Tamer Hassan
| Tamer Hassan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Tamer Hassan at the Gumball 3000 Rally, 2007 | |
| Born |
18 March 1968 London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | |
| www.tamerhassan.com | |
Tamer Hassan (born 18 March 1968), is an English actor of Turkish Cypriot descent.
Early life
Hassan was born and raised in New Cross, South London, England into a Turkish Cypriot family.[1][2][3][4] Having sustained an injury in amateur boxing, Hassan turned to running nightclubs and restaurants. Hassan is currently the owner, chairman and often player/coach of Dartford, Kent, club Greenwich Borough. He also runs an Eltham Boxing Gym.
Acting career
Hassan started acting in television before his role in the The Calcium Kid.[6] He was cast as the leader of a fictional football firm in The Football Factory. The film's director Nick Love, subsequently, cast him in the lead role for The Business.
Hassan has had a number of roles in films such as The Ferryman, Batman Begins, Cass, Eastern Promises, and Clash of the Titans, where he portrayed Ares, the ancient Greek god of war.
In 2011, he played "The Boss", a shady police officer, in the British film noir Jack Falls.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | No Way Out | Officer at party | |
| 2002 | Dju! | Himself | |
| 2002 | Judge John Deed[6] | Hussain Husaini | Episode: "Political Expediency" |
| 2003 | The Bill[6] | Hasan Ergunsah | Episode: "090" |
| 2004 | Murder City[6] | Michael Samuels | Episode: "Big City Small World" |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid[6][7] | Pete Wright | |
| 2004 | Spivs[6] | Villa | |
| 2004 | The Football Factory[7] | Fred | |
| 2004 | Layer Cake[6] | Terry | |
| 2005 | Hannibal v Rome | Hannibal[6] | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Unleashed (aka Danny the Dog)[6] | Georgie | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Faden's Limo Driver | |
| 2005 | The Business | Charlie | |
| 2005 | 7 Seconds[6] | Rahood | |
| 2005 | The Business[6] | Charlie | |
| 2005 | Revealed | Hannibal | Episode: "Hannibal of the Alps" |
| 2005 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Luccio | Episode: "Sex Actually" |
| 2007 | The Ferryman[6] | Big Dave | |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises[6] | Chechen | |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show[6] | Himself | 2 Episodes |
| 2001–2007 | Casualty[6] | Stan / Barry Rayfield | 2 Episodes |
| 2008 | Sucker Punch | Del | |
| 2008 | West 10 LDN[6] | Gout | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Beyond the Rave[6] | Rich Crocker | |
| 2008 | Cass[6] | Ray | |
| 2008 | EastEnders[6] | Ahmet | 2 Episodes |
| 2009 | K[6] | Alberto[6] | |
| 2009 | Goal! III[6][7] | Ronnie[8] | |
| 2009 | iD3 | Tommaso | |
| 2009 | City Rats[6][7] | Jim[6] | |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon | Gomez | 2 Episodes |
| 2009 | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead | Chavez | |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running[7] | Nick | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew | |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Ares | |
| 2010 | The Hike | Dean | |
| 2010 | The Last Seven | Jack Mason | |
| 2010 | Bonded by Blood[7] | Pat Tate | |
| 2010 | Magic Boys | Splendid Ben | |
| 2010 | Service Man | Corporal Thomas | |
| 2010 | Jack Falls | The Boss | |
| 2011 | Blood Out | Elias | |
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | Stoller | |
| 2011 | Amoc | Dell | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Double | Boz | |
| 2011 | Freerunner | Reese | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Hike | Dean | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Reverend | Harold Hicks | (pre-production) |
| 2010-2012 | NCIS | Agah Bayar | 3 episodes |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Executive producer |
| 2012 | Service Man | Executive producer |
Personal life
Hassan is married and has two children. He is a close friend of Cockney fellow actor Danny Dyer.[9] His son, Taser, is a football player.[10]
References
- ↑ Kibris Gazetesi. "İçimizden yükselen yıldız: Tamer Hassan…". Retrieved 2010-12-19. (in Turkish)
- ↑ Hackney Gazette. "Layer Cake actor Tamer Hassan breaks silence on Vinnie Jones fight". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ Peliza, Peliza. "Interview: Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan". AskMen.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ CypNet. "Tamer Hassan". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ Talk Sport. "Tamer Hassan interview". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 "Tamer Hassan 2". CV and BIOG. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Film4 Filmography Tamer Hassan". film4.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ "Tamer Hassan;s IMDB Page". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ Lime. "An exclusive interview with Tamer Hassan". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. "Huddersfield Town hopeful Taser Hassan hopes to emulate actor dad Tamer Hassan’s career progression". Retrieved 2010-12-19.
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