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Fady Kerko is a New York based actor born and raised in Cairo, Egypt and comes from Venice and Tampa, Florida. A proud alumni of the University of South Florida, Fady has a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication.

This January, you can catch Fady as the Motel Manager on the premier episode of Law & Order:SVU Season 25. Recently he was cast as Malcolm X's Egyptian Doctor on season three of the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker. Fady portrayed King Hussein of Jordan opposite Michelle Pfeiffer on Showtime's limited series The First Lady. In 2019, Fady was cast for Detective Fareed, a recurring Co-star, opposite Liev Schreiber on season seven of Showtime's hit series Ray Donovan. He also Co-Starred for the role of Kamile, the local bodega worker, opposite Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is The New Black) on the Netflix hit show Russian Doll. Some of his notable credits include NBC's spinoff show The Blacklist Redemption currently streaming on Sony's Crackle, and CBS hit show Madam Secretary

As well as film and television, Fady enjoys theater just as much. Some of his recent credits include playing the character Khaled for the first run of the play Drowning In Cairo, written by Adam Ashraf El Sayigh and directed by Celine Rosenthal. Some of his favorite characters are Siggi in an Off-Broadway run of Clifford Odet's GOLDEN BOY and the hot headed older brother Treat in Lyle Kessler's Orphans both directed by the late Aaron Latham (screenplays Urban Cowboy and The Program)

Recently, Fady took part in a photography exhibit titled Typecast which is dedicated to actors of color whom are stereotyped in the entertainment industry. The project highlights each actor's typecast role versus their ideal role. The exhibit has been picked up by The Washington Post online for the month of March. 

 

Fady is fluent in Arabic and English. He does different accents, which have led to several Voice Over projects including the app video game "Boom Beach" and ESPN Documentaries to name a few.

 

Whenever he is not performing, he is a certified tennis instructor. You can find him coaching all different levels of tennis. He enjoys spending time with his family or hanging with his friends.

He is currently represented by Multi-Ethnic Talent and Nevername Artist Agency.

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