Hani Adel

Acting

Hani Adel

Born

1976-09-08 (50)

Place of birth

Cairo, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

52 titles

Hany Adel began singing at a young age. He has (been intent) on forming a band since 1999 when he used to sing and play the guitar at (hotels and parties). It should be noted that he could sing in both French and English. Due to the fact that he believed that music and song are best (within the context of a band), he put together the band “Wust Al Balad” which is formed of seven members. Hany graduated from the faculty of law and has since (achieved a great measure of success) in music. (Thereafter) he progressed to cinema where his good-looks and acting skills have served him well.

Known for

Hidden Strike poster
6.9

Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.

Hidden Strike

2023

My fate and your destiny poster
8.3

An anthology drama with a unique format — every three episodes tell a complete, self-contained story about a different couple navigating a different relationship challenge. Covering 15 themes across its first season, from infidelity and domestic conflict to social media's impact on modern love, the series stars Hani Salama alongside a rotating cast of leading actresses. Relatable, bingeable and sharply observed.

My fate and your destiny

2016

Sabe' Gar poster
6.6

Set in a middle-class Cairo apartment building, The Seventh Neighbour weaves together the private lives of residents who project happiness and stability to the world while quietly battling their own secrets, struggles and conflicts behind closed doors. With interconnected storylines spanning love, marriage, family pressure and social tension, it's a warm, relatable ensemble drama about the hidden lives of ordinary people living side by side.

Sabe' Gar

2017

His Excellency poster
6.2

Legendary comedian Adel Imam stars as Bahgat, a former government official who finally retires — only to discover that home is its own battlefield. Caught between his jealous, sharp-tongued wife, the endless dramas of his grown-up children and their spouses, and the bewildering world of his grandchildren, Bahgat finds retirement anything but peaceful. A warm, classic Egyptian family comedy built around one of the country's greatest comic performers.

His Excellency

2014

Leh Laa?! poster
7.0

Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.

Leh Laa?!

2020

Shubra Rotation poster
NR

In Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.

Shubra Rotation

2011

Film credits

2010s · 14 titles

Clash poster
7.4

In 2013, in Cairo, a tragic fate brings together several detainees from different political and social backgrounds inside a police truck, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of president Morsi.

Clash

2016

Asmaa poster
7.9

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.

Asmaa

2011

Egypt, Insights Into a Revolution poster
NR

Cairo, April 2011. Two months after the fall of Mubarak regime, bloggers, activists, artists, opinion leaders or simple citizens revisit their Egyptian revolution. How did they felt during the eighteen days of protests who eventually forced Mubarak to abdicate on February 11, 2011 after some thirty years of an autocratic presidency? How did the revolution change their lives? What are their hopes and fears whereas Egypt is slowly moving towards democracy? A film by Sebastien Saugues

Egypt, Insights Into a Revolution

2011

Excuse My French poster
7.1

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.

Excuse My French

2014

Hepta: The Last Lecture poster
7.6

Based on the best-selling novel of the same title. Dr. Shukri Mokhtar is a renowned social psychology specialist, best known for his ability to answer the simplest questions, who decides to give one last lecture about the very simple question: "how do we love?" He gives a full description of the different stages of love by recounting four different love stories going through curves and various crises.

Hepta: The Last Lecture

2016

The Treasure : Love & Destiny poster
6.6

A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges in work and love, whilst pointing his son, Hassan, towards a treasure through his recorded will.

The Treasure : Love & Destiny

2019

The Treasure: Truth & Imagination poster
7.0

The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, and how to involve religion in politics in order to obtain positions. That there are clerics deliberately coloring and counterfeiting in this period of time to be the strongest and maintain their positions.

The Treasure: Truth & Imagination

2017

Decor poster
7.8

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.

Decor

2014

Bibo and Beshir poster
6.8

Limited by choices and eager for independence, a drummer and a basketball coach simultaneously agree to sign tenancy agreements with fishy terms. They meet by chance and fall in love without knowing they live in the same place.

Bibo and Beshir

2011

Factory Girl poster
6.6

Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighbourhood, along with her co-workers. She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory's new supervisor. Believing that love can transcend their class differences, Hiyam relentlessly pursues a dream of the pair being together. However, when a pregnancy test is discovered in the factory premises, her immediate family and close friends accuse her of sinning. Hiyam decides not to defend herself and pays an enormous price in a society that fails to accept her.

