At the beginning of his career, Ezz was quickly recognized as the young Arabic actor to watch, winning "
Best Young Star of the Year" Award for his performance in
Malak Rohi in 2003. He also received the Best Supporting Actor award at the
Cairo International Film Festival in 2004 for his performance in "''Girl's Love''." In 2007, Ezz's breakthrough performances in "Al Rahena (The Hostage)" and "
The Ghost" where he won Lebanon's prestigious 2007 Murex d'Or Award for Best Arabic Cinema Actor and 2007 'Dear Guest' Best Actor of the YearAward, respectively, lauded him as Arab's premiere actors. His most recent hits include the "Sons of Rizk" blockbuster franchise (2015-2019), the undercover thriller "The Cell" (2018) in which Ezz' performance garnered him the Arabian Cinema Award for Best Actor, the war movie "The Passage" (2019), the cyber thriller "The Knower" (2021), the film noir
The Crime (2022) in which film critic Omar Bakry of El-Shai Magazine commended Ezz' complex performance stating he was:
"Reborn into a sophisticated actor & has made it loud and clear why he’s become one of the top actors in the region" and "Kira & El Gin" (2022) in which the film's unprecedented box office success in
North America and the
Arab World increased Ezz visibility worldwide. In 2022,
Netflix decided to explore Love Stories across the Arab world with the critical acclaimed
anthology series "Love, Life & Everything In Between" in which Ezz starred in the first story 'O, Brother' directed by Sandra Bassal. == Stage acting ==