Hisham Sulliman

Hisham Sulliman
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Nazareth, Israel
OccupationActor

Hisham Fadel Sulliman (Arabic: هشام فضل سليمان, Hebrew: הישאם סלימאן; born in 1978) is an Arab-Israeli actor. He is best known for his role in the Israeli drama film Bethlehem, and as Taufiq Hammed in the Israeli political thriller television series Fauda.[1]

Biography

Sulliman was born and raised in Nazareth, Israel,[2] to a Palestinian Arab-Muslim family. As a child, he started acting at a community theatre. In 1997, he moved to Tel Aviv to study acting at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio, from which he graduated in 2000.

In 2007 he co-founded the Nazareth local Fringe theatre. Sulliman also took part in numerous plays in the Al-Midan and the El-Hakawati theaters.

Sulliman is probably best known for his role in the Israeli 2013 drama film Bethlehem, and his role in the Israeli political thriller television series Fauda as Taufiq Hammed, nicknamed "The Panther", a former official member of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas.

Sulliman is married to Rahik Haj Yahi, an Arab actress from Tayibe, they met in 2002 during a production of a play. They have three children, and live in Nazareth, Israel.

In 2021, he started working on the TV series The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem.

Filmography

Film

  • Munich - 2005
  • The Little Traitor - 2007
  • Bethlehem - 2013
  • Stay Alive - 2013
  • Last Band in Lebanon - 2016
  • Wounded Land - 2016

Television

Short films

References

  1. ^ Bihler, Dennis (2023-04-20). "Fauda creators give sneak peek of new action series". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ Brown, Hannah (2021-03-06). "Suliman's journey from 'Fauda' to Knesset to Nazareth". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2022-05-21.