Asser Ashraf Fouad Yassin is an Egyptian actor writer and film producer He has been awarded Best Actor for several of his works Yassin began his career on the stage of the American University in Cairo spotted by Director Khairy Beshara to play his first role on TV in Qalb Habiba in 2006 followed by the blockbuster The Yacoubian Building in 2007 His first major film release was Zay El Naharda 2008 where he was praised for his supporting role playing the character of a drug addict In the same year Yassin played a leading role in the movie El Waad aka The Promise facing the legendary veteran actor Mahmoud Yassin In 2010 Yassin played the leading role in a Daoud Abdel Sayed movie Messages from the Sea for which he was awarded Best Actor at the Carthage Film Festival and Malmö Arab Film Festival He was also awarded Best Actor for his latest release Aswar El Qamar 2015 by The Tetouan International Mediterranean Film Festival