May Calamawy is an Egyptian-Palestinian actress. She completed her undergrad in Acting at Emerson College and continued her studies at William Esper. She is known for the Hulu series Ramy, Marvel's Moon Knight for Disney+, National Geographic's The Long Road Home, CBS' FBI and Madame Secretary, and NBC's The Brave. For her portrayal of Layla El-Faouly/Scarlet Scarab in Moon Knight, she made history by becoming the first Arab and first Egyptian superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.