KAL NAGA





SAG-AFTRA | EQUITY UK/USA
ACTOR | PRODUCER | DIRECTOR
AKA KHALED ABOL NAGA خالد أبوالنجا

Kal
                Naga

ACTOR, PRODUCER & DIRECTOR from Egypt based in the US since 2017, with a body of work extending to the EU, UK, Australia, Africa and Asia. Collected numerous Best-Actor Awards since 2001 (including: VILLA 69, EYES OF A THIEF, GAME OF LOVE). Produced Award-Winning feature films since 2009 (including: HELIOPOLIS, MICROPHONE, VILLA 69).

FILM:
More than 26 feature films since 2001 including: MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS [Australia], OUT OF THE ORDINARY [Egypt], EYES OF A THIEF [Palestine], FROM A TO B [UAE], DÈCOR*, VILLA 69*, MICROPHONE*, HELIOPOLIS*, AT THE HELIOPOLIS FLAT*, ONE-ZERO*, NONE BUT THAT!, GAME OF LOVE*, CIVIC DUTY* [USA], SLEEPLESS NIGHTS* and A CITIZEN, AN INFORMANT AND A THIEF*.

TV:
More than 8 TV shows including: MESSIAH (Netflix), VIKINGS (History Ch.), THE LAST POST (BBC), TYRANT (FX), MAGNOON LEILA* (MBC).

THEATER: 
Numerous plays & musicals including: Guthrie Theater Minneapolis [USA]: NOURA (Rafa'a), Golden-Thread San Francisco [USA]: DROWNING IN CAIRO (Stage Reading Director), RCC Amman [Jordan]: OLIVER IN ARABIC MUSICAL (Adapter, Director, Exec. Producer), Free Theater Festival Cairo [Egypt]: TRULY MADLY DEEPLY (بجد، بجنون، بعمق) (Writer, Director), AUC Theater [Egypt]: Lionel Bart's musical OLIVER!, Mahfouz-yat One Acts (محفوظيات), TWO UNDERGROUND (اتنين تحت الارض), DEATH SONG (أغنية الموت).

TEACHING:
including: Acting workshops for MFA / BFA / Children - Arabic Dialects Coaching.
UNICEF: Goodwill Ambassador [Egypt] 2007-2015

ACTOR AWARDS (*):
More than 26 Awards including:

Silver Pyramid Best Actor Award, Cairo International FF

Horus Best Actor Award, Egyptian National FF

Alex. Mediterranean Best Actor Award, Alexandria Mediterranean FF

Best Actor Award, IMA Biennale of Arab Cinema in Paris, France
PRODUCER AWARDS (*): More than 17 Awards including:

Golden Tulip Award, Istanbul International FF

Tanit d'Or,  Journées cinématographiques de Carthage

Best Arabic Film Award, Cairo International FF
JURY APPOINTMENTS: More than 10 including:

CIFF Cairo International FF, ADFFAbu Dhabi (New Horizons, Child Protection), Jordan RCC Short FF, Istanbul !f Inspired FF, Tangiers Film FF, Mons Festival Internationale du Film d'Amour, MÅLMÖ Arab FF, Tallinn Eurasia PÖFF, Rotterdam Arabic FF, Beirut BIFF, Catholic Center FF in Cairo


QUICK LINKS:
ACTOR REELS RESUMÉ PDF


AWARDS PDF



EXTERNAL LINKS:
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BACKSTAGE



Latest Work & News: 

BRILLIANT MIND< Play @ MTC 2021


NOURA< Play @ Guthrie Feb' 2020


TV interview: France24  (2019)


  FRANCE24 Facebook<- Full Interview



Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears< @ Film Festivals

Every Cloud Productions


MESSIAH<- IMDB  



NETFLIX INT'L CAMPAIGN PHOTOS



Messiah (2020) on IMDB







Updated 23 April 2022 - Kal Naga (c) 2022