Despite being the grandchild of the legendary Egyptian movie star, Kamal El Shenawy, for a long time Omar Shenawy did not consider following his famous grandfather’s footsteps.

He studied architecture at Cairo University and actually pursued that profession for 12 years. However, destiny had other plans for him. After attending acting workshops with his best friend, he became seriously engrossed in the prospect of becoming an actor himself.

Shenawy’s first TV show was The Godfather: part 2 (2018), his next role was also on TV, in the series Kalabsh , The End (2020), and Helwa El Donia Sokar (2021)

When Shenawy isn’t acting, you can catch him kite surfing in Ras Sudr.