Ashraf Barhom
Ashraf Barhom – Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian Christian descent, born 8 January 1979 in Tarshiha (now Ma'alot-Tarshiha), Galilee, Israel. Graduated from the University of Haifa with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts in 1999. His most notable film roles include Abu-Karem in Paradise Now (2005, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), Colonel Faris Al-Ghazi in The Kingdom (2007, opposite Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner), Ammonius in Agora (2009), Ozal in Clash of the Titans (2010), Cassius in Coriolanus (2011, directed by Ralph Fiennes), General Bandari in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and Abu Farha in Farha (2021). He also appeared in The Syrian Bride (2004), Lebanon (2009), Zaytoun (2012), and The Idol (2015). On television he is best known for Jamal Al-Fayeed in the FX series Tyrant (2014–2016, 25 episodes), and more recently Doeg in House of David (2025). He won Best Actor at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and the Tiburon Film Festival for his role in The Curve (2015).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Thank You for Banking with Us as Husband
- 2025 · I’m Glad You’re Dead Now as Abu Rushd
- 2025 · House of David as Doeg
- 2024 · Eid as
- 2024 · Passing Dreams as Kamal
- 2023 · Exodus as Sam
- 2021 · Farha as Abu Farha
- 2021 · The Stranger as Adnan
- 2016 · The Parrot as Mousa
- 2016 · The Idol as Smuggler
- 2015 · The Curve as Radi
- 2014 · Tyrant as Jamal Al Fayeed
- 2014 · The Savior as Judas Iscariot
- 2014 · 300: Rise of an Empire as General Bandari
- 2013 · By Any Means as Ahmed
- 2012 · Inheritance as Marwan
- 2012 · Zaytoun as Lead PLO Fighter
- 2011 · Coriolanus as Second Citizen (Cassius)
- 2010 · Clash of the Titans as Ozal
- 2009 · Lebanon as 1st Phalangist
- 2009 · Agora as Ammonius
- 2007 · The Kingdom as Colonel Faris Al Ghazi
- 2005 · Paradise Now as Abu Karem
- 2004 · The Syrian Bride as Marwan
- 2002 · In the Ninth Month as Ahmad