Ahd Kamel


Ahd Hassan Kamel is an actress and filmmaker from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is known for her role in the BAFTA-nominated film, Wadjda and for her role as Fatima in BBC Two's Collateral.

Education and Career

Kamel grew up in Saudi Arabia and moved to New York City in 1998. She received a BFA in Animation & Communication from Parsons School of Design in 2004 and a Directing degree from the New York Film Academy in 2005. Kamel then went on to study acting under the personal tutelage of William Esper at the William Esper Studio.
As an Actor, Ahd has featured in numerous films and TV series, including a starring role in the 2014 BAFTA-nominated film Wadjda, and roles in productions for BBC, ITV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and MBC.
Kamel has written, directed and acted in her two award-winning short films, The Shoemaker ‘Al-Gondorji’ and Sanctity ‘Hurma’.
The themes of these films explore women issues in Saudi Arabia. As Hurma explores a widowed woman's attempts to save her unborn baby with limited means. The film was a selection of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Ahd wrote and directed her award-winning feature film 'My Driver and I, which debuted at the 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival. Inspired by her childhood, the film unfolds against the backdrop of Jeddah in the 1980s and ’90s and traces the relationship of a rebellious girl and her Sudanese chauffeur.
Ahd received the Red Sea Honoree Award at the 2025 Red Sea International Film Festival.

Filmography

CINEMA
YearFilmRoleNotes
2007RazanRazan
2009The ShoemakerNidalWriter/Director
2012SanctityAreejWriter/Director
2012WadjdaMiss Hussa
2014From A to BRana
2015Rattle The CageWafa
2018BeingAgent Costa
2022All the Old KnivesLaila Maroof
2023My Driver and IWriter/Director

TELEVISION
YearSeriesRoleNotes
2018CollateralFatima Asif
2019The RookSamira
2020HonourDiana Nammi
2022RamyHanan
2023ConcordiaFatemah

Awards and nominations

The Shoemaker
Sanctity
My Driver and I