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Ashraf Barhom
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Ashraf Barhom – Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian Christian descent, born 8 January 1979 in Tarshiha (now Ma'alot-Tarshiha), Galilee, Israel. Graduated from the University of Haifa with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts in 1999.
His most notable film roles include Abu-Karem in Paradise Now (2005, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), Colonel Faris Al-Ghazi in The Kingdom (2007, opposite Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner), Ammonius in Agora (2009), Ozal in Clash of the Titans (2010), Cassius in Coriolanus (2011, directed by Ralph Fiennes), General Bandari in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and Abu Farha in Farha (2021). He also appeared in The Syrian Bride (2004), Lebanon (2…
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Ashraf Barhom – Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian Christian descent, born 8 January 1979 in Tarshiha (now Ma'alot-Tarshiha), Galilee, Israel. Graduated from the University of Haifa with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts in 1999. His most notable film roles include Abu-Karem in Paradise Now (2005, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), Colonel Faris Al-Ghazi in The Kingdom (2007, opposite Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner), Ammonius in Agora (2009), Ozal in Clash of the Titans (2010), Cassius in Coriolanus (2011, directed by Ralph Fiennes), General Bandari in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and Abu Farha in Farha (2021). He also appeared in The Syrian Bride (2004), Lebanon (2009), Zaytoun (2012), and The Idol (2015). On television he is best known for Jamal Al-Fayeed in the FX series Tyrant (2014–2016, 25 episodes), and more recently Doeg in House of David (2025). He won Best Actor at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and the Tiburon Film Festival for his role in The Curve (2015).
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Ashraf Barhom's Filmography
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as Husband
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
as Abu Rushd
Eid
Passing Dreams
as Kamal
Exodus
as Sam
Farha
as Abu Farha
The Stranger
as Adnan
The Parrot
as Mousa
The Idol
as Smuggler
The Curve
as Radi
The Savior
as Judas Iscariot
300: Rise of an Empire
as General Bandari
Inheritance
as Marwan
Zaytoun
as Lead PLO Fighter
Coriolanus
as Second Citizen (Cassius)
Clash of the Titans
as Ozal
Lebanon
as 1st Phalangist
Agora
as Ammonius
The Kingdom
as Colonel Faris Al Ghazi
Paradise Now
as Abu Karem
The Syrian Bride
as Marwan
In the Ninth Month
as Ahmad