Asser Yassin

Asser Yassin
Born
Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin

(1981-02-25) February 25, 1981 (age 43)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film producer
  • Writer
Years active2006–present
AwardsBest Actor at the Carthage Film Festival

Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin (Arabic: آسر أشرف فؤاد ياسين; born February 25, 1981) 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[1] 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 got his big break and played a leading role in the movie "El Waad" lit. The Promise, facing the legendary actor and superstar 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.

Early life

Yassin studied engineering at university, but friends asked him to stand in for an absent actor in a university play. As a result, he decided to take a theater course and participate in more productions.

After graduation, Yassin worked as an engineering teaching assistant at the American University in Cairo, before deciding to leave behind a developing career in engineering and academia to pursue his passion for acting.

Career

Yassin starred in the controversial and highly praised Beit Men Lahm (House of Flesh), based on the Arabic novel written by Yusuf Idris, directed by Rami A. Jabbar.[2] Director Khairy Beshara gave him with a role in Qalb Habiba, the TV series that marked Soheir El-Bably’s comeback.[citation needed] Shortly after this his cinema debut followed with small roles in The Yacoubian Building and Halim.[citation needed]

Yassin appeared in supporting roles such as “Marei”, the villain brother to Ashraf Abdel Baqi in Aala Ganb Yasta and as Mo, the drug addict in Zay El Naharda.[3] His first leading role was alongside Mahmoud Yassin in the action film Al Waad or The Promise, written by Waheed Hamid and directed by Mohamed Yassin.[citation needed]

Yassin's turning point was his leading role in Messages from the Sea,[4] written and directed by Daoud Abdel Sayed.

Rags and Tatters (2013) was Yassin's first co-production experience when he worked with Film Clinic and Graal on a film about the unprivileged population of Egypt and their living situation after the Jan 25 revolution.[5] Yassin also played the leading role which was mostly silent. The movie won Golden Antigone at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, and was nominated at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, London Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Thessaloniki Film Festival.[citation needed]

In 2015, Yassin won best actor at the Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival for his latest release, Aswar El Qamar.[6]

In August 2021, Al-Arab announced an upcoming movie titled "Venous" (Arabic: فينوس) starring Yassin with the Egyptian actor and singer Ruby.[7]

Personal life

Yassin is the eldest of 2 boys.[8] Both his parents are engineers. Yassin is married with three children.[9][10]

Filmography

[11] Title Year Role
Diamond Dust 2018 Taha
Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim 2016 Officer
Aswar Al Qamar 2015 Ahmed
Rags and Tatters 2013
Bebo wa Bashir 2011 Bashir
Messages from the Sea 2010 Yahia
Ehna Et2abelna Abl Keda / We Met Before 2008 Hesham
Al Waad / The Promise 2008 Adel
Zay El Naharda 2008 Mo
Cryptic Reflections 2008
El Gezira 2007 Mahmoud
Halim 2006 Mustafa
Ala Ganb Yasta 2006 Marei

TV

Title Year Role
Be Mit Wesh/Multifaceted 2020 Omar
Every week has a friday 2020 Emad
El Ahd 2015 Maheeb
1001 Arabian Nights/Alf Leila W Leila 2015 Saad
The Yacoubian Building 2007 Taha
Qalb Habiba 2006

Awards

References

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  3. ^ "His role in Zay el Naharda". whatwomenwant-mag.com. What women want. 2014-05-19. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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  5. ^ "Rags and Tatters". Asharq Al-Awsat.
  6. ^ "Award for Aswar El Qamar". albawaba.com. albawaba website.
  7. ^ ""Venous" an upcoming Egyptian folklore film". alarab.co.uk. Al-Arab Newspaper.
  8. ^ "Asser's Siblings". ElCinema. ElCinema.com. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Asser's Wife". Identity-mag.com. Identity Mag. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Asser's children". Identity-mag.com. Identity Mag. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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  12. ^ "Festival International Cinéma Méditerranéen Tétouan". festivaltetouan.org. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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