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Asser Yassin

Asser Yassin

Actor · Born February 25, 1981 (45) · Cairo, Egypt

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.

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Born
February 25, 1981 (45)
From
Cairo, Egypt
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on Motif · 61 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Asser Yassin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
58%
Bonds
31%
Survival
11%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
1
Dread
1
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Cathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Asser Yassin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Asser Yassin's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Two Others (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 15 episodes · as Hasan

  • If the Cat is Absent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Zeinhom / Zein

  • El Sett(2025)

    as samie

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • My Heart and Its Key (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 15 episodes · as محمد عزت

  • Echoes of the Past(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yahya يحيى

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • El Harifa 2: Remontada (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dr. Mansour (President Of The University)

  • Sons of Rizk 3: Knockout (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as El-Shayeb

  • Aserb: The Squadron(2024)

    as هشام جلال

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • South of Hope Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Tarik

  • Without Prior Notice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 15 episodes · as مروان

  • Fireworks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Battalion 101 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Actor

  • The Eight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • National Day of Mourning in Mexico (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hassan

  • The Spider (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Suits (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 30 episodes · as زين ثابت

  • Love, Life & Everything in Between(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as حسن

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Coco Chanel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Journalist

  • The Journey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • This Other Thing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Saif

  • The Enshrined Saint (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Multifaceted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 30 episodes · as عمر

  • Fi Kol Osboa' Youm Gom'a (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Emad

  • Sons of Rizk 2(2019)

    as Al-Shayeb

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ramez in the Waterfall (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fork & Knife (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Diamond Dust(2018)

    as Taha Husain el-Zahhar

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • 30 Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · Actor

  • Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Saturday Night Live Arabia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Born to a Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as رحيم أدهم

  • A Thousand and One Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 30 episodes · as سعد

  • The Covenant (The Permissible Speech) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 30 episodes · as Mouheeb

  • The Walls of the Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as أحمد

  • Excuse My French (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as The Groom

  • Rags & Tatters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Thug (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 30 episodes · as يوسف/ حمزة

  • 18 Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Harbi / Moustafa

  • Bibo and Beshir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as بشير

  • Al-Gama'a (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • The Maid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Special Screening (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Messages from the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Yehya

  • The Promise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as عادل

  • On A Day Like Today (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as محمد عادل

  • Please, here, driver! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Merei

  • The Aquarium (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Have We Met Before (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as هشام

  • The Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mahmoud Nageh

  • From 8 to 8 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Adam

  • The Yacoubian Building (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 33 episodes · Actor

  • Critical Moments (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • Halim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as الوجه الجديد - مصطفي عازف فيولينه

  • The Yacoubian Building (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • House of Flesh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Death Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Dhaanto (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

  • One string (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Ramah (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as رماح

  • Red Honey (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The King (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as El Shayeb

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 55 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Aserb: The Squadron (2024)

$509K worldwide

Highest rated

Diamond Dust (2018)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Echoes of the Past (2024)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· The Yacoubian Building
  • 2018First top-billed film· Diamond Dust

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting60 of 61: 60 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 61: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s12 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s23 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 33% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Who does Asser Yassin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Asser Yassin's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mohamed Mamdouh shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers