Ramy Youssef

Ramy Youssef (born March 26, 1991, in Queens, New York City) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series Ramy (2019-2022), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Peabody Award in 2020. He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Born to Egyptian immigrant parents and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, in a Muslim household, he remains a practicing Muslim.

Youssef attended Rutherford High School and went on to study political science and economics at Rutgers University, Newark, but left before graduating to enroll at the William Esper Studio to focus on acting. He made his acting debut in 2012 on the Nick at Nite sitcom See Dad Run, and in 2017 performed his stand-up routine on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. His series Ramy debuted on Hulu on April 19, 2019, telling the story of a millennial first-generation Muslim-American born to immigrant parents. In June 2019 he starred in his first HBO stand-up comedy special, Ramy Youssef: Feelings.

Along with Mo Amer, Youssef is the co-creator of Mo, an American comedy-drama series that premiered on Netflix on August 24, 2022. He had his first major movie role in the 2023 film Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, and hosted Saturday Night Live on March 30, 2024. In 2025 he co-created #1 Happy Family USA for Amazon Prime Video alongside Pam Brady, and received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Rutgers University. He has used his platform in support of humanitarian causes, donating proceeds from his 2023 "More Feelings" tour to American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA).