Tamer Riad

At the age of 5 while he was living in Cardiff, Wales, Tamer was asked to play the role of the King in his school play, Snow White an adaptation of the cartoon movie. Though he gave an outstanding performance, after saying his lines "we shall call her snow white" he was so nervous that he ran off the stage and it was an embarrassing moment for him though everyone took it as a moment of comedy. At the age of 7 he was back in the theatre in a more serious role in the famous production based on the Shakespeare play "Merchant Of Venice", though he very much wanted the role of Antonio he was asked to play the role of Shylock due to his typecasting even at such a young age. Despite his family's disapproval of the role due to cultural and religious conflicts, he never looked at it as anything more than a role in a play. That role is what earned him an award in the talent category at his school, as well as his first recognition as a talent artist in the field of drama and acting.