gawdar, becomes complicated, and he comes into conflict with the enemy Shimoun to reach the four treasures of the wiseman Shamardal.Our Families
NYR
Overview:
Set in the 90s , about the relationship between people in this period. It depicts the human side of the Egyptian personality and the moral situations, shedding the light on the concept of family bonding through daily events from the Egyptian street.A Public Opinion Case
8
Overview:
The events revolve around Dr. Abla and her colleagues, Dr. Hanan and Nurse Samiha. On the way back from the hospital after an operation, they get chased by three drunken guys, who kidnap them at gunpoint, rape them, and then escape, which turns the three women's lives upside down.Mousa
6.7
Overview:
After losing his brother in the war against the British, a young Egyptian named Musa takes on himself a vow of revenge, which makes him wanted by British soldiers and a hero at the same time.God Bless Your Home
3.6
Overview:
Amer impersonates an educational doctor to enter the Vision School and work there after he plans this with his friend Lotfi, the secretary of the school manager, Zahra. While he succeeds in gaining the trust and love of the people around him, he hides something from everyoneThe People of the Askar Hamlet
NYR
Overview:
The series takes place in the Askar hamlet between two families, the Ouf family has the land and history, while the Shalaby family work as mercenaries and used illegal methods to create false history for themselves. Will they succeed or roots and origins can't be forged?The End
6.533
Overview:
In 2120 Jerusalem, an engineer tries to find a solution to the energy problem in light of the restrictions that the regime imposes on the population. However, everything changes when he comes across his robotic doppelganger.Meluk El Gadaana
7.7
Overview:
After their friend Ali was killed, Safina and Sareya steal Zahy El Attal's bag, which contains diamonds, and from here begins the conflict between the two friends and Zahy.His All-Knowing Secret
5.7
Overview:
Between the past and the present, the events of the series follow Sultan Hamed, a popular hero at the time of the French campaign who turns into a legend that has shrines in many villages of Egypt. At the same time, Hamed, a jewelry maker, devotes his life to revealing the sultan's secret and finds himself fleeing from antiquity smugglers.Ending with Style
7.125
Overview:
A conflict between men and women becomes a third world war. All humans die except for a number of men and women in Egypt. After the Haj and Hajja appear, a truce is called between the commander of the men's army (Sultan) and the leader of the women army (Karma), but what will happen during this truce?Whenever We Part
1
Overview:
The tale of Nour, whose husband Hussam's family decides to get rid of her after she learns their secrets. But as Nour returns to life, she begins to look for her kidnapped daughter and plan revenge on Hussam's family.Tragicomic
NYR
Overview:
The series deals with the life story of the great artist Naguib Rihani since childhood, and highlights the human and social aspects of his life, and the political life he lived, especially the revolution of 1919, the First and Second World Wars, the Constitution of 1923, and the English occupation of Egypt.Al Aghar
6.5
Overview:
Falsely accused of killing his mom, a teen continues his life abroad on the run. But his return home to find his family uncovers mysterious secrets about his past.The Silk Kingdom
NYR
Overview:
In the Silk Kingdom, fate takes a dark turn on the birth of King Noor Al-Din’s second son when the treacherous Golden Uncle kills the king and hunts his heirs. Loyal servant Radwan flees with princes Shams Al-Din and Jalal Al-Din, but they are separated. Shams grows up as a slave soldier, while Jalal survives among outlaws. When they reunite, loyalty and betrayal collide in a battle for power.Al Ghawy
6.5
Overview:
After losing his wife tragically and being exposed to severe injustice, one of the most dangerous thugs decides to change his criminal lifestyle. He begins to face many challenges and difficulties in order to achieve this.Toil & Pursuit
3
Overview:
Disagreements between Hind and her husband Farouk escalate and he throws her out of the house. She seeks to obtain a divorce and demands her right to toil and pursuit and to obtain half of his property. A long war begins between them over this, and many parties intervene on both sides.The Second Wife
NYR
Overview:
