Mohamed Saad Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim (born 14 December 1968) (, ) is an Egyptian actor active since 1988. Saad is known for comedic roles.
Saad started his career acting in several supporting roles. His first breakthrough was opposite Salah Zulfikar in Road To Eilat (1994). His second role that brought him fame was in El Nazer (2000). Then, Saad took the lead in El-Limby (2002; the name, that of Saad's character, is a play on the name of one of Egypt's colonial figures, High Commissioner Edmund Allenby). Playing the film's "illiterate, inefficient, slow, stoned and drunk" hero, Saad "invests his first leading role with a hyperactive physical energy, especially evident in dance sequences." The comedy film became one of the highest-grossing films in Egyptian cinema.
Between 2003 and 2005, Saad played similar characters in three further films, including one of his most successful movies, Ely Baly Balak.
In 2006, Saad starred in Katkout (The Chick), in which he played a hopeless Upper Egyptian who stumbles into a career as a boxer and crimefighter. Cairo online magazine Yallabina criticized the film for relying on Saad's physical comedy at the expense of story and script.
Filmography
TV Series
- Wa ma zal alnayl yajri, 1992 (ar: ÃÂÃÂ
ç òçàçÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂìñÃÂ) - And the Nile is still running; Bakati
- Ayam Almunira, 1994 (ar: ãÃÂçÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂñé) - Days of Almunira (district in Cairo); Zinger
- Qisat Madina, 1995 (ar: ÃÂõé ÃÂ
ïÃÂÃÂé) - A city story; Eliwa
- Beit El-Gamalyia, 1996 (ar: èÃÂê çÃÂìÃÂ
çÃÂÃÂé) - El-Jamalyia house
- Wa man aldhy la yuhibu Fatima, 1996 (ar: ÃÂÃÂ
àçÃÂðàÃÂç ÃÂÃÂè ÃÂç÷ÃÂ
é) - Who does not like Fatima?; Raafat
- Marfu' Muaqataan Min Alkhidma, 1997 (ar: ÃÂ
ñÃÂÃÂù ÃÂ
äÃÂêç ÃÂ
àçÃÂîïÃÂ
é) - Temporarily out of service; Atiar
- Al-sharie Aljadid, 1997 (ar: çÃÂôçñù çÃÂìïÃÂï) - The new street; Negro
- Fawazir Tayatru, 1998 (ar: ÃÂÃÂçòÃÂñ êÃÂçêñÃÂ); Zezo
- Al-Aiesar- 1999 (ar: çÃÂÃ¥ùõçñ) - The Cyclone
- Fawazir Aleial Atjananat - 1999 (ar: ÃÂÃÂçòÃÂñ çÃÂùÃÂçàçêìÃÂÃÂê) - Fawazir Children went crazy; Adham
- Al-Fajala, 2000 (ar: çÃÂÃÂìçÃÂé); Khalifa
- Shams Al Ansari, 2012 (ar: ôÃÂ
ó çÃÂãÃÂõçñÃÂ); Shams Al Ansari / Saleh Abu Kenawy
- Viva Atata, 2014 (ar: ÃÂÃÂÃÂç ã÷ç÷ç); Oukal / Atata
Films
- Alesh Dakhal El-Gesh, 1989 (ar: ùÃÂÃÂô ïîàçÃÂìÃÂô) - Alesh entered the army
- El-Tariq Ela Eilat, 1994 (ar: çÃÂ֖ÃÂàÃÂ¥ÃÂàÃÂ¥ÃÂÃÂçê) - The Road to Eilat; Kenawy
- El-Gentle,1996 (ar: çÃÂìÃÂêÃÂ) - The Gentle; Youssef El-Mahrapy Ghorab
- Emra' wa khams Rijal, 1997 (ar: çÃÂ
ñãàÃÂîÃÂ
ó ñìçÃÂ) - A woman and five men; Sherif
- El-Nazer, 1999 (ar: çÃÂÃÂçøñ) - The Principal; El-Limby
- 55 Esaaf, 2001 (ar: Ã¥óùçà55) - Ambulance 55; Maree
- El-Limby, 2002 (ar: çÃÂÃÂÃÂ
èÃÂ); El-Limby
- Elly Baly Balak, 2003 (ar: çÃÂÃÂàèçÃÂàèçÃÂÃÂ) - You-know-who; El-Limby / Riyad Al-Manfaluti
- Oukal, 2004 (ar: ùÃÂÃÂÃÂ); Oukal / Atata
- Bouha, 2005 (ar: èÃÂÃÂé); Bouha Al-Sabah
- Katkout, 2006 (ar: ÃÂêÃÂÃÂê); Katkout Abu Al-Layl / Youssef Khoury
- Karkar, 2007 (ar: ÃÂñÃÂñ); Al-Hinnawi / Karkar / Rida (The son) / Rida (The daughter)
- Boshkash, 2008 (ar: èÃÂôÃÂçô); Boshkash Mahfouz
- El-Limby 8 Giga, 2011 (ar: çÃÂÃÂÃÂ
èà8 ìÃÂìç); El-Limby Fathallah Aish
- Tak Tak Boom, 2011 (ar: êàêàèÃÂÃÂ
); Tika / Riyad Al-Manfaluti
- Tatah, 2013 (ar: êêÃÂ); Tatah
- Hayati Mubhdila, 2015 (ar: ÃÂÃÂçêàÃÂ
èÃÂïÃÂé) - My life is wasted; Tatah Abdel-Hafez
- Taht Al Tarabiza, 2016 (ar: êÃÂê çÃÂêñçèÃÂòé) - Under the table; Asim Sinjari / Hanko Abdul-Rahman
- Al-Kinz, 2017 (ar: çÃÂÃÂÃÂò) - The treasure; Bishr Katatni
- Mohamed Hussein, 2019 (ar: ÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂ
ï ÃÂóÃÂÃÂ); Mohamed Hussein
- Al-Kinz 2, 2019 (ar: 2 çÃÂÃÂÃÂò) - The treasure 2; Bishr Katatni
- El Dashash, 2024 (ar: çÃÂïôçô); El Dashash
Awards
- The Egyptian Cinema Oscar Award in 2002 for his movie El-Limby.
- ART Award for Best Comedy Cenematic Actor in 2005 for his film Bouha.
- Dear Guest Award for Best Comedy Actor in 2014 for his series Viva Atata.
- Film Association Award for Best Actor in 2017 for his movie Al-Kinz.
- Film Critics Award for the movie Al-Kinz.
- Dear Guest Award for Best Actor for his movie Al-Kinz 2.
- Film Association Award for Best Actor in 2019 for the movie Al-Kinz 2.
- A shield of honor from Youm7, for all his cinematic, dramatic, and theatrical works.
References
Mohamed Saad Movies Mohamed Saad at AllMovie