---
name: "Sami Samir"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sami-samir"
fi1m_id: "sami-samir"
imdb_id: "nm0759853"
tmdb_id: 124398
wikidata_id: "Q3470791"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-22T02:49:48.600032+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."
---

# Sami Samir

## Identity

Sami Samir

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sami-samir
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sami-samir
- **IMDb ID:** nm0759853
- **TMDB ID:** 124398
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3470791
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3470791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124398

Actor. Born 1 January 1972 in Jerusalem.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1972, Jerusalem
- **Also known as:** Sammy Samir
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3470791, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0759853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/124398

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Agora*](https://film.one/film/agora.md) (66)

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

## Biography

Sami Samir is an actor, also credited as Sammy Samir. He appeared as Cyril in *Agora* (2009), Abu Halla - Ahmed Chic Thaa in *Munich* (2005), a thief in *The Nativity Story* (2006), and Achmed in *The Body* (2001).

Born in 1972 in Jerusalem, he is of Egyptian origin. He has worked in Israeli film and theatre, and later lived in Mexico City. He has also produced films.

*Sources: imdb.com, elcinema.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Agora* (2009), Fi1m 66, as Cyril — [page](https://film.one/film/agora.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Short Plays* (2014), as Captain (Segment "Tunnel")
- *Agora* (2009), as Cyril — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/agora.md)
- *The Nativity Story* (2006), as Thief
- *Munich* (2005), as Abu Halla - Ahmed Chic Thaa — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *Strangers* (2003), Actor
- *Yellow Asphalt* (2001), Actor
- *The Body* (2001), as Achmed
- *Chain of Command* (1994), as Truck Driver
- *Hostages* (1992), as Ahmad
- *Cup Final* (1991), as Halil

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