Ashraf Barhom (Arabic: أشر٠برهوم‎, Hebrew: × ×©×¨×£
×'ר×"×•× â€Ž; born January 8, 1979) is an Arab-Israeli actor from
Tarshiha, in Galilee, Israel. He has starred in The Kingdom, Paradise
Now, By Any Means and The Syrian Bride.Barhom grew up in an Arab
Christian family in the Galilee region of Israel, in a small village
called Tarshiha. He participated in many school plays before attending
the University of Haifa, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and
Arts. He has three sisters. Of his ethnic heritage, Barhom has said:In
2007, he garnered much attention for appearing alongside Jamie Foxx in
the movie The Kingdom as Col. Faris Al-Ghazi. He has since appeared in
such Israeli films as Ahava Colombianit (Colombian Love) and Lebanon.
He is also notable for starring in Agora, portraying the 5th century
AD Alexandrian parabalani monk Ammonius, in the 2010 remake of Clash
of the Titans as the bounty hunter Ozal, and in Ralph Fiennes' 2011
adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. In July 2013 it was announced
that Barhom had been cast in FX's series Tyrant.
×'ר×"×•× â€Ž; born January 8, 1979) is an Arab-Israeli actor from
Tarshiha, in Galilee, Israel. He has starred in The Kingdom, Paradise
Now, By Any Means and The Syrian Bride.Barhom grew up in an Arab
Christian family in the Galilee region of Israel, in a small village
called Tarshiha. He participated in many school plays before attending
the University of Haifa, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and
Arts. He has three sisters. Of his ethnic heritage, Barhom has said:In
2007, he garnered much attention for appearing alongside Jamie Foxx in
the movie The Kingdom as Col. Faris Al-Ghazi. He has since appeared in
such Israeli films as Ahava Colombianit (Colombian Love) and Lebanon.
He is also notable for starring in Agora, portraying the 5th century
AD Alexandrian parabalani monk Ammonius, in the 2010 remake of Clash
of the Titans as the bounty hunter Ozal, and in Ralph Fiennes' 2011
adaptation of Shakespeare's Coriolanus. In July 2013 it was announced
that Barhom had been cast in FX's series Tyrant.
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