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Gender
Male
Age Range
41 - 41
Ethnicity
Middle Eastern
Height
183cm
Base Location
Melbourne
Available In
Brisbane, International, Melbourne, Sydney
Skills
Actor, Director, Stand-up Comedian, Writer
Hair
Black
Memberships
M.E.A.A
Pdf Bio
Agent
Acting Agent
Active Artists Management
Phone
Email
Web
Feature Photo
Credits
Feature Film
2023
Lead, Hossein
Shayda
Dirty Films, Madman Films
Noora Niasari
2022
Lead, Arash
Tennessine
Breathless Films, Palangi Productions
Amin Palangi
2020
Supporting, Majid
The Furnace
Southern Light Films
Roderick MacKay
2017
Lead, Ali
Ali's Wedding
Matchbox Pictures
Jeffrey Walker
2016
Lead, Nadim
Journey
PIOTP
Mohammad Ghorbankarimi
2012
Lead, Azim
10Terrorists
The Picture Tank
Dee McLachlan
2009
Lead, Amir Farshchi
Saved
Big & Little Films
Tony Ayres
2007
Supporting, Fiark
Lucky Miles
Puncture Pty. Ltd., Blink Films
Michael James Rowland
Television
2022
Series Regular, Salim
Savage River
Aquarius Films
Jocelyn Moorhouse
2016
Recurring, Hadji Adhib
Jack Irish
ABC, Essential Media & Entertainment
Mark Joffe, Kieran Darcy-Smith
2011
Guest, Hanif Durrani
City Homicide
Southern Star Entertainment
David Cameron
2011
Guest, Salem Shokor
Sea Patrol
Australian Film Finance Corporation, McElroy All Media
Geoff Bennett
2010
Guest, Hazrat
Rush
Southern Star
Ben Chessell
2009
Recurring, Latif
East West 101
SBS, Knapman Wyld Television
Peter Andrikidis
2008
Guest, Michael Young
Canal Road
Nine Network Australia, Canal Road 1
Ian Watson
2007
Guest, Kasim Al-Basri
City Homicide
Southern Star Entertainment
Paul Moloney
2007
Series Regular, Sharif Doumani
Kick
SBS Independent, Film Victoria, Horsebridge Productions Limited
Esben Storm
Short Film
2017
Stephen
Flow
Simon Shepherd Productions
Simon El-Rahi
2014
Abbas Salim
Canberra Says No
University of Technology, Sydney
Zahra Alsamawi
2013
Fadi
Pure
Independent
Ruby Hammad
2011
Hadi
The Orchard
VCA
Sofi Basseghi
2009
Joe Late
Too Late
RMIT Productions
Ali Sami
2009
Aashiq
Housemates
VCA
Lee Mathews
2008
Anthony
296 Smith Street
VCA (winner MIFF, ADG, SIFF)
John Evagora
2008
Ali
Where are you from?
Lion-Sword Productions
Shahin Shafaei
2007
Hani
Shotgun! [An Opening Sequence]
Fractured Productions
Alistair Marks
2006
Cabbie
Mind's Eye
TAFTA Productions
John Orscik
Stage
2021
Various / Creative Development
No Friend But The Mountain
Performing Lines
Nigel Jamieson
2021
Omar
Them
Critical Stages Touring
Bagryana Popov
2020
Medvedenko
The Seagull
La Mama
Bagryana Popov
2019
Malik
Anthem
Performing Lines / Melb Arts Centre
Susie Dee
2018
Autobiographical, as himself
Good Muslim Boy
Malthouse Theatre
Janice Muller
2018
Autobiographical, as himself
Good Muslim Boy
Queensland Theatre
Janice Muller
2017
Hamed
The Sound of Waiting
Brown's Mart Theatre Darwin
Gail Evans
2016
Rami
Tales of a City by the Sea
La Mamma
Wahibe Moussa
2015
Amor
I Call my Brothers
MTC
Nadja Kostich
2015
The Storyteller
Origin.Transit.Destination
APE
Sally Sussman
2014
Rami
Tales of a City by the Sea
La Mamma Theatre
Lech Mackiewicz
2013
Jemal
The Container
Big West Festival
Kevin Hopkins
2013
Benoit
The Two Executioners
La Mamma
Mammad Aidani
2012
Soldier
The Bus Stop
Lion Sword Productions/ Department of Justice
Osamah Sami
2012
Interrogator/ Bus Driver
Black Box 149
La Mamma
Rose Jones
2011
Mr. Rashedy
Forum Theatre
VCA - Grant St. Theatre
Shahin Shafaei
2011
Taliban Fighter
Long Day's Dying
La Mamma
Kevin Summers
2009
Yassir / Sayef
Baghdad Wedding
Belvoir St. Theatre Co
Geordie Brookman
2007
Michael, Abdou
Sinners
La Mamma
Melanie Beddie
2007
Mulla Durrani / Munkerat
Homebody/ Kabul
Theatre@Risk
Chris Bendell
2006
Saddam Hussein
Trial of Saddam
A.A.G.I Theatre Co
Dr. Jaafar Albakiry
Web Series
2015
Sami
Two Refugees & a Blonde
Independent
Shahin Shafaei
Skills & Attributes
Natural Accent
Arabic, Australian
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Persian, Spanish
Instrumental
Guitar
Sport
Cricket, Martial Arts, Soccer, AFL Football, Swimming, Tennis, Yoga, Table Tennis
Drivers Licences
Forklift, Truck
Professional Skills
Actor, Director, Stand-up Comedian, Writer
Photos
Notes
Awards: 2017: AACTA Awards, Nominated for Best Lead Actor 2017: AACTA Awards, Won Best Original Screenplay 2016: NSW Premier’s Literary Award, Good Muslim Boy 2015: Green Room Nomination for Best Lead Actor, Melbourne Theatre Company's I Call My Brothers
