Mo Ismail

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mo Ismail

• During his childhood, he would often imitate the voices of cartoons, which helped him gain an interest in acting.

  

• He has volunteered at Inova Health System from January 2000 to January 2005 and assisting the patients.

• He started working as a volunteer at the American Heart Association in January 2002, providing education and information to people regarding strokes and heart attacks.

• After completing his college education, he moved from the United States to Dubai and lived there for 10 years before relocating to Egypt.

• He worked as Assistant Area Manager at General Nutrition Center (GNC), Virginia, from 2005 to 2007.

• In January 2006, he earned a certificate in Heartsaver CPR from the American Heart Association.

• He served as a Navy Diver in the US Navy from December 2007 to 2009.

• He was a Senior Business Sales Consultant at AT&T Mobility in Washington, D.C. from 2007 to 2012.

• He became a certified personal trainer from ‘The Well,’ a professional training and coaching in Alberta, in 2008.

• He started acting in 2010.

• He is an advocate for ocean and sea sustainability and often volunteers for rescue missions, clean-up efforts, and wreck discovery underwater.

  

• He earned the certification in the Rescue Scuba Diver & Divemaster from Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) in California in 2010.

• He has also worked in the production department for various films, including Hollywood films such as ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ (2011) and ‘Star Trek Beyond’ (2016).

  

• He became the co-founder of World Peace Design, Dubai, in 2013. He served as its Brand Manager from December 2013 to March 2020.

• He worked as a Producer at The Connected Generation in Dubai and Los Angeles from November 2015 to September 2016.

• In 2015, he earned his pro bodybuilding card from the Emirates Bodybuilding Federation Power Lifting Committee.

  

• He has worked in various film and TV industries, including Hollywood, Bollywood, Malayalam, South African, and Saudi Arabian productions.

• He has appeared as an actor in Hollywood films such as ‘Furious 7’ (2015) and ‘War Machine’ (2017), the South African TV show ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ (2023), and the Saudi Arabian TV show ‘Moawiya’ (2025).

  

• In September 2016, he became the Managing Director of Mo2, a lifestyle production company.

• In September 2017, he founded SanpCity.me.

• In 2018, he started a ‘World Peace’ initiative on his social media by giving away prizes to people who uploaded their good deeds on social media while tagging him and using the hashtag, ‘#WPInitiative.’

  

• He served as a song producer and music video director for the song, ‘El Leila Gena,’ the official anthem of Egypt’s national football team after it qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 2018.

• In December 2022, he founded Desert Eagle Films and started serving as its executive producer.

• As of 2023, he has logged more than 10,000 dives and has worked with the Emirates Diving Association (EDA) and Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI).

  

• He is the first Egyptian actor to appear in a Bollywood film.

• He smokes cigarettes occasionally.

  

• He is a fitness enthusiast and works out regularly in the gym.

  

• He has a captain’s license (marine driving license) from the Dubai Municipality.