DUBAI: British-Egyptian actor Amir El-Masry has been nominated for the best supporting performance gong at the British Independent Film Awards for his role in the movie “In Camera.”
Sharing the news with his 782,000 Instagram followers, he said: “Good news and yet it’s hard to celebrate given what is happening in the world right now. Heart is full and heavy.”
The film, which had its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, tells the story of Aden — played by Nabhaan Rizwan — a young actor locked in a cycle of nightmarish auditions. After he receives multiple rejections, Aden takes it upon himself to find a new part to play.
El-Masry starred in Netflix’s hit show “The Crown” as the young version of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, the father of the late Princess Diana’s partner Dodi.
He also appeared in Netflix’s sci-fi drama “The One.” Released in March 2021, it is a TV series based on British author John Marrs’ novel of the same name.
In November 2021, he was named the best actor in feature-length film at the BAFTA Scotland awards for his part in the 2020 flick “Limbo,” in which he played a Syrian asylum seeker who finds himself living on a small Scottish island.
And in 2020, El-Masry was awarded a BAFTA Breakthrough Brits award by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
