Asser Yassin

Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin is an Egyptian actor, writer, and film producer. He has been awarded Best Actor for several of his works. Yassin began his career on the stage of the American University in Cairo spotted by Director Khairy Beshara to play his first role on TV in Qalb Habiba in 2006, followed by the blockbuster The Yacoubian Building in 2007. His first major film release was Zay El Naharda (2008) where he was praised for his supporting role, playing the character of a drug addict. In the same year, Yassin played a leading role in the movie "El Waad" a.k.a. The Promise, facing the legendary veteran actor Mahmoud Yassin. In 2010, Yassin played the leading role in a Daoud Abdel Sayed movie Messages from the Sea, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Carthage Film Festival, and Malmö Arab Film Festival. He was also awarded Best Actor for his latest release Aswar El Qamar (2015) by The Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival.

Filmography (59 Appearances)

Death Squad

One string

Ramah

Red Honey

The King

Two Others

If the Cat is Absent

El Sett

My Heart and Its Key

Echoes of the Past

El Harifa 2: Remontada

Sons of Rizk 3: Knockout

The Swarm

South of Hope Street

Without Prior Notice

Fireworks

Battalion 101

The Eight

National Day of Mourning in Mexico

The Spider

Suits

Love, Life & Everything in Between

Coco Chanel

The Journey

This Other Thing

The Enshrined Saint

Multifaceted

Fi Kol Osboa' Youm Gom'a

Sons of Rizk 2: Return of the Lions of the Land

Ramez in the Waterfall

Fork & Knife

Diamond Dust

30 Days

Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim

Saturday Night Live Arabia

Born to a Man

A Thousand and One Nights

The Covenant (The Permissible Speech)

The Walls of the Moon

Excuse My French

Rags & Tatters

The Thug

18 Days

Bibo and Beshir

Al-Gama'a

The Maid

Messages from the Sea

The Promise

On A Day Like Today

Please, here, driver!

The Aquarium

Have We Met Before

The Island

From 8 to 8

The Yacoubian Building

Critical Moments

Halim

The Yacoubian Building

House of Flesh

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