Adam Bakri | |
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آدم بكري | |
![]() Bakri in 2013 | |
Born | Jaffa, Israel |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Spouse | Cynthia Samuel (m. 2022) |
Father | Mohammad Bakri |
Relatives |
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Adam Bakri (Arabic : آدم بكري) is a Palestinian actor. He made his feature film debut by starring in Oscar-nominated film Omar (2013), directed by Hany Abu-Assad.
Adam Bakri was born in Jaffa to a Palestinian family [1] [2] and grew up in the village of Bi'ina. [3] He is the son of actor and director Mohammad Bakri, with his brothers Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri also being actors. [4]
After completing a bachelor's degree in English literature and Theater arts at Tel Aviv University, he trained at New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. [5]
Bakri began his acting career in theater at the age of 13, when he first took the stage performing in Ululation of the Land at the Al-Midan Theater in Haifa and Nazareth. [6] Shortly after his graduation, he landed the lead role in Hany Abu-Assad's drama thriller Omar .
In 2014, he was cast as the male lead in Asif Kapadia's adaptation of Ali and Nino , the Azerbaijan's national novel placed during the first Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. [7]
In 2018, Bakri played the male lead in an Australian feature film titled Slam , written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta, shot in Sydney, Australia. [8] In England, he joined the main cast of Gavin Hood's political thriller Official Secrets in the role of Katharine Gun's husband. [9]
In September 2022, Bakri married Lebanese-Canadian model and actress Cynthia Samuel, having met while filming Hell's Gate. Their wedding took place in Cyprus. [10] [11]
Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
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2012 | Unfold | Elias Sohnoun | Ingrid Chikhaoui | Short film |
2013 | Omar | Omar | Hany Abu-Assad | |
2014 | A little bit of bad | Kenneth | Patrick von Barkenberg | Short film |
2016 | Ali and Nino | Ali Khan Shirvanshir | Asif Kapadia | |
2018 | Slam | Ricky Nasser | Partho Sen-Gupta | |
2019 | Official Secrets | Yasar Gun | Gavin Hood | |
Amsterdam to Anatolia | Marwan | Susan Youssef | Short film | |
2022 | A Gaza Weekend | Waleed | Basil Khalil | |
2024 | If You See Something | Oday Rasheed | ||
2025 | All That's Left of You | Sharif | Cherien Dabis |
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor | Omar | Nominated | [12] |
2014 | Malmö Arab Film Festival | Best actor | Won | [13] [14] | |
2015 | Chlotrudis Awards | Best actor | Nominated | [15] | |
2018 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | Best actor | Slam | Nominated | |
2019 | Women Film Critics Circle | Best screen couple (shared with Keira Knightley) | Official Secrets | Nominated | [16] |
I'm a Palestinian Israeli.