Factory Girl

2014

Boy and Girl poster
5.5

Sameh is an incorrigible boy who is always keen on getting what he wants. He falls in love with Shahd, the daughter of a major novelist who places a strong emphasis on the physical body and holds a very personal theory on love that he is quick to repeat in press interviews in front of his daughter.

Boy and Girl

2010

Microphone poster
7.6

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.

Microphone

2010

Immobilia Crime Story poster
5.5

Kamel Helmy is a famous writer, in the late 1940s, living in Cairo, in the famous Imobilia building, after the death of his wife and the departure of his children from home. He suffers from loneliness and schizophrenia. One day he calls a girl named Samah who had befriended Facebook in an attempt to ease his isolation.

Immobilia Crime Story

2019

The Ferry poster
4.0

In the poor island of Dahab, a deprived young-man takes the drug dealing road to support himself. Gaining wealth and power, he's now in a dilemma with his old poor friend who wants to meet the basic needs and marry the love of his life.

The Ferry

2014

2000s · 3 titles

Series credits

My fate and your destiny poster
8.3

An anthology drama with a unique format — every three episodes tell a complete, self-contained story about a different couple navigating a different relationship challenge. Covering 15 themes across its first season, from infidelity and domestic conflict to social media's impact on modern love, the series stars Hani Salama alongside a rotating cast of leading actresses. Relatable, bingeable and sharply observed.

My fate and your destiny

2016

Sabe' Gar poster
6.6

Set in a middle-class Cairo apartment building, The Seventh Neighbour weaves together the private lives of residents who project happiness and stability to the world while quietly battling their own secrets, struggles and conflicts behind closed doors. With interconnected storylines spanning love, marriage, family pressure and social tension, it's a warm, relatable ensemble drama about the hidden lives of ordinary people living side by side.

Sabe' Gar

2017

His Excellency poster
6.2

Legendary comedian Adel Imam stars as Bahgat, a former government official who finally retires — only to discover that home is its own battlefield. Caught between his jealous, sharp-tongued wife, the endless dramas of his grown-up children and their spouses, and the bewildering world of his grandchildren, Bahgat finds retirement anything but peaceful. A warm, classic Egyptian family comedy built around one of the country's greatest comic performers.

His Excellency

2014

Leh Laa?! poster
7.0

Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.

Leh Laa?!

2020

Shubra Rotation poster
NR

In Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.

Shubra Rotation

2011

A Girl Named Zat poster
8.1

Based on Sonallah Ibrahim's celebrated novel, "Zaat" explores the social and political winds of change in Egypt starting from 1952, when the main character "Zaat" was born, all the way up to the present day.

A Girl Named Zat

2013

Gamila poster
NR

Jamila, a lawyer and head of the administrative prosecution, lives a quiet family life with her doctor husband Ziyad, and her family. However, her life turns upside down when her father dies, leaving all his possessions to her alone, and then events follow.

Gamila

2023

I want to get married poster
7.9

The story of a pharmacist who wants to settle down and get married before reaching the age of thirty, and her family's insistence that she accepts the first groom who proposes, as well as her hilarious stories and experience with the men who propose to her.

I want to get married

2010

Women's Jail poster
NR

Based on true events, three women who have suffered various hardships and injustices throughout their lives are driven to carry out various crimes and end up in prison. This marks the start of a new phase for them that differs significantly from what they experienced before.

Women's Jail

2014

Halawet El-Donia poster
7.8

When Amina gets diagnosed with cancer close to her wedding, she gets abandoned by her fiancé under his family's pressure. This all serves as a wake-up call which makes her reflect on her relationships with the people in her life. Her elevated sense of maturity makes her value what and who truly matter in her life.

Halawet El-Donia

2017

Haza El-Masa' poster
8.0

This Evening is an Egyptian drama series about the intersecting public, private, and secret lives of characters from different social classes. As personal struggles, hidden relationships and digital‑age vulnerabilities collide, secrets emerge, bringing emotional complexity and societal tension to light.

Haza El-Masa'

2017

Finding Ola poster
7.2

After a life-altering event, Ola embarks on a journey of self-discovery while dealing with the challenges of raising two children and making ends meet.

Finding Ola

2022

Under Control poster
9.0

The series revolves around the life of drug addicts, as wife Mariam, returns to addiction after a large period of quitting, which strains her relationship with her husband Hatem, and her friends and family try to help her overcome her problems, and stay away from addiction.

