Mohamed Henedi

Mohamed Henedi (Arabic: محمد هنيدى أحمد, [mæˈħæmmæd heˈneːdi ˈæħmæd]) is an Egyptian actor born in Giza, Egypt, on 1 February 1965.

After completing a bachelor's degree from a film institute, Henedi began his career in 1991 with short appearances in theaters and cinemas, including Esma'eleya Rayeh Gaii and Sa'ede Fel Gam'a Al Amrekya. He later starred in the movies Hamam fi Amsterdam, Belya we Demagho el Alya, Saheb Sahbo and Andaleeb Al Dokki. Mohamed Henedi also dubbed the voices of Timon, Mike Wazowski and Homer Simpson for the Egyptian versions of The Lion King, Monsters, Inc., and The Simpsons respectively. In 2024, He was granted Saudi citizenship as a kind of honorary tribute to him and his Egyptian art over the decades.

Yasmin Elrashidi of The Wall Street Journal said that Henedi was "considered the Robert De Niro of the Middle East."