Asser Yassin

Acting

Born: 1981-02-25 in Cairo, Egypt

Biography

Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin is an Egyptian actor, writer, and film producer. He has been awarded Best Actor for several of his works. Yassin began his career on the stage of the American University in Cairo spotted by Director Khairy Beshara to play his first role on TV in Qalb Habiba in 2006, followed by the blockbuster The Yacoubian Building in 2007. His first major film release was Zay El Naharda (2008) where he was praised for his supporting role, playing the character of a drug addict. In the same year, Yassin played a leading role in the movie "El Waad" a.k.a. The Promise, facing the legendary veteran actor Mahmoud Yassin. In 2010, Yassin played the leading role in a Daoud Abdel Sayed movie Messages from the Sea, for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Carthage Film Festival, and Malmö Arab Film Festival. He was also awarded Best Actor for his latest release Aswar El Qamar (2015) by The Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival.

Asser Yassin

Biography

Known For

The Yacoubian Building

Diamond Dust

The Island

Excuse My French

Sons of Rizk 2: Return of the Lions of the Land

The Enshrined Saint

Messages from the Sea

18 Days

Multifaceted

Fi Kol Osboa' Youm Gom'a

Sons of Rizk 3: Knockout

The Walls of the Moon

Bibo and Beshir

Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim

The Promise

The Aquarium

Suits

Born to a Man

Rags & Tatters

Echoes of the Past

Please, here, driver!

El Sett

South of Hope Street

Halim

El Harifa 2: Remontada

Love, Life & Everything in Between

My Heart and Its Key

If the Cat is Absent

Fork & Knife

The Swarm

30 Days

The Spider

The Covenant (The Permissible Speech)

The Journey

Saturday Night Live Arabia

On A Day Like Today

The Eight

Coco Chanel

Have We Met Before

This Other Thing