Youssef El Sherif

In 2004, the director Sharif Sabry chose him to act for first time in 7 Playing cards and he chose a stage name for him, "Youssef El Sherif". After that, he participated in Open your eyes, Agent 1001 and Cinderella in 2005, in which he personified the character of director Ali Badrakhan. Until the director Youssef Chahine chose him in 2007 to participate in his last movie before his death, Le Chaos. he participated in the Venice Film Festival and in the 51st session of the London International Film Festival.

Youssef El Sherif stated more than once in television interviews that he places conditions in his business contracts by not providing "steamy scenes". He said: "I don't feel comfortable at all, or find it to be right for me, to have 'steamy scenes', for example, with kissing or holding. I don't feel like it's right from my point of view, I enforce this in my life and on myself only."