BIOGRAPHY
Gehad is a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary Egyptian actress, singer, and dance and movement enthusiast. Fluent in Arabic, English, and French, with advanced proficiency in Turkish, she brings a rich linguistic and cultural versatility to her work.
Her training spans a diverse range of international institutions and mentors. In Paris, she studied at École du Jeu and trained in the techniques of Jacques Lecoq. In Cairo, she worked with Gerald James, a visiting coach and member of the Actors Studio in Los Angeles, as well as several prominent local coaches. In Istanbul, she trained under Turkey’s renowned stage icon Haldun Dormen and at Craft Acting School. She is currently undergoing training in the Michael Chekhov Technique and recently co-founded the Michael Chekhov Cairo Chapter in collaboration with the Michael Chekhov Europe Training.
Gehad made her acting debut in the Shahid series Why Not?, directed by Mariam Abou Ouf and written by Mariam Naoum, starring Menna Shalaby. She went on to appear in several series, including the Shahid original Room 207, an adaptation of Ahmed Khaled Tawfik’s work, alongside Mohamed Farrag and Kamel El Basha, as well as The Family Group, Mystery Box, Between the Lines, and All But Divorce. These early roles led to her performance in The Giza Killer, which drew significant audience attention and highlighted her talent, paving the way for contrasting roles in the Ramadan 2024 series Mandatory Path and Without Warning, where she showcased notable versatility. She then took on her first leading role as Sherouk in Karsa Tabi’eya (Natural Disaster), which was widely embraced by Egyptian and Arab audiences. This was followed by another success with her role as Aida in the hit Ramadan series Efrag.
Gehad has also built notable international experience through the French-Egyptian co-production The Goat, directed by Ilaria Borrelli and produced by Dominique Pinault and Islam El-Dakhakhny, where she worked alongside international talents including Mira Sorvino and John Savage, as well as prominent Arab actors Amr Saad and Sayed Ragab, and through her appearance in Happy Birthday, directed by Egyptian-American filmmaker Sarah Goher, known for Moon Knight. She is also awaiting the release of Berleen, shot in Berlin with a diverse ensemble of Egyptian and Arab actors and directed by Ahmad Abdallah.
In addition to her passion for acting and dance, Gehad performed the opening title song for the Shahid series Belly of the Whale, along with three additional songs featured throughout the episodes, blending Egyptian folklore and Sufi poetry with contemporary music and the gritty world of the series. She also sang “Hal Akheer” with the Egyptian rock band Massar Egbari for the series Karsa Tabi’eya.
In parallel, Gehad developed a strong interest in the body as a tool of expression. She believes it is the actor's creative instrument, which led her to join the prestigious Cairo Contemporary Dance Center (CCDC) as a student for two years. She has toured the Middle East and East Africa to exhibit a contemporary dance/ Movement performance after its critically acclaimed premiere in Egypt.
The rising actress, holds a master's degree (MSc) in Development Administration & Planning from University College London (UCL). A time, in which, she focused on writing and researching on many topics that are concerned with the social impact in Egypt and different countries from different regions of the world; such as the integration of the Zabaleen's recycling methods into Cairo's formal waste, the economic cooperatives vis-à-vis the government intervention and their role in poverty reduction in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, The Islamic theology and its contribution to poverty reduction with a focus on the case of Egypt. Her programmatic and research work in international development exposed her to a wide array of raw stories from the different communities whether in Egypt or elsewhere. Triggered by her interest in storytelling and embodying the narrative she encountered, Gehad found in acting a home to express and shed light on topics that needs to be tackled and exposed to the collective awareness. Working in international development prior to transiting to acting had taught Gehad to keep an open mind by working on being receptive of different cultures to complement her own creative aspirations.