Hazem Shammas | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | Australian, Palestinian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997 – |
| Known for | |
Hazem Shammas is a Palestinian Australian actor. [1] He won the 2018 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for Safe Harbour [2] [3] and was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for the same role. [4]
In 2022 Shammas appeared in The Twelve , After the Verdict and Barons. [5] [6] [7] Shammas also appeared in The Clearing. [8]
In 2024, Shammas was named as part of the cast The Correspondent and Ladies In Black. [9] [10]
Shammas was born in Fassuta, a Palestinian village in the Galilee in Northern [Palestine]]. [11] [12] He immigrated to Sydney's Inner West as a baby, where he attended a Catholic school. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ladies in Black | Dawud | 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Bump (Australian TV series) | Hazem | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | The Clearing | Yusuf Joe Saad | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | The Twelve (Australian TV series) | Farrad Jassim | 10 episodes |
| After the Verdict (TV series) | Detective Sarti | 2 episodes | |
| Barons | Mr Zemenik | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Hungry Ghosts (TV series) | Zaeer | 1 episode |
| Halifax: Retribution | Nicholas | 1 episode | |
| The Secrets She Keeps | Cyrus Haven | 3 episodes | |
| The Gloaming | Padre | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Adam | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Hunting | Robert | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Safe Harbour [13] | Ismail | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | At Home With Julia | Asrif | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Underbelly (TV series) | Bill Bayen | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | East West 101 | Massoud | 1 episode |
| 2009 | All Saints (TV series) | Gazza | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Correspondent | Film | |
| 2015 | Alex & Eve | Mohamed | |
| 2011 | X: Night of Vengeance | Willie | |
| 2009 | 100 Blind Deals | Brother | Short |
| I Wish I Were Stephanie V | Imran Bashir | ||
| 2008 | The Tumbler | Tahir |