Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy has landed his next movie role in the comedy film "Al Nono".
While most details about the project are kept tightly under wraps, it will star Helmy playing a big con artist who carries out two con jobs in Saudi Arabia, the first in a gaming tournament and the second during the Hajj and Umrah season.
Helmy made his last onscreen appearance in the 2022 “Wahed Tani”.
It also stars Amr Abdel Gelil, Ruby, Nesreen Amin, Ahmed Malek, Nour Ehab, and more. The film was penned by Haitham Dabbour and directed by Mohamed Shaker Khodeir.
Helmy, born on November 18, 1969, started his career in 1993 on the Egyptian Satellite Broadcast.
He made his acting debut in the 1998 acclaimed film “Aboud Ala El Hodoud” (Aboud on the Borders), co-starring with Alaa Waley El Din, and Karim Abdel Aziz.
Thereafter, Helmy quickly made a jump to leading roles in films such as “Omar 2000”, “El Nazer” (2000), “El Selem We Al Tho’ban” (2001), and "Sahar El Layali" (2003).