Ahmed Mekky began his career in cinema after graduating from the directing division at the Institute of Cinema. Mekky started out directing several short films such as Yabanee Asly (An Original ...

If so, you may be the proud parent of a future child star. But even if they have natural talent, becoming an actor isn’t easy. And it can be even more complicated for parents overseeing their ...

The late actor died “from heart complications” on Sunday evening “surrounded by his family and friends.” “I got to see Mike the last time he was conscious and he looked [at] me and in ...

Alamy Ahmed Best was in his mid-20s when he first played Jar Jar, and a tide of vitriol was unleashed Actor Frank Oz, a puppeteer who voiced the Jedi master Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back (1980 ...

Villain roles have traditionally performed well in the supporting actor category, with past winners such as Javier Bardem (“No Country for Old Men”), Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds ...

Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed is heading back to television, via a new half-hour comedy series at Amazon's Prime Video. The untitled project will star Ahmed, who will also produce and write.

Nominated for two awards at the Emmys, British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has made history by becoming the first South Asian man to win an Emmy Award for acting. He picked up the trophy for ...

British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed has launched a fund to help combat "toxic portrayals" of Muslims in films. The move comes after a study showed Muslims rarely appear on screen, or are shown in a ...

Actor Arez Ahmed, known for his roles in television dramas, stirred debate after advising his followers to avoid the tradition of dowry in marriage. In a recent Q&A session on Instagram ...

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) announced that young Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek was nominated for the best lead actor award for his film The Furnace, while the film itself ...

If one thing is for certain when it comes to show business, it’s that there is more than one road to becoming an actor or actress. Here are just a few ways that famous performers have found ...