With appearances in more than 60 works of stage, television and film, he is perhaps best known for portraying Mohamed Al-Fayed on seasons 5 and 6 of Netflix's The Crown.

“I was an expert even at five, and the funny thing was that they used to reward me with fruits, sweets, and a little money," he told Al-Ahram in 2021.

He went on to study at the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, graduating in 1979.

[2] Daw had a recurring role as Sheikh Awadalla in the 2015 Israeli political TV drama Fauda.

[1] In 2021, Daw was cast as the Egyptian billionaire and Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed for The Crown's fifth season.