Kais Nashef
Israeli actor
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Early life and education
Nashef was born in Tayibe, Israel,[1] and is of both Palestinian[2] and German descent.[citation needed] He studied acting at the Beit Zvi Institute of Performing Arts in Ramat Gan.[1] He lives in Berlin.
Career
He later played the lead role in Paradise Now, a film about two would-be suicide bombers in the West Bank.[3][4] In 2018, he won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Tel Aviv on Fire.[5][6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Paradise Now | Said | |
| 2005 | Allenbi Romance | ||
| 2006 | The Nativity Story | Benjamin | |
| 2006 | Djihad | Lugman | TV movie |
| 2006-2009 | Parashat Ha-Shavua | Amir El Nashaf | TV series, 35 episodes |
| 2008 | AmericanEast | Omar | |
| 2008 | Body of Lies | Mustafa Karami | |
| 2008 | Winds of Sand | Militant | |
| 2009 | Die Seele eines Mörders | Ya'ir | TV movie |
| 2012 | Habibi | Qays | |
| 2012-2015 | Ananda | TV series, co-write | |
| 2013 | Big Bad Wolves | man on horseback | |
| 2014 | Happiness Wrapped in a Blanket | Bashir | |
| 2016 | looking for um kolthoum | ||
| 2017 | Tel Aviv on Fire | Salam | Venice Film Festival (Horizons) Best Actor |
| 2020 | Limbo | Nabil | |
| 2020 | Abu Omar | Saleh |
