Sherif is an Egyptian actor born in Cairo, who studied at the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts and graduated in 2003. He began his studies at the institute from behind the camera, working as a photographer and assistant photographer and participating in shooting advertisements and music videos until he became an assistant director for more than three years. Sherif's first television appearance was in a scene in the series "A Woman from the Time of Love". After that, he participated in the "Aabdeen Family" series in separate episodes. Sherif disappeared again to study and educate himself behind the cameras until he returned in 2002 with the series "Al Banat". He disappeared again for two years, and after completing his studies, he participated in the series "Ya Ward Mayn Yashtrik" in 2004. In the same year, he participated in the series "Mahmoud Al-Masry". In 2005, he participated in the series "Ard Al-Rijal" with artist Salah Al-Saadani, and in the same year, he acted in the films "Dars Khassosi" and "Dam Al-Ghazal".