Robert Rabiah
Australian film actor
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Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor, screen writer, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Hakim in Face to Face (2011), for which he was nominated for a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the Inside Film Awards,[2] and as Bilal in Safe Harbour (2018) for which he was nominated at the Equity Ensemble Awards.[3][4][5]
Robert Rabiah | |
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Robert Rabiah at the 2012 AFI Awards | |
| Alma mater | Beverly Hills Playhouse |
| Occupations | Actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Awards | Australian Writers' Guild Award (Monte Miller Award for Unproduced Screenplay (with Evan Clarry));[1] Monaco Charity Film Festival Award (Best Actor) |
| Website | robertrabiahofficial |
Career
In 2000, Rabiah's first role was in the Australian film Chopper, alongside Eric Bana and Vince Colosimo.[6] He got roles in television shows, including Blue Heelers,[7] Stingers, Underbelly,[8] Fat Tony & Co., and Neighbours. In 2004, he had a minor role in Evan Clarry's Under the Radar. In 2011, he was cast in Michael Rymer's Face To Face.[9]
He later acted in the Australian romantic comedy film Ali's Wedding (2018),[10][11] action film The Shinjuku Five,[12][13] 2018 drama television series Safe Harbour,[14][15][16][17] Deadline Gallipoli,[18] Down Under,[19] Secret City and Below.[20][21]
Other roles include: Nick in Chopper, Dario Mancini in Fat Tony & Co., Spiro Politis on TV soap Neighbours, Mehmet in Deadline Gallipoli, Mohsen in Ali's Wedding, Paul `PK' Kallipolitis in Underbelly,[7] and Sami Almasi in Secret City (TV series).[22]
Awards and nominations
| Ceremony | Year | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Face to Face | Nominated | [23][24] |
| Inside Film Awards | 2011 | Best Actor | Face to Face | Nominated | [25][26] |
| Monaco Charity Film Festival | 2011 | Best Actor in an ensemble cast | Face to Face | Won | [27] |
| Australian Writers' Guild | 2006 | Monte Miller Award | Jericho | Won | [28] |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Land of Bad | Saeed Hashimi | Feature film |
| 2023 | Tennessine | Nasser | Feature film |
| 2022 | Trail Blazers | Gabrielle | Feature film |
| 2021 | Double or Nothing | Eric | Feature film |
| 2020 | The Shinjuku Five | Victor | Feature film |
| 2019 | Below | King Ciggy | Feature film |
| 2017 | Romeo | Benvillo Montague | |
| 2017 | Fourth Wall | Joe | |
| 2017 | Antonio: Down Under | ||
| 2017 | 7 Storeys Down | Tommy | |
| 2017 | Ali's Wedding | Mohsen | Feature film |
| 2016 | The Perfect Nonsense | Dennis | |
| 2016 | Down Under | Amir | Feature film |
| 2016 | Bubblegum | Ali | |
| 2015 | Feel the Love | The Surgeon | |
| 2015 | Monkey Magic | Sandy | |
| 2015 | Blood Brothers | Jack Knox | |
| 2015 | Intikam | Murat | |
| 2015 | Nothing to Declare | Cantana | |
| 2013 | Farid in the West | Farid | Short film |
| 2013 | Monkey's in Heaven | Navin | Short film |
| 2013 | The Further I Run | Johnny | Short film |
| 2011 | Boston Tommy | Walter Wentworth | Short film |
| 2011 | Face to Face | Hakim | Feature film |
| 2010 | Shadows of the Night | New Nephew | Short film |
| 2009 | Out | Joel | Short film |
| 2008 | Four of a Kind | Paul | Feature film |
| 2006 | Glass | Hector | Short film |
| 2005 | Death Letter | Prison Guard 1 | Short film |
| 2005 | Thin Walls | Steve | Short film |
| 2005 | The Speaking Role | Tom | Short film |
| 2004 | Under the Radar | Mario | Feature film |
| 2003 | Working Woman's Lie Detector | Gary | Short film |
| 2002 | Pros and Cons | Vernon | Short film |
| 2001 | Abschied in den Tod | Detective (uncredited) | |
| 2000 | Chopper | Nick | Feature film |
| 2000 | On the Beach | Cook Grantino | TV movie |
| 2000 | The Wog Boy | Pietro | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bay of Fires | Reg Brown | TV series |
| 2023 | Last King of the Cross[29] | Jamour Ibrahim | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Irreverent | Farah | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Jack Irish | Mick Khoury | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2020 | AussieWood | Charlie Getz | TV series |
| 2020 | Informer 3838 | Paul 'PK' Kallipolitis | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2019 | The ShowBiz Podcast with Robert Rabiah and Joey Coley-Sowry | Self | Podcast Series |
| 2019 | Secret City | Sami Allmasi | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Franco's World | Franco | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Safe Harbour[30] | Bilal Al-Bayiati | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Tomorrow When the War Began | GDA | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Childhood's End | Saudi Businessman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Deadline Gallipoli | Mehmet | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Cycles | Tom | TV series. 1 episode |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Dario Mancini | TV miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Der Staatsanwalt | Aussie Tourist | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Killing Time | Anthony Della Tranta | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Paul 'PK' Kallipolitis | TV miniseries. 2 episodes |
| 2006-07 | Thank God You're Here | Guest Cast | TV series. 2 episodes |
| 1998-04 | Stingers | Various | TV series. 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Blue Heelers | Yusaf Zabir | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Tribe | Raoul | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Unsavory Man | TV miniseries |
| 1999 | Neighbours | Spirio | TV series, 10 episodes |
Writer/Producer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | This is Lebanon | Writer / Creator | Documentary |
| 2020 | AussieWood | Creator / Executive Producer | TV series |
| 2019 | The Showbiz Podcast | Creator / Producer | Podcast |
| 2017 | Antonio:Down Under | Writer | Pilot |
| 2015 | Blood Brothers | Writer | Film |
| 2015 | Breaking Down Nothing to Declare | Writer | |
| 2015 | Nothing to Declare | Writer | |
| 2013 | Monkey's in Heaven | Writer | Short film |
| 2013 | The Further I Run | Writer | Short film |
| 2005 | Death Letter | Writer | Short film |