Ali Suliman
Ali Suliman | |
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Born | (1977-10-10) October 10, 1977 (age 46) Nazareth, Israel |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Ali Suliman (Arabic: علي سليمان, Hebrew: עלי סלימאן; born 1977) is a Palestinian Israeli actor.[1][2] He is known for his work on the series Jack Ryan and the film Paradise Now.[3][4]
Life and career
Ali was born in Nazareth. He graduated from Yoram Loewenstein Acting School and started his career in the theater. In 2005, he got the main role in the Palestinian film, Paradise Now, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.[5]
In 2007, he appeared in the movie The Kingdom. He played a lawyer in Lemon Tree (2008), the role of Omar Sadiki in Body of Lies (2008), a young displaced Palestinian in The Time That Remains (2009), a surgeon in The Attack (2013), Gulab in Lone Survivor (2013) and General Qamish in The Looming Tower (2018). In 2018, he played Mousa Bin Suleiman in the Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Jack Ryan.[6]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Chronicle of a Disappearance | The Man | |
2004 | The Syrian Bride | Syrian Officer | |
2005 | Paradise Now | Khaled | |
2007 | The Kingdom | Sergeant Haytham | |
2008 | The Prince of Venice | Waleed | Short film |
2008 | Lemon Tree | Ziad Daud | |
2008 | Body of Lies | Omar Sadiki | |
2009 | The Time That Remains | Eliza's Boyfriend | |
2011 | The Last Friday | Yousef | |
2011 | Do Not Forget Me Istanbul | Fayiz | |
2012 | The Attack | Amin Jaafari | |
2012 | Inheritance | Marwan | |
2012 | Cruel Summer | King | Short film |
2012 | Zaytoun | Syrian Officer | |
2013 | Everywhere But Here | Salach | |
2013 | Lone Survivor | Gulab | |
2014 | Flying Home | Sheikh | |
2014 | A Borrowed Identity | Salah | |
2014 | Mars at Sunrise | Khaled | |
2015 | Rattle the Cage | Dabaan | |
2016 | Harmonia | Daod | |
2017 | The Escape | Cabir | Co-producer |
2019 | The River | post-production | |
2019 | It Must Be Heaven | ||
2020 | 200 Meters | Mustafa | |
2021 | Farha | Abu Walid | |
2022 | The Swimmers | Ezzat Mardini | |
2024 | Arthur the King | Chik |
Selected television
- 2011 : Homeland
- 2011 : The Promise
- 2017 : The State
- 2018 : Jack Ryan
- 2018 : The Looming Tower
- TBA : Prime Target
Selected theater
- 2000 : At The Heart of the See
- 2000 : The Wise Nathan
- 2001 : A View from the Bridge
- 2002 : The Mission
- 2002 : Antar
- 2002 : The Heart’s Key
- 2002 : Waiting for Godot
- 2003 : Can-Opener
- 2004 : The Glass Menagerie
- 2005 : The storm
- 2005 : Salome[7]
- 2007 : Forget Herostratos by Gregore Goren
- 2007 : The Sneeze
- 2008 : The beggarly that exchanged
- 2009 : I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother[8]
Awards
Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
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2015 | Won | Alexandria International Film Festival | Best Actor[9] | Mars at Sunrise |
2011 | Won | Dubai International Film Festival | Best Actor[10] | The Last Friday |
2012 | Won | Carthage Film Festival | Best Actor | The Last Friday |
References
- ^ Yama Rahimi (28 October 2008). "Ali Suliman". 1001 FILMS. Yama Rahimi.
I usually get in trouble when I travel to an Arab country because I have an Israeli passport. So for them I'm not a Palestinian but an Israeli. I can't travel to certain Arab countries because they haven't recognized Israel despite being a Palestinian which is the most complicated thing.
- ^ "Interview with actor Ali Suliman". sanadfilmfund.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Ali Suliman: I just don't want to be boring". fridaymagazine.ae. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Meet the Arab actors of 'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Golden Globe Awards for 'Paradise Now'". goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (16 December 2016). "Jack Ryan: Wendell Pierce, Dina Shihabi and Ali Suleiman Cast In Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "SALOME". ofirahenig.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother". theguardian.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "ALI SULEIMAN PULLS IN BEST ACTOR AWARD AT ALEXANDRIA FILM FESTIVAL FOR MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES". mad-solutions.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "DIFF Archive". dubaifilmfest.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
External links
- Ali Suliman at IMDb