Khaled Abol Naga

Khaled Abol Naga is an Egyptian actor and producer, born in 1966, who became part of a new wave in Egyptian and Arab cinema. He acted and sang at The American University in Cairo, and in 1999 he came to public attention as a late night television host, interviewing Arab and international stars. His first award-winning lead role was in Daoud Abdel Sayed's A Citizen, A Detective & A Thief (2001), and from 2001 he collected numerous Best Actor awards at Egyptian, Arab and international festivals. His American debut came with Civic Duty (2006), as Gabe Hassan. For playing an old man who faces death in Villa 69, he took nearly all of the four Best Actor prizes available at Egyptian film festivals in 2013 and 2014, and he was named best actor at the Cairo International Film Festival for Eyes of a thief (2015). He also co-produced Heliopolis (2009) and Microphone (2010).