Khaled Abol Naga

Khaled Abol Naga

Born: November 2, 1966
in Cairo, Egypt
Kal Naga (aka: Khaled Abol Naga) is a Multi Award-winning Actor, Producer, and Director from Egypt, based in California. He is a well-established movie star in the middle-east and considered one of the top talents of his generation, his work extends from Film, TV, to Theatre, and Radio and TV hosting. He has been a lead in feature films since his first lead role in "A Citizen, An Informant & A Thief" by Egyptian acclaimed director Daoud Abdel Sayed in 2001.

As an actor he collected numerous Best Actor Awards from his home country Egypt, European & International Film Festivals since 2001, culminating in a historic winning of ALL-important Best Actor Awards offered in his home country Egypt in 2014 (Egypt's National Film Festival, Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema, The Catholic Centre festival for Egyptian Cinema) for his critically acclaimed portrayal of a terminally ill older man: Hussein in "Villa 69". In the same year, Naga won The Best Actor Award (Silver Pyramid) from the prestigious Cairo International Film Festival CIFF for his role as a Palestinian father searching for his daughter in the Palestinian Oscar's submission "Eyes of a thief" (Lead Actor), as well as other several regional awards for "Villa 69" including the Best Actor Award from Festival Cinema Africain Khouribga, Morocco.

Naga's English speaking work started gaining momentum since he moved to California in 2017, where he appeared in the main role (Al Kady) in the Fox TV show "Tyrant", then his enigmatic appearance in the BBC TV mini-series "The Last Post", to a much-celebrated guest-star appearance in The History Channel TV show "Vikings" season 5 in 2019

In a film festival in 2016 celebrating Arabic film submissions to the Oscars, he was honored for being the most submitted actor in Arabic film submissions to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (The Oscars). He is often tagged in western media as Egypt's "Brad Pitt" for his many career similarities with the latter, Also tagged as the next "Omar Sharif" especially after his American debut movie Civic Duty in 2007, he was also tagged as "Egypt's International treasure" for his unprecedented courage advocating for freedom & standing up against injustice in his home country Egypt, He also has a very celebrated and successful career across the Middle-east TV networks as a TV & radio host in prime-time shows from 1997 till 2005.

Famous for his unexpected yet smart choices of scripts & roles, Naga created a vast & diverse filmography with unprecedented wide acclaim from critics & audiences throughout the Arab & international film societies creating a unique phenomenon in his generation of actors, almost all of his films have an "exportable" nature to other cultures. He created special attention to his choices and subtle yet deep performances.

Naga as a Producer since 2009, created with others a new wave of possibilities in the Egyptian independent film industry, from co-producing "Heliopolis" 2009 which went on to feature in over a dozen festivals, to the revolutionary production of "Microphone" 2010 in which a new generation of photography DSLR cameras were used, He is among a leading "iTeam Cairo" that is becoming a seed of to help indie filmmakers.

He was appointed as a UNICEF UN Goodwill Ambassador in Egypt 2007 till 2015.

Movies for Khaled Abol Naga...

