Английская Википедия:Haaz Sleiman
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Haaz Sleiman (Шаблон:IPAc-en; Шаблон:Lang-ar; born July 1, 1976) is a Lebanese actor.[1] He most notably played the role of Tarek in the 2007 film The Visitor for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and the role of Jesus in the American TV mini-series Killing Jesus, in addition to a number of American TV series.
Early life
Sleiman was born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and raised in Beirut, Lebanon.[2] He immigrated to the United States when he was twenty-one years old.[3]
Career
In 2006, Sleiman portrayed an American soldier in Iraq on the NBC series ER and, that same year, had a recurring role as an Arab billionaire in the CBS series Company Town.[4][5] He portrayed the terrorist suspect Heydar in three 2007 episodes of the FOX series 24[5] and appeared on both NCIS and Veronica Mars in 2007.[4]
He co-starred as Tarek, an undocumented Syrian immigrant in the critically acclaimed 2007 independent film The Visitor, a drama directed by Tom McCarthy. The film was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award.[1][4] Sleiman also had small roles in the 2006 film American Dreamz and the 2007 film AmericanEast.[4][5]
Sleiman played nurse Mohammed "Mo-Mo" De La Cruz in the first season of the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie, which premiered in June 2009.[4][6][7][8]
In 2011, Sleiman played the role of Omar, a Palestinian activist, in the Channel 4 mini-series The Promise.
Sleiman also played the role of Kasim Tariq in the CW Network TV show Nikita; he appeared in two episodes.
Sleiman played Dr Rabia, a Syrian doctor in Channel 4's The State.
In 2013, Sleiman started as the titular character in the short lived Off-Broadway musical Venice.[9]
Personal life
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Sleiman said that he is Muslim, Christian, and Jewish.[10] On August 22, 2017, he came out as gay via a Facebook video.[2][11]
Awards and nominations
- Won 2nd place during the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for "Best Ensemble Cast" for The Visitor
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor during Independent Spirit Awards for role in The Visitor
- Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast for The Visitor during the Gotham Awards
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ski Trip | 2004 | Tyson | |
| American Dreamz | 2006 | Mujeheddin Captain | |
| The Fourth Estate | Short film | ||
| The Visitor | 2007 | Tarek | Nominated — Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated — Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated — Online Film & Television Association for Best Breakthrough Performance – Male |
| Futbaal: The Price of Dreams | Ace | ||
| AmericanEast | 2008 | Slick Ali | |
| Dorfman in Love | 2011 | Cookie | |
| Highland Park | 2012 | Ali Rasheed | Video on demand |
| Those People | 2015 | Tim | |
| Ideal | Photographer | Short film | |
| Offer and Compromise | 2016 | Scott | |
| Love & Debt | 2019 | Scott | |
| 3022 | 2019 | Thomas Dahan | |
| Breaking Fast | 2020 | Mo | |
| Eternals | 2021 | Ben |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Town | 2006 | Шаблон:Sort | Unsold television pilot |
| ER | Hodgkins | Episode: "The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor" | |
| 24 | 2007 | Heydar | 3 episodes (season 6) |
| NCIS | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Grace Period" | |
| Veronica Mars | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Un-American Graffiti" | |
| Nurse Jackie | 2009 | Шаблон:Sort | Main role (season 1; 12 episodes) |
| Nikita | 2010, 2011 | Шаблон:Sort | 2 episodes |
| The Promise | 2011 | Шаблон:Sort | Miniseries |
| CSI: Miami | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Mayday" | |
| Ricochet | Шаблон:Sort | Television film | |
| Meet Jane | Шаблон:Sort | Television film | |
| Beauty & the Beast | 2012 | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "All In" |
| Covert Affairs | 2012, 2015 | Шаблон:Sort | 3 episodes (season 3), 1 episode (season 5) |
| Blue Bloods | 2013 | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Drawing Dead" |
| The Good Wife | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Whack-a-Mole" | |
| Person of Interest | 2014 | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Allegiance" |
| Reckless | Шаблон:Sort | Episode: "Fifty-One Percent" | |
| Allegiance | 2015 | Шаблон:Sort | 2 episodes |
| Killing Jesus | Jesus of Nazareth | Television film | |
| The Player | 2015 | Farid | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Of Kings and Prophets | 2016 | Jonathan | Main cast |
| The State | 2017 | Шаблон:Sort | Minisiries (3 episodes) |
| Tommy in La La Land | 2018 | Himself | Documentary (3 episodes) |
| Jack Ryan | Ali bin Suleiman | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| Little America | 2020 | Rafiq | Episode "The Son" |
Video game
| Title | Year | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's Creed | 2007 | Malik al-Sayf | |
| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | 2011 | Suleiman I | |
| Diablo III | 2012 | Additional voices | |
| Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | 2014 | Additional voices |
References
External links
- Английская Википедия
- 1976 births
- 21st-century Lebanese male actors
- Gay actors
- Lebanese male film actors
- Lebanese male television actors
- Lebanese Muslims
- Gay Muslims
- Lebanese gay men
- Lebanese emigrants to the United States
- Living people
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