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Adam Bakri
آدم بكري
Adam Bakri TIFF2013 (cropped).jpg
Bakri in 2013
Born (1988-05-15) May 15, 1988 (age 36)
Jaffa, Israel
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Cynthia Samuel
​
(m. 2022)​
[1]
Father Mohammad Bakri
Relatives

Adam Bakri (Arabic : آدم بكري; born May 15, 1988) is a Palestinian actor. He made his feature film debut by starring in Oscar-nominated film Omar (2013), directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

Early life

Bakri was born in Jaffa to a Palestinian family [2] [3] and grew up in the village of Bi'ina. [4] He is the son of actor and director Mohammad Bakri, with his brothers Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri also being actors. [5] 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. [6]

Career

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. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9] In England, he joined the main cast of Gavin Hood's political thriller Official Secrets in the role of Katharine Gun's husband. [10]

Personal life

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. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirector(s)Notes
2012UnfoldElias SohnounIngrid ChikhaouiShort film
2013 Omar Omar Hany Abu-Assad
2014A little bit of badKennethPatrick von BarkenbergShort 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 AnatoliaMarwanSusan YoussefShort film
2022 A Gaza Weekend Waleed Basil Khalil
2024If You See Something Oday Rasheed
2025 All That's Left Of You Cherien Dabis

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationAwardWorkResultRef.
2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor Omar Nominated [12]
2014 Malmö Arab Film Festival Best actorWon [13] [14]
2015 Chlotrudis Awards Best actorNominated [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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nagy, Andrew (December 8, 2021). "Adam Bakri is Our Breakthrough Actor of the Year". GQ. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Discovery: Adam Bakri". Interview Magazine. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022. I'm a Palestinian Israeli.
  4. ↑ Priest, Matthew (5 September 2023). "How Adam Bakri came to his senses". Esquire. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Rothe, Nina (May 21, 2013). "Believing: Hany Abu-Assad's Omar Gets Standing Ovation in Cannes". HuffPost . Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cheers for Palestinian film of love and betrayal". Al Arabiya . May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "APSA academy members: Adam Bakri". Asia Pacific Screen Awards . Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (May 19, 2014). "Adam Bakri joins Asif Kapadia's Ali and Nino". Screen International . Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Partho Sen-Gupta's 'Slam' to be French-Australian co-pro". If magazine . May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ Bentley, Rick (August 29, 2019). "Katharine Gun speaks out for 'Official Secrets'". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  11. ↑ Lustre, Mikaella (13 September 2022). "The Perfect Cynthia Samuel Photo Album". Everything Weddings. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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  16. ↑ "The 2019 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners". Next Best Picture. December 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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