Under Control

2015

Jews Alley poster
5.5

The series depicts the period between the 23rd of July's revolution and the Suez Crisis, through picturing the Jews' Alley and its residents, and how Egypt's political turmoil at the time influenced their daily lives.

Jews Alley

2015

Once upon a time poster
6.0

After their split, Dalia and Mostafa's cold war puts their daughter Farah in the crossfire. Would they save her before it's too late?

Once upon a time

2026

Red Sulfur poster
NR

The events revolve around Officer Mo'taz who is assigned to investigate sudden frequent fire cases at a local neighborhood. There, he quarrels with the sorcerer Shams, after which his life goes from bad to worse.

Red Sulfur

2016

Love Story poster
NR

A beautiful girl of Lebanese and Egyptian descent is torn between her love for two men. One of them, a long-time womanizer, has his life turned upside down upon meeting her, as he becomes attracted only to her and seeks to win her heart.

Love Story

2016

Sarab poster
3.0

When a seven-year-old boy mysteriously disappears, his parents are devastated as they search for answers. However, his safe return leads to an investigation that uncovers hidden secrets and truths, upending everything.

Sarab

2025

Al Bernameg poster
8.6

Al Bernameg is a popular Egyptian satirical program. The series is hosted by satirical comedian Bassem Youssef on the satellite channel CBC. The press has compared it to The Daily Show hosted by Jon Stewart, which was the inspiration for this show. Youssef visited The Daily Show as a guest in April 2013, while Stewart, on hiatus from his own hosting duties, returned the favor on El Bernameg in June 2013.

Al Bernameg

2011

Shams poster
NR

The story follows a woman called Shams who's very attached to her father. After a failed marriage, she decides to open an orphanage and workshops for unemployed girls, until an accident changes her life forever.

Shams

2014

Rogue Arrows poster
8.0

The series examines a number of issues related to the Arab society, especially the Egyptian one, the most important of which is the problem of terrorism and how this issue is handled.

Rogue Arrows

2018

Berghm El Qanoun poster
7.0

In a dramatic context, Laila works as a lawyer and lives in the city of Port Said. She wakes up one day to find that her husband has disappeared. After a search trip, she discovers that he ran away, leaving behind two children, Laila and Hashem, after ten years of marriage. She tries to find out the secret of his escape despite the great love story between them.

Berghm El Qanoun

2024

When We Were Young poster
6.5

A thriller about five friends who, after their graduation from the AUC, start working for Professor Selim Mansour, who is involved in illegal activities. But in the wake of a murder, everything changes.

When We Were Young

2020

Asia poster
NR

Asia (Mona Zaki) works in painting and fine arts. She always fights with her husband, making it impossible for them to communicate. Asia gets into an accident that causes her to lose her memory, which changes her life completely. She starts working at a nightclub as a dancer.

Asia

2013

Azmet Theka poster
1.0

The series revolves around a woman who lives an ideal love story, but a betrayal by the people closest to her pushes her into a painful conflict with her brothers and her lover, ending in a crime that turns her life upside down.

Azmet Theka

2025

Flat 6 poster
8.0

After moving into a new flat, Angie, a journalist, experiences strange encounters that push her to investigate a series of murders that happened in the past.

Flat 6

2021

Aftershocks poster
3.0

The story revolves around a psychology influencer who gets involved in a murder case, linking themes of digital identity, social influence, and human relationships in a narrative format that reveals secrets step by step.

Aftershocks

2026

Like Roses poster
NR

The series revolves around Ali ( Youssef El-Sherif) who gets unjustly imprisoned and after getting out, he finds his girl married to another man. He starts over and works for a businessman (Salah Abdallah) and falls in love with another girl but his social conditions prevents him from marrying her

Like Roses

2012

Banoun poster
NR

Following the murder of Tariq, all his family members and close friends become suspects. Until events reveal to us who the real killer is, as we discover the true motives behind the crime.

Banoun

2024

Live it Joyfully poster
6.0

In a social and romantic setting, the work tells the story of Yusr, who is full of vitality, love, and positive energy for everyone around her, but circumstances sometimes work against her, and fate reveals to her the betrayal of those closest to her, and she decides to confront them and expose their lies.

Live it Joyfully

2023

AZMET THEKA (2025) poster
NR

The series revolves around a woman who lives an ideal love story, but a betrayal by the people closest to her pushes her into a painful conflict with her brothers and her lover, ending in a crime that turns her life upside down.

AZMET THEKA (2025)

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