Ashraf Barhom
Actor
January 8, 1979 (47 years)
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).
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).
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | I'm Glad You're Dead Now · as Abu Rushd |
| 2025 | House of David · as Doeg |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Thank You for Banking with Us · as HusbandOn Plex |
| 2023 | Exodus · as Sam |
| 2021 | Farha · as Abu Farha |
| 2021 | The Stranger · as Adnan |
| 2020 | Manayek · as Muhammad Abu-Kamal |
| 2019 | Scales · as Amer |
| 2015 | The Curve · as Radi |
| 2015 | The Idol · as Smuggler |
| 2014 | Tyrant · as Jamal Al Fayeed |
| 2014 | The Savior · as Judas Iscariot |
| 2014 | 300: Rise of an Empire · as General Bandari |
| 2013 | By Any Means · as Ahmed |
| 2012 | Zaytoun · as Lead Plo Fighter |
| 2012 | Inheritance · as Marwan |
| 2011 | Coriolanus · as Second Citizen (cassius)On Plex |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans · as Ozal |
| 2009 | Lebanon · as 1st Phalangist |
| 2009 | Agora · as Ammonius |
| 2007 | The Kingdom · as Colonel Faris Al Ghazi |
| 2005 | Paradise Now · as Abu Karem |
| 2004 | Syrian Bride · as Marwan |
| 2004 | Colombian Love · as Samir |
| 2017 | Morgonstudion · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? · as Self - In Audience |