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An international campaign to secure the  of detained rights advocate has been joined by an unlikely ally - Antoine from hit "Emily in Paris".

French actor William Abadie sent happy birthday wishes to Ennarah, who was last month alongside two of his (EIPR) colleagues.

"We're thinking of you. I'm thinking of you," Abadie said in the video message shared by the Free Karim campaign on Twitter.

"I wanted to wish you a strong birthday, and a happy birthday. The good news is that you've got a lot of people that are fighting for you and that you've got a group of amazing friends - that's something to be grateful for," the Netflix star continued.

"Stay strong and I'll see you soon," Abadie added.

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The French actor may seem like an unlikely figure to join the Free Karim campaign but Ennarah is said to be a "superfan" of "Emily in Paris", according to the campaign's Twitter account.

The Egyptian activist turned 37 in prison on Tuesday.

Abadie is not the only actor to have called attention to Ennarah's case.

"Avengers" star also shared a video message urging Cairo authorities to release executive director of the EIPR Gasser Abdel-Razek, criminal justice director Ennarah, and office manager Mohammed Basheer.

She also called for the release of Patrick George Zaki, a researcher for the group who was arrested in February.

"Speaking out loud has become dangerous today in ," Johansson said. "These men spent their lives fighting injustice and now he is imprisoned behind bars. All of them are facing enough false charges to put them in prison for years."

"The truth is that their only crime is standing up to defend the dignity of Egyptians," she added.

British comedian Stephen Fry and actors Emma Thompson, Joseph Fiennes, Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan also shared messages in support of Ennarah.

Abdel-Razek, Basheer and Ennarah were arrested in a sweeping crackdown last month and have since been interrogated about their criminal justice activities, including work published in November about the alarming rise in executions in Egypt.

These include secular activists, journalists, lawyers, academics and Islamists arrested in a sweeping crackdown on dissent under President .

Egypt has repeatedly denied accusations of human rights violations.

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