15 Egyptians Who Made it to Hollywood

 

"I'm Egyptian," said the Hollywood director Sam Esmail, revealing his Egyptian roots and holding his heritage dear. He is famous for directing the popular series Mr. Robot. 

 Alex Proyas

Born to Greek parents in Cairo, Egypt, Proyas moved with his family to Australia afterwards and began making films at the age of ten. Now, he is a big filmmaker and producer in Hollywood with his hit-silver screen movie, I, Robot that starred Will Smith. 

Julian Fellowes

Born in Cairo,Egypt, Fellowes is a writer and actor, best known for Downtown Abbey, The Tourist and Gosford Park.

Nicholas Courtney

The son of an English diplomat, Nicholas Courtney was born in Cairo, Egypt. After spending his early years in Kenya and France, fulfilling his duty by the British Forces, he went to Drama school and later on became an actor. Famous works of his include, Dr. Who, Then Churchill Said To Me and Satellite City.

Atom Egoyan

The director was born to Armenian parents in Egypt and was raised in Western Canada. His works include The Captive, Remember and The Devil's Knot.

 Tarek Moussa

The actor was born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised as a Christian Orthodox, and later on moved to the United States on his own, where he started working as a sushi chef. He taught himself English and studied electric engineering at University. He then pursued an acting career and appeared in many big shows and movies such as 27 dresses, Sex And The City and The Pink Panther 2.

 Hisham Soliman

Hesham Soliman started his career in movie production in the late eighties, working with Youssef Chahine and gaining a lot of experience. He is famous for producing Exodus: Gods and Kings starring Christian Bale.