Elie Mitri

Elie Mitri
Elie Mitri in the Cines del Sur Granada Film Festival, 2007
Born (1980-01-26) 26 January 1980 (age 44)
Lebanon
OccupationActor

Elie Mitri (born 26 January 1980) (Arabic; ايلي متري) is a Lebanese actor, writer and stand-up comedian.

Film/TV

A graduate of the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts in 2003, his career was launched in 2006 when he starred in Falafel, directed by Michel Kammoun.[1] The film, which follows an overnight series of mishaps a young man lives through in Beirut, garnered a lot of attention internationally. In 2009 he took on the role of Saint Charbel in the biographical film Charbel: The Movie (2009),[2] bringing insight and realism to the life of one of Lebanon's most beloved saints. A variety of roles followed, such as the romantic Karim in Habbet Loulou[3] and May in the Summer[4] the drug addicted Cherif in "Horoub: Escape (2012)" and as Max in "Max w Antar (2016)", a comedy about a young man and his dog. Mitri took part in many independent and commercial projects covering socio-political issues in Lebanon, such as Chatti Ya Dinni,[5] Void[6] and "Mahroumin: The Deprived (2017)".

TV Show Host - Crazy Science

Although he is primarily known as an actor, Mitri has co-hosted along with Nancy Iskandar, the Crazy Science show, an hour long family show filled with chemical trials and science experiments, usually conducted on Mitri himself. In one interview, he said that the program was one of the achievements he was really proud of, when he saw the positive impact it had on children who watched the show.[7]

Ad Films

Elie Mitri has also starred in an ad for BMW motors. He was spotted by director by Sune Sorensen and was cast in the role of a brother estranged from his sibling.[8]

Theater

Year Play
2012/3 Reasons to be pretty
2010 Sar lezim nehke (We Need to Talk)
2009 Alarms
2009 Al Nashid (The Anthem)
2006 Public WC
2003 Fire
2006 Oliver Twist
2002 Le Revisor

Filmography

Year Film Role
2023 Arzé Junkyard Owner
2023 Al Kha’en Salem
2016 Max w Antar Max
2013 Void
2013 Habbet Loulou Karim
2013 May in the Summer Karim
2010 Chatti Ya Dinni
2009 Charbel: The Movie Max
2008 Amour D'enfants Tony
2006 Falafel Toufic

References

  1. ^ Young, Deborah (January 5, 2007). "Falafel". Variety. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cast of Charbel". Saint Charbel Website. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  3. ^ "Habbet Loulou". Talk About Movies. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ Newbould, Chris (24 August 2014). "Cherien Dabis's May in the Summer dispels myths about the Middle East". The National. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ Young, Deborah. "Here Comes the Rain -- Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Waynon (Void)". Dubai Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  7. ^ "Talk Of The Town - 20/03/2014 - Nancy Iskandar - Elie Mitri". Youtube. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "emotive tale of a reconciliation between brothers". AdAge. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.