Badreya releases 'El Masry Haya' promo

CAIRO – 19 January 2019: Egyptian/American actor Sayed Badreya released the promo of his upcoming short movie ‘’El Masry Haya’’ ( The Egyptian..Life).

Miko Saeed who is an Egyptian filmmaker living in US will participate with Badreya in making this movie.




Badreya told Egypt Today that he will participate in a number of international festivals with ‘’El Masry Haya’’.

The short movie will tackle the experience of an Egyptian immigrant who travelled to the United States and managed to achieve success in Hollywood.

Badreya will take part in the American series “Outlier”, as he will perform the role of Dr. Scarab, a chemist who manages to save humanity from a fatal disease.


Badreya said that the new character he is playing holds numerous surprises for the audience. In the meantime, Badreya is filming the second part of the series “Apple and Onion” that boasts a high viewership in America.

Badreya is an Egyptian American actor. He was born in 1957 in Port Said, Egypt. Badreya participated in many roles in movies and series; he appeared in “American East”, “Iron Man”, “Cargo”, and “The Dictator”. Badreya also provided motion capture and voice work for Pirate Ramses in "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception".

He previously won the Best Actor award from the 13th edition of ‘Action on Film Festival’ in Las Vegas for his role in the American movie ‘Aileron.’

Badreya has had only one dream since he was young; to travel to Hollywood and work in the cinema there. He fulfilled his dream by performing roles in great Hollywood films like ‘The Insider,’ ‘Three Kings,’ and ‘Independence Day.’ Before heading to Hollywood, Badreya studied acting in New York University Film School.