Asser Yassin
Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin 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 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 played a leading role in the movie "El Waad" a.k.a. The Promise, facing the legendary veteran actor 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.
59 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 59
El Sett
2025
Al-Gama'a
2010
Sons of Rizk 3: Knockout
2024
Critical Moments
2007
Saturday Night Live Arabia
2016
Echoes of the Past
2024
This Other Thing
2020
Suits
2022
Battalion 101
2023
Diamond Dust
2018
A Thousand and One Nights
2015
The Journey
2021
Fi Kol Osboa' Youm Gom'a
2020
The Covenant (The Permissible Speech)
2015
The Yacoubian Building
2006
Sons of Rizk 2: Return of the Lions of the Land
2019
30 Days
2017
My Heart and Its Key
2025
Excuse My French
2014
Multifaceted
2020
Without Prior Notice
2024
The Thug
2012
The Eight
2022
The Yacoubian Building
2007
Love, Life & Everything in Between
2022
Red Honey
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18 Days
2011
Ramez in the Waterfall
2019
The Promise
2008
The Spider
2022
Two Others
2026
The Swarm
2024
The Island
2007
South of Hope Street
2024
If the Cat is Absent
2025
The Enshrined Saint
2020
Halim
2006
The Aquarium
2008
Fireworks
2023
Messages from the Sea
2010
Bibo and Beshir
2011
El Harifa 2: Remontada
2024
Rags & Tatters
2013
Coco Chanel
2021
On A Day Like Today
2008
Please, here, driver!
2008
Born to a Man
2016
Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim
2017
House of Flesh
2005
Have We Met Before
2008
The Walls of the Moon
2015
Ramah
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Death Squad
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National Day of Mourning in Mexico
2022
The King
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The Maid
2010
Fork & Knife
2018
One string
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From 8 to 8
2007