The peasants of a rural village live in a state of subjugation and injustice under the iron fist of a powerful Mayor. He decides to marry one of the village's women after losing all hope with his barren wife. He intends to force the peasant Abu El-Ela to divorce his wife, Fatma, so he can marry her.The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation
NYR
Overview:
A narration of the life of the iconic artist Abdel Halim Hafez and the obstacles he faced, both personally and professionally, when he started his singing career, following his journey from a substitute for singer Karem Mahmoud, to become a recognized star that has his own light and aura.The Clan's Girl
1
Overview:
The events revolve in a dramatic, gradual framework that mixes imagination and reality, about a conflict between a number of parties, including a woman called (departure).El Baroon
6
Overview:
Over the course of his work in a printing office for legal studies, Maher gets involved with the wrong people in the wake of his neighbor's murder. When Maher gets imprisoned, he offers legal advice to his fellow inmates as he bides his time to find the real killer.Alexandria Again and Forever
4.7
Overview:
Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change. He first casts Amr as Hamlet, which the actor deems too demanding for his talents, then as the lead in a musical biopic of demigod Alexander the Great, who founded the city of Alexandria in 332 B.C.The Emigrant
5.9
Overview:
The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.Acting
TBAKingdom as Unknown
TBAThe Woman When as Unknown
TBAStarring Role as Unknown
TBAFrom The Days Of Giza as Unknown
TBAGroom's bath as Unknown
TBAThe King as Unknown
TBAThe resort as Unknown
TBAHell land as Unknown
TBAShams El Zanaty as Unknown
2025The Silk Kingdom (10 Episodes) as الدهبي
2025Al Ghawy (15 Episodes) as الخواجة
2025Toil & Pursuit (15 Episodes) as فاروق
2025Priceless (1 Episode) as Unknown
2024The Hidden One as موحا
2024The Swarm as Unknown
2024Gawdar (15, 15 Episode) as Unknown, شمعون
2024Extra Time as Unknown
2024Derwila as Unknown
2024The Mexican Experiment as Unknown
2023Belomondo as Unknown
2023Next Thursday as Unknown
2023Shams as Unknown
2023The Children of Karim's Ladies as Unknown
2023TAG as رسمي فهمي نظمي
2023Ba3d El Shar as أبو فرح
2023Al Aghar (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2023His All-Knowing Secret (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2022The Fourth Man as ممدوح الأمريكاني - منتج
2022At Gunpoint as Unknown
2022Tragicomic (31 Episodes) as Unknown
2022Another One as الزط / القط
2022Zombie Ala Gamby as عبدالرحيم الدهشوري
2022The Journey (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2022God Bless Your Home (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2022Date with Destiny (30 Episodes) as Badawy
2022For Zeko as قاطع طريق
2021Bermuda Square as Unknown
2021The Humans and the Mongoose as Unknown
2021Marry Me Again? as سنجابي
2021Mousa (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2021Meluk El Gadaana (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2021Whenever We Part (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2021Ghazal's Flesh (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2020Vernacular Plan as جلال عبد العزيز
2020El Hareth as Unknown
2020The End (30 Episodes) as Aziz
2020The Clan's Girl (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Casablanca as عرابي
2019Sahranin (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2018Friday Market as Khartoush
2018Tayee (30 Episodes) as Harby
2017Ending with Style (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2017El Baroon (1 Episode) as Unknown
2016Just Vanished as Bakry
2015The Night of the Carnival as Unknown
2014Saeid Claquette as Unknown
2013The Second Wife (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2011Cry of an Ant as Unknown
2010Please Call Me as إيراهيم توشكى
2009Shehata's Shop as كرم
2008The Forest as عماد
2008The Egyptian Nightingale as Jo
2007Until Things Get Better as فتحي
2007Chaos, This Is? as Unknown
2007A Public Opinion Case (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Tata Fell asleep, Tata woke up as Unknown
2006The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation (34 Episodes) as Unknown
2005The Blood of the Innocent as Unknown
2004Mahmoud Al-Masri (33 Episodes) as Unknown
2003The People of the Askar Hamlet (33 Episodes) as برهومة
1998Gamal Abdel Nasser as Unknown
1997Harun Al Rashid (41 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Our Families (18 Episodes) as إحسان
1994A'ntar zamano as Unknown
1994The Emigrant as Unknown
1994Disco Disco as Unknown
1993Laughter, Joy, Work and Love as Unknown
1989Alexandria Again and Forever as Amr / Alexandre / Hamlet
1986The Bulldozer as Unknown