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Title: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Character: Sheikh Kahlil Abbas
Released: February 27, 2020
Type: Movie
After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, an Australian adventuress, together with her devoted police detective friend, begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, an ancient curse and the disappearance of the girl's mother and massacre of her tribe.
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Title: Messiah
Character: Yacob (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 2020
Type: TV
A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?
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Title: The Last Post
Character: Informant
Released: October 1, 2017
Type: TV
Drama series set in the mid-sixties, in which a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their families deal with the challenges of politics, love and war in British-controlled Aden.
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Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
Title: Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
Character: Nasser Voice-Over (voice)
Released: April 17, 2016
Type: Movie
In 1952 a young Egyptian colonel named Gamal Abdel Nasser led a coup that became a revolution, winning the support of millions of his countrymen. Over the next 18 years he challenged Western hegemony abroad, confronted Islamism at home, established the region’s first military authoritarian regime, and faced deep divisions among the Arabs.
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The Unknown Sweet Potato Seller
Title: The Unknown Sweet Potato Seller
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
An Egyptian man named Khaled is investigating a murder in which a child that sells sweet potatoes in Tahrir Square is killed. During his investigations, he is plagued by a series of nightmares related to the murdered child until he reaches a dead end in this case, but at the same time it takes him to a new, unexpected path.
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Out of the Ordinary
Title: Out of the Ordinary
Character: Yehia
Released: November 24, 2015
Type: Movie
When Yehia's scientific investigation of the paranormal yields nothing, he takes a forced vacation from his work and regular life. Wandering aimlessly, he settles in a seaside guest house that is inhabited by a group of quirky characters. As Yehia grows intimate with the owner and close to her charismatic young daughter, he believes he's stumbled across the magic he had sought for so long. It appears that something out of the ordinary seems to exist within them all, and perhaps also within himself.
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From A to B
Title: From A to B
Character: Senior Syrian Officer
Released: January 8, 2015
Type: Movie
Three estranged childhood friends (Omar, Ramy, Jay), travel on a road trip from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in memory of their lost friend. If what happens en route doesn't make them crazy, it might just bring them closer.
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Title: With You, Mona El Shazly
Released: October 11, 2014
Type: TV
A weekly diverse talk show, where Mona Al Shazly meets with people away from the tension of daily news and events, to present her audience with original and genuine stories they have never heard of before, about people and heroes who deserve respect and admiration.
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Eyes of a Thief
Title: Eyes of a Thief
Character: Tarek Khedr
Released: October 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Tareq is released from an Israeli prison and returns to his hometown in Palestine, a place transformed by drastic changes and filled with secrets, to find his daughter. As secrets are uncovered, light is shed on the stifling nature of contemporary Palestinian society, while revealing Tareq’s hidden past. Inspired by true events.
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Decor
Title: Decor
Character: Sherif
Released: September 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Maha has always been passionate about cinema, and as a set designer she's become an expert at creating imaginary worlds. Under immense pressure at work, she sights another life on the horizon and begins slipping between realities-one resembling the film set she's designed and the other her supposed real life. As she grows ever more entangled in each, the border between reality and imagination becomes blurred, and she must choose for the first time what she truly desires.
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Villa 69
Title: Villa 69
Character: Hussain
Released: October 6, 2013
Type: Movie
Hussein is a terminally ill yet charming architect who enjoys a solitary routine in his old family home, and a variety of female visitors. Not realizing his past is about to catch up with him, Hussein's sister and her grandson move into the house, disrupting a well-established lifestyle, and forcing him to re-examine his ideas about life, love, and family.
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Title: Vikings
Character: Ziyadat Allah
Released: March 3, 2013
Type: TV
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
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Heliopolis
Title: Heliopolis
Character: Ibrahim
Released: April 28, 2010
Type: Movie
8 characters skew lifelines that never really intersect in the suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo within a frame of time of 24 hours all in a very stagnant state and never achieving goals.
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Microphone
Title: Microphone
Released: January 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Upon his return to Alexandria, Khaled becomes intrigued with a graffiti mural opposite his apartment. As he pursues this further, a larger underground arts scene slowly reveals itself, composed of musicians, filmmakers, and graffiti artists. As they struggle to get their voices heard, Khaled is compelled to help them acquire some much deserved visibility.
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My Sleeping Lover
Title: My Sleeping Lover
Character: Ramez
Released: December 4, 2009
Type: Movie
After undergoing hypnosis, Ramez finally meets the woman of his dreams — but his vision of her appearance doesn't quite match up with reality.
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One-Zero
Title: One-Zero
Character: شريف
Released: March 4, 2009
Type: Movie
Many characters of different backgrounds with various problems have their lives intertwine, as they come together through the one thing that unites them; their love of Egypt as Egypt wins the African Cup.
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Encrypted Letter
Title: Encrypted Letter
Character: Himself
Released: April 2, 2008
Type: Movie
Fayez discovers a code sheet that his grandfather left to him before he was killed, of a treasure map in Jerusalem, drawn by the Jews fleeing to Egypt. He goes on an adventure with his friends, Ismail and Bedair, to search for the map hidden in an archaeological temple in Luxor.
