Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1961 in Cairo, Egypt
- Died
- March 20, 2022
- Active Years
- 1984–2022 (39 Years)
- Total Credits
- 47 credits in database
Biography
Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab was an Egyptian actor and film director born in Cairo on February 18, 1961, and he passed away on March 20, 2022, at the age of sixty-one. He was the son of Egyptian singer Laila Mourad and director Fatin Abdel Wahab, and he graduated from the Directing Department of the Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema in 1983. His early film work included serving as a second assistant director in the movie People on the Top in 1981 and working as an assistant director on several films by Youssef Chahine, including The Sixth Day in 1986, which marked his acting debut. He also acted in Alexandria Again and Forever in 1989, starred in Yousry Nasrallah's Mercedes in 1993, and appeared in I Love Cinema in 2004. In 1996, he directed his feature film Romantica, which was a biography.
Career overview
Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab was an Egyptian actor and film director born on February 18, 1961, in Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from the Directing Department of the Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema in 1983. He began his career working behind the camera, serving as a second assistant director in the 1981 movie People on the Top. He also worked as an assistant director on several films by Youssef Chahine, including The Sixth Day in 1986.
Alongside his directing work, Abdel Wahab transitioned into acting. He made his acting debut in The Sixth Day in 1986. His subsequent acting credits included appearances in Alexandria Again and Forever in 1989, a starring role in Yousry Nasrallah's Mercedes in 1993, and a role in I Love Cinema in 2004. In 1996, he directed his own feature film titled Romantica, which was a biography.
Throughout his career, Abdel Wahab maintained involvement in both acting and directing within the film industry. He passed away on March 20, 2022, at the age of 61.
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Full Filmography
47 titles- The Spider (2022)
- COVID-25 (2021) as Salah Saeed
- Bayn El Samaa W El Ard (2021) as Zakaria
- The End (2020) as Head Commander
- Rahim (2018)
- Ayoub (2018)
- Ayoub (2018) as Baheer Rasheed
- Karma's Curse (2018)
- The Flood (2017) as Helmy
- Between Two Worlds (2017)
- The Sun Will Never Set (2017)
- Cactus Flower (2017) as Mourad Helmy
- No Trespassing or Cameras Allowed (2017) as لطيف - زوج ثريا
- Red Sulfur (2016)
- Birth Certificate (2016) as اللواء جلال ضياء الدين
- Above Suspicion (2016)
- Sins of the Flesh (2016) as مراد
- Suicidal Notions (2016)
- Esteefa (2015) as ماجد رستم
- Adam's Apple (2014)
- Hadeed (2014)
- On Tipping Point (2013)
- The Oracle (2013)
- Temporary Name (2013)
- The Second Wife (2013)
- Taraf Talet (2012) as الشيمي
- The Thug (2012) as الباشا رضوا
- Third party (2012)
- Third party (2012) Actor's Assistant
- Shubra Rotation (2011)
- Citizen X (2011)
- El Fagommi (2011)
- A Whole One (2011) as أياد
- The People of Cairo (2010)
- Soft Life (2010)
- I Love Cinema (2004)
- Violence and Sarcasm (2003)
- Silence... We're Rolling (2001)
- The City (1999) as The Director / Tifa
- Romantica (1996) Writer
- Romantica (1996) Director
- Mercedes (1993) as Nubi
- Alexandria Again and Forever (1989) as Guindi
- Summer Thefts (1988) as Pasha
- The Sixth Day (1986)
- The Sixth Day (1986) Assistant Director
- Streets of Fire (1984) Assistant Director
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Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab was born on February 18, 1961 in Cairo, Egypt. They passed away on March 20, 2022.
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Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab has accumulated over 47 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1984 to 2022.
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Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab was an Egyptian actor and film director born in Cairo on February 18, 1961, and he passed away on March 20, 2022, at the age of sixty-one. He was the son of Egyptian singer Laila Mourad and director Fatin Abdel Wahab, and he graduated from the Directing Department of the Cairo Higher Institute of...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- The City (1999) as The Director / Tifa — aged about 38
- The Spider (2022) — aged about 61
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