Mohamed Karim

Not to be confused with Egyptian filmmaker Mohammed Karim.
Mohamed Karim
محمد كريم
Karim in 2025
Born
Mohamed Karim Ahmed Suleiman Khedr

(1980-01-02) 2 January 1980
Cairo, Egypt
Other namesMohamed Kareem
EducationFaculty of Medicine
Alma materAin Shams University
OccupationActor
Years active2001–
Websitewww.mohamed-karim.com

Mohamed Karim[1][2] (born January 2, 1980) is an Egyptian actor.[3][4][5]

Biography

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Karim graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University in Cairo. He also completed the Actors Boot Camp Program at the Acting Corps in Hollywood, California, U.S.[6]

Karim made numerous appearances in both television and feature films. He appeared in the 2001 film Badr marking his debut in Egyptian cinema.[7] In 2004, he appeared in the miniseries Bint Afandina, aired on Egyptian Television.[8] In 2007, he co-starred in El Turbini (2007), followed by Khaled Youssef's Heena Maysara (2007), Stolen Kisses (2008), and Chief Omar Harb (2008).[9]

His notable film credits included leading roles in Shehata's Shop (2009), and the Jordanian film A Facebook Romance (2012).[10] Karim then pursued a career in Hollywood and appeared in the television series Barely Famous in 2015. In 2019, he co-starred with Nicolas Cage in A Score to Settle (2019).[11][12][13] He also co-starred in Wes Miller's A Day to Die (2022), followed by the 2023 war drama film Lonesome Soldier and the western action Gunslingers (2025).[14][15][16]

Selected filmography

Films

Television

  • 2003: El-Banat
  • 2004: Bint Afandina
  • 2004: Friska
  • 2015-2016: Barely Famous

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mohamed Karim: I Hope Producers Will Notice That Arabs Can Be Main Characters And Not Just Supporting Characters"". Grazia Middle East. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2023-11-29). "Egyptian Actor Mohamed Karim Partners With 'Hit Man' Producer AGC on 'Judgment of the Dead'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2025-05-21). "Egypt's Mohamed Karim Boards Brian Skiba's Desert Race Thriller 'Dead End' As Star & Producer". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  4. ^ Papadatos, Markos (2025-05-29). "Mohamed Karim talks about starring in the Lionsgate film 'Gunslingers'". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  5. ^ "Egyptian Actor Mohamed Karim to Star in Hollywood Film Alongside Nicolas Cage". CairoScene. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  6. ^ "Mohamed Karim - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  7. ^ Cast: Movie - Badr - 2001. Retrieved 2026-03-13 – via elcinema.com.
  8. ^ "Mohamed Karim - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  9. ^ "Mohamed Karim - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  10. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2021-12-07). "Egyptian Star Mohamed Karim, Dark Castle Team on Horror Film 'Book of Chaos' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  11. ^ "Mohamed Karim Is Breaking Hollywood—One Role, One Risk, One Dream at a Time". Mundane. 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  12. ^ El-Behary, Al-Masry Al-Youm, Hend (2019-08-03). "Video: Mohamed Karim stars against Nicolas Cage in 'A Score to Settle'". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 2026-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2023-11-29). "Egyptian Actor Mohamed Karim Partners With 'Hit Man' Producer AGC on 'Judgment of the Dead'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  14. ^ Brisinger, Anton (2024-07-05). "Mohamed Karim: Hollywood's first Arab Cowboy". Esquire Middle East. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  15. ^ "Nicholas Cage, Mohamed Karim to co-star in 'A score to Settle'". EgyptToday. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  16. ^ Papadatos, Markos (2025-05-29). "Mohamed Karim talks about starring in the Lionsgate film 'Gunslingers'". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  17. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2023-05-25). "Mohamed Karim to Star in Jarek Marszewski's Euthanasia Drama 'Iron Ribbon,' Tom Hughes in Advanced Talks (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
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