Mahmoud Abdel Ghaffar

Acting

Mahmoud Abdel Ghaffar

Born

1961-01-20 (65)

Place of birth

Giza, Egypt

Known for

Acting

Credits

50 titles

Mahmoud Abdel Ghaffar is an Egyptian actor who was born in Cairo 1961. He has worked on a number of feature films and television shows. His most memorable roles are Gowany in A Brave Act, Lulu El Nahs in Belia and His High Head, and Salah Jahin in the series The Nightingale.

Known for

Al Sera Al Helalya poster
NR

It takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.

Al Sera Al Helalya

1997

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

Hawanem Garden City poster
NR

In a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.

Hawanem Garden City

1997

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

Zelzal poster
7.8

When a man's house gets destroyed in an earthquake and he dies, his son is unable to prove ownership of the house. Then things get more complicated when he falls in love with the daughter of the man who sold the house.

Zelzal

2019

Harb El Gebaly poster
7.0

In the bustling Al-Jamaliya district of Cairo, two powerful rival families — the Gebaly and the Gharbawy — clash over wealth, dominance, and deep-rooted grievances. At the centre is Harb, a strong yet good-hearted man navigating loyalty, love, and betrayal, as old scores, inheritance disputes, and criminal entanglements pull everyone around him into an escalating war for control.

Harb El Gebaly

2025

Film credits

2010s · 6 titles

El Fagommi poster
4.5

A biography about Ahmed Fouad Negm, the famous poet of the Egyptian colloquial, depicting the important historical and revolutionary stages, from his struggle fighting the English occupation and political oppression, to his imprisonment and his relationship with his companion the composer Sheikh Imam Issa.

El Fagommi

2011

Aziz's Dream poster
5.2

A businessman named Aziz who faces different incidents that turn his life upside down when his dead father appeared to him in a dream

Aziz's Dream

2012

Qet And Far poster
5.9

Hamada gets involved in a furious conflict with the minister of interior affairs with all the power he has, as he searches for his mother, who does simple daily jobs to provide for her family. Through the conflict, Hamada discovers how big the gap between him -and others of his social status.

Qet And Far

2015

Safari poster
9.0

The film revolves around a group of friends decide to take a trip Safari to spend their summer vacation in one of the mountainous areas and discover that a television channel you shoot people present in this region and broadcast imaging on the air, and exposed this group's positions many do not know whether the work of a TV channel to make display thatbroadcasts on the air more exciting or is it just a normal positions.

Safari

2010

Howa Fi Keda poster
5.0

When a girl leaves Upper Egypt for Cairo, she faces a lot of problems that she tries to work through, but she is forced to give up the traditions and customs of her village.

Howa Fi Keda

2013

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

2000s · 8 titles

Please, here, driver! poster
6.3

A social comedy that tells the life of the street in Cairo in 2007 and 2008 through a taxi driver. We see daily dilemmas for the taxi driver through the taxi customers from all segments of the society in comical paradoxical paradoxes that reflect the spirit and rhythm of the Egyptian street in all its manifestations to see the state of a society full of shyness and surprise. .

Please, here, driver!

2008

Me or My Aunt poster
6.1

Henedy plays Taimor, a Young man studies music. He loves his colleague and intends to marry her. Her mother, who believes in magic, refuses their marriage.

Me or My Aunt

2005

Soldier In the Camp poster
5.8

The Upper Egyptian Khader Hassanein joins the Central Security Forces, he accidentally meets Metwally Al-Zanati on the train, who tells him that he must take the revenge of his father who was killed 20 years ago. Khader realizes that he is the person who Metwally is meant to kill.

Soldier In the Camp

2003

Belia We Demagho El Aliaa poster
4.9

The story revolves around Imad (Balia), who works as a mechanic in a poor neighborhood. He falls in love with a rich girl named (Donia), whose car he had once repaired. The problem is that there is another young man competing with (Balia) for her love, but this young man only covets her father's wealth. This young man resorts to many illegal means such as cheating and forgery.

Belia We Demagho El Aliaa

2000

A Generous Gesture poster
5.8

Salmawi and Mima dream of joining the Acting Institute, but they are faced with impossible admission exams. They try to enter the world of acting through any other door, but with every attempt, they are accompanied by bad luck, which leads them several times to the police station. Despite the troubles, they insist on completing the journey and achieving their dream at any cost.

A Generous Gesture

2001

Like That in Zamalek poster
NR

Nizar is a young broke aristocrat who lives off women. He uses a man he met called Saeed in a scam to steal an old millionaire's fortune for his wife Rukaiya, while the millionaire wants to leave his wealth to his missing son in Lebanon who's wanted by the mafia.

Like That in Zamalek

2002

The Magic poster
5.0

Wael El-Magic is an ambitious young man who wants to have a better life at any cost. He leads a group of friends as they form a swindling gang, which gets them into a lot of trouble.

The Magic

2007

السلطان الحائر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

السلطان الحائر

2009

1990s · 4 titles

Series credits

Al Sera Al Helalya poster
NR

It takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.

Al Sera Al Helalya

1997

Lahfa poster
7.0

A comedy about an aspiring actress who enlists the help of her uncle, a casting agent, in order to land her breakthrough role, because the last thing she wants is to end up being an extra like her father.

Lahfa

2015

Hawanem Garden City poster
NR

In a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the Royal era until the events of 1952.

Hawanem Garden City

1997

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

Zelzal poster
7.8

When a man's house gets destroyed in an earthquake and he dies, his son is unable to prove ownership of the house. Then things get more complicated when he falls in love with the daughter of the man who sold the house.

