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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1983-12-26

Place of Birth

Cairo, Egypt

Essam Elsakka

Known for

Kalabsh

Kalabsh

Selim al-Ansary is a morally-conscious police officer who is talented at his job. He is constantly criticized by those around him, even his mother, and is perceived as an evil person. When a murder inside the police station unjustly points to him as a suspect, he gets arrested, but he decides to escape to prove his innocence.

Downtown

Downtown

Set in the heart of a bustling Egyptian neighbourhood, Downtown follows the intertwined lives of middle and working-class families navigating love, loss, rivalry and daily struggle. When a father dies and his eldest son discovers he has been cut from the will, long-buried tensions erupt between siblings. A sprawling soap opera that captures the texture of everyday Egyptian life with warmth, conflict and a large ensemble cast.

The Ruffian

The Ruffian

In the world of local neighborhoods, a sect of strong people come together to manage the affairs of these neighborhoods. Known as Al-Fetewa, they are ruffians who shoulder the responsibility of the people in their neighborhoods.

Son of the Poor

Son of the Poor

An upper-Egyptian who lives on the border of the poverty line decides to earn an honest living by having two jobs: A teacher at a public school during the day, and a taxi driver in the evening. Yet, through his struggle to make ends meet he falls into the pit of drug trade.

The Black Horse

The Black Horse

Faris is a lawyer who decides to leave the legal profession after being abandoned by his former girlfriend Hasna and married a wealthy man, but with her resorting to him again after the disappearance of her husband finds himself accused of things that did not occur to him.

Esh Esh

Esh Esh

Born into beauty and poverty, Esh Esh is forced into becoming a dancer. She unexpectedly enters the world of the Greitleys, only to discover that her tragic fate was written long before she ever took the stage.

Gaafar El Omda

Gaafar El Omda

When rich businessman and village elder Gaafar is approached by the young Aida about a loan, he offers to give her the money on one condition: being his wife for 400 days.

Ali Klay

Ali Klay

A strong boxer enters the world of the ring and fights inside and outside the ring in many conflicts on the level of life, work and social relationships.

Indigenous

Indigenous

Set against the backdrop of Israel's genocide on Gaza in October 2023, an Egyptian doctor named Salma volunteers with a relief convoy and crosses paths with a Palestinian man desperately searching for his nephew under the rubble. As they fight alongside each other for survival, a deep human bond forms — turning love and hope into acts of resistance. Inspired by real events and testimonies.

Nasl El Aghrab

Nasl El Aghrab

After his release from prison, a conflict flares up when Assaf finds out that his relative Ghofran has married his ex-wife, Jaleela.

Fahd El-Batal

Fahd El-Batal

The events take place inside a marble factory in the Shaq Al-Tha'ban area, where Fahd works as a marble craftsman in the factory, after escaping from his family in Upper Egypt due to being subjected to injustice. He then falls in love with his colleague (Kanaria), but the competition between him and her father in the marble market poses major obstacles to their relationship.

COVID-25

COVID-25

Set in 2025 when COVID-25 has spread around the world, an accident turns successful surgeon Yaseen into a YouTuber and he’s forced to face the mysterious virus.

The Getback

The Getback

The lawyer Adam returns to his city of Luxor after an absence of years in search of his brother, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances, as he discovers that the reason for his brother’s disappearance is a gold mine.

U-Turn

U-Turn

Yara abandons her dream job as a navigation officer for the sake of her possessive husband Youssef, while Khaled causes a tragic accident that puts Yara in grave danger.

Sodfa

Sodfa

Sodfa carries a dangerous secret that she seeks to hide from everyone, but her relationship with Mahran pushes her to reveal this secret, which makes him pursue her to find out the truth.