---
name: "Bassem Youssef"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bassem-youssef"
fi1m_id: "bassem-youssef"
imdb_id: "nm5117997"
tmdb_id: 1256217
wikidata_id: "Q3515579"
roles: []
born: "22 March 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:19:25.486572+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bassem Youssef

## Identity

Bassem Youssef

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bassem-youssef
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bassem-youssef
- **IMDb ID:** nm5117997
- **TMDB ID:** 1256217
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3515579
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassem_Youssef, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3515579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5117997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1256217

Actor. Born 22 March 1974 in Cairo, Egypt.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 March 1974, Cairo, Egypt
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassem_Youssef, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3515579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5117997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1256217

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Mo*](https://film.one/tv/mo.md) (85)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian, actor and former cardiac surgeon. Born on 22 March 1974 in Cairo, he began his career in medicine before turning to satire in 2011 with the YouTube series The B+ Show, which led to the television programme Al Bernameg (2011–2014).

He has since appeared in several television series and films. His acting credits include the role of Abood Rahman in the series *Mo* (2022), Miro Mansour in *Upload* (2020), Amrohi in *Special Ops: Lioness* (2023), and voice roles in *DuckTales* (2017) and *Apple & Onion* (2018). He has also contributed to writing and producing projects.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mo* (2022), Fi1m 85, as Abood Rahman — [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Terminal List: Dark Wolf* (2025), series, as ISIS Negotiator
- *Lioness* (2023), series, as Amrohi
- *Mo* (2022), series, as Abood Rahman — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md)
- *Ask Bassem* (2020), series, Actor
- *Upload* (2020), series, as Miro Mansour
- *Ramy* (2019), series, Actor
- *Apple & Onion* (2018), series, as Kobeba / Kofta (voice)
- *DuckTales* (2017), series, as Toth-Ra / Sabaf (voice)
- *El Kebeer Awi* (2010), series, as Real character

## Gallery

- ![Bassem Youssef](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-7db2848cf1be.jpg) Bassem Youssef — Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Bassem_Youssef.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ahmed Abbas, Bassem Youssef and Jon Stewart at the CPJ Award (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-53003287ec1b.jpg) Ahmed Abbas, Bassem Youssef and Jon Stewart at the CPJ Award (2013) — Afthint, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Ahmed_Abbas_Bassem_Youssef_Jon_Stewart.jpg/1280px-Ahmed_Abbas_Bassem_Youssef_Jon_Stewart.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ahmed Abbas, Jon Stewart, Bassem Youssef and Kambiz Hosseini on the set of Rosewater drama film in June 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-e1234263032c.jpg) Ahmed Abbas, Jon Stewart, Bassem Youssef and Kambiz Hosseini on the set of Rosewater drama film in June 2013. — Afthint, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Ahmed_Abbas_Jon_Stewart_Bassem_Youssef_Kambiz_Hosseini.jpg/1280px-Ahmed_Abbas_Jon_Stewart_Bassem_Youssef_Kambiz_Hosseini.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chatham House London Conference 2016, Conference Dinner and Keynote, Imperial War Museum, London.](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-bd05effd076b.jpg) Chatham House London Conference 2016, Conference Dinner and Keynote, Imperial War Museum, London. — Chatham House, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Bassem_Youssef%2C_Host%2C_A-Bernameg_%282011-14%29_%2827917538742%29.jpg/1280px-Bassem_Youssef%2C_Host%2C_A-Bernameg_%282011-14%29_%2827917538742%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bassem Youssef](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-de4d72f3afdf.jpg) Bassem Youssef — Image via TMDB
- ![Bassem Youssef (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-536a89113353.jpg) Bassem Youssef (2012) — U.S. Institute of Peace, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Bassem_Youssef_-_U.S._Institute_of_Peace.jpg/1280px-Bassem_Youssef_-_U.S._Institute_of_Peace.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Comedian Bassem Youssef in his office in Mohandessin, Egypt. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/48238/gallery-be5b6f684707.jpg) Comedian Bassem Youssef in his office in Mohandessin, Egypt. (2011) — Hossam el-Hamalawy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Bassem_Youssef_in_Mohandessin%2C_Egypt.jpg/1280px-Bassem_Youssef_in_Mohandessin%2C_Egypt.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- CPJ International Press Freedom Awards 2013: CPJ International Press Freedom Awards (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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