A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991. He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).

Filmography

• Al Meqaad El Akheer — actors, Actor's Assistant
• 2025Behind the Mask — Michael
• 2025Cave — Man in the Cave
• 2025I Was a Stranger — Papa Homsi
• In the Shade of Jasmine
• 2025Möbius Loop — Jurius Hesham
• 2024Anwar — Anwar (80 years old)
• 2024Skeet — Mohamed
• 2022Neighbours — Nahum
• 2020Refugee — Papa Homsi
• 2020The Way Back — Liquor Store Owner
• 20191st Born — Hamid
• 2017Ablution — Khaled
• 2017Facing Mecca — Fareed
• SEAL Team — Asim Al-Hazred
• 2017Under Concrete — Father
• 2016A Hologram for the King — Dr. Haddad
• 2016Bon Voyage — Kareem
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — Erdem Bayar
• Patriot — Cantar Walley
• 2015Queen of the Desert — Fattuh
• 2013We've Got Balls — Butler
• Omar — Heraclius's messenger to Omar
• Ayam el Derasa — الأستاذ أكرم
• On the Edge of the Abyss — فؤاد
• 2006Valley of the Wolves: Iraq — Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)
• Holding Back Tears — بسام
• The Sun Rises Again — عماد
• Maraya 2003
• Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi — ريموند الثالث - ضيف شرف
• Brothers of the Soil
• Missing Painting
• The End of a Brave Man — برهوم عطا

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 2019Jihad in Hollywood — Self
• 2016Jihad in Hollywood — Self