Zelzal

2019

Harb El Gebaly poster
7.0

In the bustling Al-Jamaliya district of Cairo, two powerful rival families — the Gebaly and the Gharbawy — clash over wealth, dominance, and deep-rooted grievances. At the centre is Harb, a strong yet good-hearted man navigating loyalty, love, and betrayal, as old scores, inheritance disputes, and criminal entanglements pull everyone around him into an escalating war for control.

Harb El Gebaly

2025

Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears poster
NR

Through the story of an island that a businessman is trying to seize, the series presents many social problems facing the young generation like the lack of job opportunities and spinsterhood, in addition to persistent thorny issues such as patronage, corruption and the exploitation of influence.

Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears

2008

شارع المواردي poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

شارع المواردي

1990

Sukkar's Crisis poster
6.0

Sukkar, a rural man, suddenly inherits a large fortune from his wealthy uncle who used to live in the United States. As Sukkar discovers that he has to share the inheritance with his cousins, comic situations unfold as Sukkar and his American-raised cousins try to adjust to one another.

Sukkar's Crisis

2010

King Farouk poster
NR

The biography of King Farouk I of Egypt, the penultimate king of the Muhammad Ali dynasty. Succeeding his father, Fuad I, to the throne, Farouk's reign ended when the Egyptian revolution of 1952 broke out, and he was overthrown and exiled.

King Farouk

2007

Two in the Box poster
7.0

The twin brothers Shawqy and Zika wish to change their lives for the better, as Shawqy wants to become an actor and Zika a singer. They pursue their lovers and their dreams, but their job as garbage men stands in the way. All while Mamado, the leader of Zambizy, learns he has twin children in Egypt.

Two in the Box

2020

I will not walk the path of the past poster
NR

A Kuwaiti young man marries an Egyptian girl while studying in Egypt, and when he finishes his studies, he divorces her and marries his cousin, and travels without his knowledge of her pregnancy and after giving birth, Desouki marries her and raises her daughter. But after years, the father returns to Egypt and discovers that he has a daughter.

I will not walk the path of the past

1995

أجمل الزهور poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أجمل الزهور

1984

Ismail Yassine (The Man with the Funny Laugh) poster
NR

The series chronicles the life of the iconic artist Ismail Yassine who started his career as a singer in Suez, and his long journey until he became the top comedian in the 1950s.

Ismail Yassine (The Man with the Funny Laugh)

2009

Abo El-Ela 90 poster
NR

The idealistic rural man Abo El-Ela resumes his journey with his family, as he struggles to fight corruption and greed around him while trying to keep his loved ones away from trouble.

Abo El-Ela 90

1996

Misyou Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda poster
5.0

The series revolves around the teacher of the first Arabic language, Professor Ramadan (Mohamed Heneidy), who lives in a rural village called Mitt Bariz, who is very loved by the people of the village and tries to exploit their love to illuminate their insight into what the mayor and the People's Assembly member asked about this village of corruption. In the midst of events, he goes to France and some comic paradoxes occur.

Misyou Ramadan Mabrouk Abul-Alamein Hamouda

2011

درب ابن برقوق poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

درب ابن برقوق

2000

Our Families poster
8.0

Set in the 90s , about the relationship between people in this period. It depicts the human side of the Egyptian personality and the moral situations, shedding the light on the concept of family bonding through daily events from the Egyptian street.

Our Families

1997

When the Fox Passed By poster
NR

A social comedy series that tells the story of a conman, Nadim Bahns, and his partner Makram. Nadim justifies his scams by claiming that he's an artist, who has a skill that not many people possess.

When the Fox Passed By

1999

The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation poster
7.0

A narration of the life of the iconic artist Abdel Halim Hafez and the obstacles he faced, both personally and professionally, when he started his singing career, following his journey from a substitute for singer Karem Mahmoud, to become a recognized star that has his own light and aura.

The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation

2006

أخو البنات poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أخو البنات

1984

Tears on Bold Eyes poster
8.0

A story based on real events from the Egyptian spy files of an Egyptian intelligence operation against the Israeli Mossad, whose hero was in fact (Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Hawan)

Tears on Bold Eyes

1980

He and She Stories poster
7.0

A drama consisting of several separate episodes, each episode discusses a different issue of men and women and their relationship with each other.

He and She Stories

1985

Alf liela w liela - Wardashan w Mando poster
9.0

The story revolves around a fictional framework about Sultan Kahlan, who was deprived of procreation, along with his wife, Qamar Al-Zaman. Minister Shaalan seeks to persuade the Sultan to marry his daughter until she gives birth to the crown prince, until he meets the old witch king, who gives him and his wife an apple to eat and provide the crown prince, and the events continue.

Alf liela w liela - Wardashan w Mando

1986

أمس لا يموت poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

أمس لا يموت

2004

Everyday Wars poster
NR

The series revolves around two colleagues at law school who get married after a love story and own a law firm. The competition between them, turns into a family war and when they try to repair their relationship, they are chased by everyone.

Everyday Wars

2009

علاء وصفاء والأصدقاء poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

علاء وصفاء والأصدقاء

1987

زهور من نور poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

زهور من نور

1986

The Permissible poster
NR

The story of a poor girl trying to overcome misery and poverty by working with charlatans; meanwhile, her friend decides to travel to the Gulf to search for money and fulfill her wishes.

The Permissible

2017

The Search for Happiness poster
NR

The series follows the various stories of a married couple, Samir and Souad, in a lighthearted comedic setting, highlighting the amusing situations and misunderstandings that arise between them as they navigate life together under the same roof, as well as the everyday problems and challenges of married life.

The Search for Happiness

1985

The Lighthouse poster
NR

The series addresses the issue of the Egyptian youth who marry Israeli women, covering a period that starts in the winter of 1967 prior to the Six-Day War all through the nineties and the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

The Lighthouse

2008

نوبة حراسة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

نوبة حراسة

1998