---
name: "Ramy Youssef"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ramy-youssef"
fi1m_id: "ramy-youssef"
imdb_id: "nm3858973"
tmdb_id: 1382987
wikidata_id: "Q65029416"
roles: ["Producer","Director"]
born: "26 March 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-17T14:38:46.651371+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."
---

# Ramy Youssef

## Identity

Ramy Youssef

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ramy-youssef
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ramy-youssef
- **IMDb ID:** nm3858973
- **TMDB ID:** 1382987
- **Wikidata ID:** Q65029416
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramy_Youssef, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65029416, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3858973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1382987

Producer and director. Born 26 March 1991 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer, Director
- **Born:** 26 March 1991, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2022–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 1 directing, 1 writing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramy_Youssef, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65029416, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3858973/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1382987

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Bear*](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md) (82), [*Wish*](https://film.one/film/wish.md) (49)
- **Netflix:** [*Mo*](https://film.one/tv/mo.md) (85)
- **Hulu:** [*Poor Things*](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md) (76)

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## Fi1m on Ramy Youssef

> Ramy Youssef is most interesting when his characters fall short of their good intentions. We rate his patience with flawed people, though his supporting roles do not always give that interest enough room to register.

In *Poor Things* (2023), Ramy Youssef’s McCandles is hired to keep notes on Bella Baxter’s progress. Yorgos Lanthimos places him beside Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe in a household that requires an actor to accept its oddness without fuss. Youssef fits its peculiar tone without trying to make the supporting part larger than it is. We value that restraint in a film whose eagerness to please eventually becomes wearing, even if it leaves us with a limited sense of what he can do.

The clearer expression of his interests is *Ramy* (2019–2022), which he created, wrote, directed and starred in. Its flawed, self-questioning Muslim-American characters are allowed to fall short of their own religious and family expectations; there is no duty to make them exemplary. The series was his breakthrough; co-creating and writing *Mo* (2022) with Mo Amer extended his work in culturally specific comedy. The appeal is his willingness to let people mean well without using that as an excuse for what they do.

*The Bear* (2022) gives him a different task: directing within an established ensemble and tone. He directed the Copenhagen-set episode “Honeydew”, and his patient approach to character suits a programme whose workplace pressure can become punishing. We were exhausted by the series’ relentless kitchen friction, though its persuasive ensemble kept us watching. That reservation belongs to the programme as a whole, rather than to his episode. His collaboration with Christopher Storer also includes stand-up specials.

*Wish* (2023) offers much less to work with. As the voice of Safi, one of Asha’s seven friends, Youssef is part of a supporting cast the writing barely distinguishes; only Harvey Guillén’s grumbling Gabo makes much impression. We would not dismiss his comic abilities on the evidence of a part this thin. Start with *Ramy* if the supporting roles have left you wondering what he would do with more say.

## Biography

Ramy Youssef is an American comedian, actor and writer. He was born on 26 March 1991 in Queens, New York City, and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, to Egyptian immigrant parents. He attended Rutgers University, Newark, before studying acting at the William Esper Studio.

Youssef created, wrote, directed and starred in the Hulu series *Ramy* (2019–2022). He co-created the Netflix series *Mo* (2022) with Mo Amer. He directed an episode of *The Bear* (2022) and appeared as Max McCandles in the film *Poor Things* (2023) and voiced Safi in *Wish* (2023).

Youssef won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for *Ramy*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (2)

- *Poor Things* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Max McCandles — [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Wish* (2023), Fi1m 49, as Safi (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/wish.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Bear* (2022), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *Mo* (2022), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Ramy Youssef: In Love* (2026), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Mountainhead* (2025), as Jeff Abredazi
- *#1 Happy Family USA* (2025), series, as Rumi Hussein / Hussein Hussein (voice) · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *The Studio* (2025), series, as Ramy Youssef — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Ramy Youssef: More Feelings* (2024), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Poor Things* (2023), as Max McCandles — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Wish* (2023), as Safi (voice) — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/wish.md)
- *Mustache* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Mo* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/mo.md)
- *The Bear* (2022), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-bear-2022.md)
- *Breaking Fast* (2020), Thanks
- *Ramy Youssef: Feelings* (2019), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Ramy* (2019), series, as Ramy · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- *Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot* (2018), as Drinker
- *Jerrod Carmichael: 8* (2017), Thanks
- *Why Him?* (2016), as Coder in Kitchen
- *Mr. Robot* (2015), series, as Samar Swailem — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-robot.md)
- *One Crazy Cruise* (2015), as Barnacle The Clown
- *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn* (2014), series, as Ty
- *See Dad Run* (2012), series, as Kevin
- *Hump*, as Omar (voice)
- *Martha & Muhammad*, as Muhammad · Director, Writer, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Ramy Youssef](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-556f81eabc26.png) Ramy Youssef — Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Ramy_Youssef_Cropped.png/1280px-Ramy_Youssef_Cropped.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ramy Youssef at the opening night of "Dog Day Afternoon" on Broadway - March 30, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-70b192cfea90.jpg) Ramy Youssef at the opening night of "Dog Day Afternoon" on Broadway - March 30, 2026 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/RamyYoussef-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-RamyYoussef-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ramy's opening set making the crowd laugh. (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-e21b4df4321f.jpg) Ramy's opening set making the crowd laugh. (2017) — MPAC National, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian.jpg/1280px-Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![2017 MPAC Media Awards](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-6483b040057e.jpg) 2017 MPAC Media Awards — MPAC National, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian_-_33753458883.jpg/1280px-Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian_-_33753458883.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ramy Youssef](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-35353dec553b.jpg) Ramy Youssef — Image via TMDB
- ![Ramy Youssef](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-23279e038d7b.jpg) Ramy Youssef — Image via TMDB
- ![Ramy Youssef](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-0128d6824e1a.jpg) Ramy Youssef — Image via TMDB
- ![2017 MPAC Media Awards](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-d215b1c29120.jpg) 2017 MPAC Media Awards — MPAC National, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian_-_33753460103.jpg/1280px-Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian_-_33753460103.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![2017 MPAC Media Awards](https://film.one/media/person/12160/gallery-8957e02fdde0.jpg) 2017 MPAC Media Awards — MPAC National, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian_-_34402053472.jpg/1280px-Ramy_Youssef%2C_Actor_and_Comedian_-_34402053472.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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