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Stray Cats
Title: Stray Cats
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
A short feature about a prostitute named Dunia who spends the night with Amir, a rich man who loves Cairo at night. But when she returns the 500 dollars he gave her for their night of passion, he looks forward to spending another night with her after falling for her.
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Agamista
Title: Agamista
Character: عز
Released: June 13, 2007
Type: Movie
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Account Statement
Title: Account Statement
Character: Farid
Released: March 21, 2007
Type: Movie
(Soha) works with the Police as a sketch artist,and falls in love with the mysterious decoration designer (Farid). When a girl gets raped, (Soha) draws the face of the perpetrator but finds it matching to Farid's. Even the victim accuses him of being the rapist. Did he commit the crime or not?
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In the Heliopolis Flat
Title: In the Heliopolis Flat
Character: Yehia
Released: March 14, 2007
Type: Movie
Najwa, a music teacher from the city of Minya, Upper Egypt, seizes the opportunity to come to Cairo on a trip with her students to search for Tahany, her first teacher that taught her music and used to live in an apartment in Heliopolis.
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None But That!
Title: None But That!
Character: Nader
Released: March 2, 2007
Type: Movie
"Nahed" (Nabila Ebeid) as the Greedy Mother fight over "Dina" (Arwa) the innocent talent who falls in love with "Nader" (Khaled Abol Naga) as a Music Talent Hunter & Famous icon/Director & shatters her Family apart when she becomes a big success.
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Game of love
Title: Game of love
Character: Essam
Released: October 23, 2006
Type: Movie
Laila, who is abandoned by her lover dentist because of her excessive freedom, and collected by the Egyptian station for trains, "Essam," who lives a married life and monotonous and tense with his wife, "Hanan" to which he was associated without love Issam Laila attracted after joining the work as a fashion designer in the company that works In the marketing department, their relationship is deepened. Issam divorces his wife, Hanan, but after a period of separation from Leila, she feels very humiliated and decides to travel to Alexandria to try to remedy her harsh experience.
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Civic Duty
Title: Civic Duty
Character: Gabe Hassan
Released: April 26, 2006
Type: Movie
An American accountant bombarded with cable news and the media's obsession with terrorist plots in the post 9-11 world, receives a jolt when an unattached Islamic graduate student moves in next door.
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Downtown Girls
Title: Downtown Girls
Character: Samir
Released: November 4, 2005
Type: Movie
The film takes place inside the world of Downtown that is full of stories and many social relations,through two girls,one is a hairdresser and the other is a saleswoman in a clothing store.
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Italia's War
Title: Italia's War
Character: Fouad
Released: July 27, 2005
Type: Movie
Yaseen is a lawyer who works for senior attorney, Kamaal. When he discovers that Kamal is involved in an illegal business with a tycoon, he gets publicly disbarred and loses his job. His fiance gets abducted to Italy when he tries to redeem himself, so he relentlessly forms a plan to set things right.
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Double Faces
Title: Double Faces
Character: Tareq
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Mahmoud is a professor of acting, who lives an isolated life, a shift in his personality occurs when he discovers the betrayal of his wife with a young man, and meets a young actress who tries to make him live a different life.
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Dignity Day
Title: Dignity Day
Released: September 1, 2004
Type: Movie
The Egyptian navy prepares for a crucial military operation to sink the Israeli destroyer Eilat. The mission is carried out by a group of officers and soldiers, each with their own story.
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Girl's Love
Title: Girl's Love
Character: Kimo (Karim El Sharkawy)
Released: January 14, 2004
Type: Movie
The story of three half-sisters who are united when their father dies and his will dictates they live together if they are to get their inheritance. The three sisters; the passionate Nada, the westernized Roqaya, and the tempered Ghada, have to work out their differences.
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Sleepless Nights
Title: Sleepless Nights
Character: Ali
Released: July 16, 2003
Type: Movie
A social romance that portrays the lives of 4 married couples who are friends. As they gather to celebrate the birthday of the daughter of one of them, their fundamental differences and their unstable marriages come to the surface as the men decide to leave for Alexandria.
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A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief
Title: A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief
Character: Selim (The Citizen)
Released: December 15, 2001
Type: Movie
Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen. There he runs into the bumbling Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend who now works as a detective. When the meddlesome Sergeant Fathy insists on hiring a live-in housekeeper for his old friend, Selim’s life becomes inextricably intertwined with that of his beautiful new housemaid, her thieving husband and the well-meaning detective.
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Rendez-Vous
Title: Rendez-Vous
Released: March 5, 2001
Type: Movie
A group of young men meets a prostitute, who changes the course of their lives. The girl begins a new life, away from the parties and the corrupt atmosphere.
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Why Did You Make Me Love You?
Title: Why Did You Make Me Love You?
Released: December 27, 2000
Type: Movie
Dalia abandoned her beloved Hisham, which made him get over her and become friends and he got involved with Noha.
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Madness of Love
Title: Madness of Love
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Mona loves her Husband Ahmed and Kid Khaled, but Husband is always away on business trips around the world, which leaves the wife and kid in constant waiting status.on a vacation to tunis,an affair start taking form,and that made her torn between her family and longing for love feelings.
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The Long Nights
Title: The Long Nights
Released: March 20, 1967
Type: Movie
After his wife's death, Mokhtar decides to stay celibate and take care of his children. But he changes his mind when he falls for Nihad and marries her. Their happy marriage is disturbed when Nihad gets pregnant which brings up painful memories for Mokhtar whose first wife died in childbirth.