| Karim Kassem | |
| Birth Name: | Karim Ahmed Kassem |
| Birth Date: | 1986 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Education: | American University in Cairo |
| Years Active: | 2006–present |
Karim Ahmed Kassem (Arabic: كريم أحمد قاسم|rtl=yes, Arabic: Kareem Ahmad Qassem, kæɾˈiːm ʔæːsem/, also spelled Karim Assem; born 8 October 1986) is an Egyptian actor.
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 film Awqat Faragh meaning "Spare time".[6] Kassem has co-starred with colleague Amr Abed in three of his films.[4]
| Year | Film | Translation | Role | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | أوقات فراغ Awqat Faragh | Leisure Time | Amr | ||
| 2007 | الماجيك el-Magic | The Magic | Mustafa | ||
| To Each His Own Cinema | Young Youssef Chahine | In 47 ans après (47 Years Later) | |||
| 2009 | بالألوان الطبيعية Bel-Alwan el-Tabe'eya | True Colors | Youssef | ||
| 2011 | إي.يو.سي E.U.C | E.U.C | Omar | ||
| 2012 | مصور قتيل Mosawar Qatil | Snapshot | Guest appearance | ||
| 2014 | The First Line (Promakhos) | Amit | |||
| 2014 | بتوقيت القاهرة Bi-Tawqit al-Qahira | Cairo Time | Wael | ||
| 2015 | أولاد رزق Awlad Rizq | Sons of Rizk | Ramadan | ||
| 2016 | كدبة كل يوم Kedbet Koll Youm | A Lie for Everyday | Seif | ||
| 2017 | سمكة وصنارة Samaka we Senara | Mostafa | |||
| 2018 | ليل/خارجي Leil/Karegy | Night/Ext | Mohamed Abdel El-hady (Mo) | ||
| 2019 | أولاد رزق ٢: عودة أسود الأرض Awlad Rizq 2: Awdet Eswood El-Ard | Ramadan | |||
| Sawah |
| Year | Show | Translation | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | خاص جدا Khas Geddan | Top Secret | Moataz | |
| 2010 | الجماعة Al-Gama'a | The Brotherhood | Teymur | |
| 2012 | الهروب el-Horoub | The Escape | Ahmed Abd El-Naser | |
| 2014 | كلام علي ورق Kalam Ala Waraq | Words on Paper | Marawan | Starring Haifa Wehbe |
| 2015 | الكابوس el-Kabous | The Nightmare | Faris | |
| البيوت اسرار el-Beyout Asrar | Houses of secrets | Seif | ||
| 2017 | شاش في قطن Shash X Qotn | Gauze in Cotton | Dr. Jean | |
| The State | Abu Akram | Broadcast in Britain by Channel 4 |