Kal Naga is a multi-award-winning actor, film producer and director from Egypt, with a body of work extending to the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, Africa, and Asia. Based in California since 2017, Kal’s theater credits comprise numerous plays and musicals, including the role of Rafa’a in Noura at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, director of Drowning in Cairo in New Threads at Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco, White Rabbit, Red Rabbit at the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival in Cairo (D-CAF), director and creator of Oliver! In Arabic at the Royal Cultural Center in Jordan, and the BuSSy Monologues 2010 centering taboo but true stories of young women and men from Egypt. Film credits include more than 26 international feature films, including Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (Australia), Out of the Ordinary; Eyes of a Thief (Palestine); From A to B (UAE); Décor; Villa 69; Microphone; Heliopolis; One-Zero; Agamista; None but That!; Game of Love; Civic Duty (USA); Harb Atalia; Sleepless Nights; and A Citizen, an Informant and a Thief. TV credits include “Messiah” (Netflix), “Vikings” (History), “The Last Post” (BBC), and “Tyrant” (FX). In 2014, Kal set a historical record for winning all Best Actor Awards in Egypt for his roles in Eyes of a Thief and Villa 69, including the Silver Pyramid for Best Actor Award (Cairo International Film Festival); Horus Best Actor Award (Egyptian National Film Festival); and Best Actor Awards from Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema and Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival. Others include Best Actor Award (Alexandria International Film Festival) and Best Actor Award (Paris Biennale of Arab Cinema). An advocate for freedom and justice in his home country of Egypt, Kal served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Egypt from 2007 to 2015 and played a pivotal role in supporting the Egyptian Revolution of Jan 25, 2011. Instagram and Twitter: @kalnaga www.kalnaga.com.