Fares Fares
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| Fares Fares | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 April 1973 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Fares Fares (born 29 April 1973) is a Lebanese-Swedish actor.
Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon and is of Assyrian origin.[1] Fares and his family first moved to Sweden in 1987, residing in Örebro. He is the brother of director Josef Fares, and has several times played major parts in his films, including Jalla! Jalla! (2000) and Kopps (2003) and son of father Jan Fares, also an actor. He has also starred in Bang Bang Orangutang (2005) and Kill Your Darlings (2006). He appears in the music video for Lykke Li's 2011 single, "I Follow Rivers", directed by Tarik Saleh.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Före stormen | Hostage taker | |
| Jalla! Jalla! | Roro | ||
| 2001 | Days Like This | Michel | |
| 2003 | Kopps | Jacob | Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival Best Actor Award |
| 2004 | I'm Your Man | Omar | Short film |
| Dag och natt | Kristian | Chicago International Film Festival Best Ensemble Acting Award | |
| Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee | Jesus | ||
| Fakiren fra Bilbao | Frank Flambert | ||
| 2005 | Zozo | The Chicken (voice) | |
| Bang Bang Orangutang | Patrik | ||
| 2006 | Kill Your Darlings | Omar | |
| 7 miljonärer | Kristoffer El-Zeid | ||
| 2007 | Leende guldbruna ögon | Roshan | Television miniseries |
| 2008 | For a Moment, Freedom | Manu | |
| Maria Wern – Främmande fågel | Jonathan Sauma | Television series | |
| The Fur | Richardt | Short film | |
| 2009 | Metropia | Firaz Sanoman (voice) | |
| 2010 | Easy Money | Mahmoud | |
| 2012 | Sleepwalking in the Rift | Short film | |
| Safe House | Vargas | ||
| Easy Money II | Mahmoud | Nominated – Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Hakim | ||
| 2013 | Kvinden i buret | Assad | |
| 2014 | Child 44 | Filming |
References
External links
- Fares Fares at the Internet Movie Database
- Fares Fares at the Swedish Film Database
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