Natacha Karam

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Natacha Karam
Born (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 30)
Citizenship Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Natacha Karam is a Saudi-born Irish and Lebanese actress. She is best known for playing action heroes including Jasmine "Jaz" Khan in The Brave and Marjan Marwani in 9-1-1: Lone Star .

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Background

Karam was born in Jeddah, where her family was stationed, to a Northern Irish mother and a Lebanese-French father. Her family moved around while Karam was growing up; [1] places she lived included Ireland, [2] Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, and Dubai. [3] Karam completed her A Levels at Dubai College in 2012. She went on to study at the City Literary Institute in London, graduating in 2014. [4]

Career

Karam began her acting career in 2017, with one-off appearances in television series Silent Witness and Homeland , along with an appearance in the TV film Valentine's Again. [5] She landed her first major role later that year, when she was cast as Sergeant Jasmine "Jaz" Khan on the military action drama series The Brave , [6] which ran for one season consisting of 13 episodes on NBC.

In 2018, Karam made an appearance in the film The Hurricane Heist , and in 2019, she appeared in an episode of the 34th season of the TV series Casualty . Since 2020, she has been part of the main cast of the procedural drama series 9-1-1: Lone Star on Fox, playing the role of firefighter Marjan Marwani. [7] Karam also appeared in the 2020 Netflix film The Old Guard , in which she played the role of Dizzy. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Hurricane Heist Laurie
2020 The Old Guard Dizzy

Television films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Valentine's AgainMelissa

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Silent Witness TamaraEpisode: "Identity: Part 1"
Homeland Mina BeckerEpisode: "The Covenant"
2017–2018 The Brave Jasmine "Jaz" KhanSeries regular
2019 Casualty Ambi BusnalEpisode #34.14
2020–2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Marjan MarwaniMain Role

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