Firass Dirani | |
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| Born | 1984or1985(age 39–40) Sydney, Australia |
| Education | St Paul's Grammar School (2002) Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT) (2004) Atlantic Theater Company (2014) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Underbelly: The Golden Mile (2010) House Husbands (2012) |
Firass Dirani (born 1984or1985) is an Australian film and television actor.
Firass Dirani was born in Blacktown in Sydney's inner west in 1984or1985 and grew up in the suburb of Werrington. He is of Lebanese descent. [1] [2] He worked in his family's shop for ten years. He attended St Paul's Grammar School and graduated in 2002.[ citation needed ]
He went on to study acting at the Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT) in Sydney, graduating from the Professional Actor Program in 2004. [3]
Dirani played the main role of Nick Russell, the Red Mystic Ranger in Power Rangers Mystic Force in 2006. He then played the recurring role of Amen Salim in 2007 series Kick . He pursued his acting career in Hollywood before receiving a call to play the main role of John Ibrahim in Underbelly: The Golden Mile in 2010, the role which made him a household name in Australia.
In 2010, he was nominated for the Inside Film Awards 'Out of the Box' award and also won the GQ Australia Men of the Year ‘Best Television Actor’ award in the same year. [4] In April 2010, Dirani was named Cleo Bachelor of the Year. [5] In 2011, he won two Logie Awards – for Best New Talent and the Graham Kennedy Logie for Best Actor. [6]
In 2012, Dirani went on to play Gary Montebello in drama series The Straits , before securing the ongoing main role of Justin in Logie-winning comedy drama House Husbands from 2012 to 2017.
In 2014 he briefly relocated to New York City where he undertook an intensive six week course of study at the Atlantic Theater Company. [7]
In 2020, Dirani participated in Seven Network's reality program SAS Australia . He was given the 'villain edit', after repeatedly talking back and disrespecting the elite staff, prompting backlash from viewers on social media. [8]
Dirani was selected to be a part of the Socceroos’ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 squad announcement, where he narrated the football journey of the Socceroos over 100 years. [9]
In 2023, Dirani was cast in the Australian version of British series The Office , but did not make it to the production stage. [10] [11]
Dirani's film credits include the award-winning drama The Black Balloon (2008), The Combination (2009) and 2012 thriller Last Dance . He has also starred in Hollywood fare such as sci-fi film Pitch Black (2000) opposite Vin Diesel, action film Killer Elite (2011) alongside an all-star cast including Robert De Niro, Jason Statham, and Clive Owen and Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning biographical war epic Hacksaw Ridge (2015). [12]
Dirani formerly dated fellow actor Melanie Vallejo who he met when they worked together on Power Rangers Mystic Force . [13]
Dirani was the subject of a finalist portrait in the Archibald Prize in 2021, painted by artist, Jeremy Eden. [14]
In 2017, Dirani embarked on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya for two months to run a sports program, which saw him organise some football goalposts to be built while visiting a local charity, so that the kids could play with more suitable equipment. [15]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pitch Black | Ali | Feature film |
| 2000 | Lost | John Savvides | Short film |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Butch | TV movie |
| 2002 | Change | Joe Change | Short film |
| 2005 | Small Claims: White Wedding | Pizza Delivery Boy | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Silence | Anthony Vassalio | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Marine | Al Qaeda Leader | Feature film |
| 2008 | The Black Balloon | Russell | Feature film |
| 2008 | Crooked Business | Stevie | Feature film |
| 2009 | The Combination [16] | Charlie | Feature film |
| 2011 | Killer Elite | Bakhait | Feature film |
| 2012 | Last Dance | Sadiq Mohammad | Feature film |
| 2012 | In the Clear | Brooklyn Thompson | Short film |
| 2013 | Taser | Eddie | Short film |
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | Vito Rinnelli | Feature film |
| 2016 | The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One | Clarence Carmel | Feature film |
| 2017 | Bang! Bang! | Felix Husk | Short film |
| 2019 | Escape and Evasion | Welshy | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Children's Hospital | Marc | 1 episode |
| 2000 | The Potato Factory | David Soloman | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue | Nick Zenopoulous | 1 episode |
| 2003 | All Saints | Joe Malouf | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Nick Russell (Red Mystic Ranger) | 32 episodes (Main role) |
| 2007 | Kick | Amen Salim | 13 episodes |
| 2007 | East West 101 | Talai | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Underbelly | John Ibrahim | 13 episodes |
| 2012 | The Straits [17] | Gary Montebello | 10 episodes |
| 2012–17 | House Husbands [18] | Justin | 58 episodes |
| 2018 | Sando | Kevin Kenan | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Mr Inbetween | Davros | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Orange Is the New Brown | Zain | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | The Real Dirty Dancing [19] | Self | TV series |
| 2020 | SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins [20] | Self | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Sydney Dream Ball | Aerial Acrobat | |
| 2003 | Stories | ||
| 2003 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck | |
| 2003 | Kid Stakes / Other Times | ||
| 2004 | The Tempest | Caliban | University of Sydney, Theatre 3, Acton, Canberra, Lennox Theatre, Parramatta, Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford with Actors College of Theatre and Television [21] |
| 2018 | The Effect | Tristan | Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Redline Productions [22] |
| Date | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Inside Film Awards | Media Super 'Out of the Box' IF Award | Nominated |
| 2010 | Firass Dirani | GQ Men of the Year Awards | Best Television Actor | Won |
| 2010 | Firass Dirani | Cleo Bachelor of the Year | Won | |
| 2011 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Logie Awards | Most Popular New Male Talent | Won |
| 2011 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Logie Awards | Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent | Won |
| 2011 | Underbelly: The Golden Mile | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| Firass Dirani | FHM Heroes Award | Best Television Actor | Won | |
| 2013 | The Straits | Logie Awards | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | Nominated |
| 2013 | House Husbands | Logie Awards | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor | Nominated |
| 2014 | House Husbands | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | House Husbands | Logie Awards | Silver Logie for Best Actor | Nominated |
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