[2][3][4][5][6] Other prominent roles include a Yemeni sheikh called Muhammad in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Pierre Del Rio in Luc Besson's Lucy and Farouk Hassan in Ramy.

In 2019, Waked was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Egyptian military court for spreading false news and insulting state institutions.

Waked joined the cast of the Egyptian television series Lahazat Harega (Critical Moments) in 2007,[11] shooting 32 episodes for season one.

[14][13][15] Waked was also criticized by supporters of the Palestinian cause for taking an acting role in Wonder Woman 1984 starring Israeli actress and former IDF soldier Gal Gadot.

In 2017, he moved to Spain and was sentenced to eight years in prison by an Egyptian court for making pro-democracy comments on social media.