Mohamed Emam to Begin Filming "El Nimr" Mid-December

Egyptian actor, Mohamed Emam will begin filming his new TV series “El Nimr” (The Tiger) in mid-December, which will be premiered in Ramadan 2021 drama marathon.

“El Nimr” will also star Hannah El Zahed and Nermine El Fiky, Et bil Arabi reported.

It is written by Mohamed Salah Al-Azab and directed by Sherine Adel.

The series marks the second collaboration between Emam,  Al-Azab, and Adel after 2019's TV series "Hogan".

Emam’s latest artistic work is film “Lis Bagdad” (The Thief of Baghdad).

Lis Bagdad co-starring Mohamed Emam, Yasmin Raeis, Salah Abdallah, Fathy Abdel Wahab, Amina Khalil, Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Ahmed Rizk, and others.

The film is written by Tamer Ibrahim and directed by Ahmed Khaled Mousa.

He also made a guest appearance in Egyptian actor’s Amir Karara TV series “El Ekhteyar”, which premiered in Ramadan and was one of the most-watched soap opera.

It is worth mentioning that Emam, born on December 16, 1984, comes from an artistic family as his father is "El Zaeem" actor Adel Emam, and the younger brother of director Rami Emam.

He went to Jesuit school before he entered the American University in Cairo, where he studied theater and acted in many roles in the university including “Atawa in El Maghmati” play directed by Mahmoud El Lozy.

Emam first began his career in the arts as a child when he co-starred in his father Adel Emam film “Hanafi El Abha” (The Magnificent Hanafi) in 1990.

He played his first role out of the university when he took part in the Egyptian series “Kanaria and Shorkah”.

In 2006, Egyptian director Marwan Hammed choose him to play the role of Taha in film “The Yacoubian Building”, based on the novel of the same name.

Film “Hassan and Marcus” was his next major role, which co-starred Adel Emam, Omar Sharif, Lebleba, and Hanna El Shorbagy, and others. It centered around the tension between Muslims and Christians.

Emam’s first film as the main protagonist was in the 2009 film “Al Beeh Romansy” (The Romantic Bey).

He is known for his televised roles in “Hogan”, “Lam’yy El Ott”,”Saheb El Saa’da”,”Firqat Naji Atallah”,”Khatout Hamra’”, “Bilshama’a El Ahmar”, “Firqet Naggy A’t Allah”, and “Khatut Hamra”.

Emam is also known for his roles in films “Lis Bagdad”, “Lelyt Hana w Sorour”, “Gahim Fe El Hend”, “Captain Masr”,”Al-Bayh Romancy”, “Hasan wa Marqas”, and “Emaret Yacoubian”.