![]() ![]() They wanted to give it to the managing producer’s son - who was also a fresh face. Becoming a successful actor doesn’t depend on “how good you are” but on “how powerful the people that recommended you for the job are.” For example, the management of the series Zat was against giving such an important role to a fresh face. Unfortunately, in Egypt things are harder than anywhere else. It was a wonderful experience, and I consider the series to be one of the best that I have ever seen. But again, that wasn’t the reason why I entered the industry.įinally, one day I was offered the role of Ramy in the hit series Bent Esmaha Zat. I was later promoted to set managing producer, and my job was to take care of the shooting set and make sure everything was in order. But because I was aiming high, I observed and learned a lot of things that later helped me in the field. It was really humiliating in that I was bossed around by all the crew and actors, and they used to make me park their cars and get them food and water. In my case, I had to really enter the industry not as an actor, but as an assistant producer. But afterwards, my career stagnated for about two years. I was really thrilled at the time and I thought that this will be the true beginning of my acting career. I found it a bit hard to get the role without anyone recommending me for it, but somehow I got it. I got the role by applying and auditioning. It was a rather small role, but it taught me a lot about television drama and how different it is from theater. After three years of hard work, my face and name were familiar to all my professors and colleagues in the institute.Īs soon as I graduated from the institute, I was blessed to work on the Ramadan 2010 television series Keset Hob (A Love Story), starring Gamal Soliman, Basma and Haggag Abdul Azim. ![]() And that is when, I believe, my career started.Īfter that play was over, I made sure that I had a role in every project the institute was working on. I wanted to be an actor, not an assistant director, so I started to memorize the script for one of the play’s characters, and then I asked the director to let me play it. ![]() Things were rather tough inside, but with persistence I made it to be the assistant director for Julius Caesar, the play that the institute was working on at the time.īut that wasn’t really my passion. The beginning of my career was really a tough one I tried to apply for the Cairo Art Institute for approximately four years until I got accepted. The young actor sat down to share his story and advice for those trying to follow in his footsteps. Right now Hamamsi is working on another series with Nelly Karim, Taht Saytara (Under Control), expected to air in Ramadan 2015. ![]() That same season, he also played the role of a Saudi Sheikh called Majed Bin Majed in the hit drama Bedoon Zekr Asmaa (No Names Mentioned), starring Ruby and Ahmed El-Feshawy. You may have seen him as Ramy, the director that fell in love with Zat’s daughter, in the 2013 hit series Bent Esamaha Zat, (A Girl Named Zat) starring Nelly Karim. His patience and willingness to learn have reaped some modest rewards, however, and he has since landed bit parts in a handful of Ramadan series. The 24-year-old has been in the business since the age of 18, starting at the very bottom by parking cars and serving drinks on the set. Mohamed Hamamsi is hiking that road, trying to achieve his dream of becoming a TV star. If you want to make it in show business, there is a long, hard road of menial jobs and small roles before people start to recognize your face. In a perfect world, you’re walking down the street when a famous director points and says, “You, you’re the one I want for my show.” But it never works that way. Rising actor Mohamed Hamamsi on how to break into the business ![]()
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