Alex Abdullah Abbad (born June 18, 1978), sometimes known as Alex Abbad, is an Indonesian

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, poet, host, musician,

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, and

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, with two decades of experience in the Creative and Entertainment Industry.

Career

He started off his career as MTV Asia VJ in the 90's and rose to become Indonesia's leading actor. He is very well regarded as a character actor who takes exceptionally challenging roles. He starred in an HBO Original Series ''

Halfworlds ''Halfworlds'' is a dark fantasy thriller television series produced and created by HBO Asia. Set in present-day Southeast Asia, the series reveals an underground society populated by demons from Asian folklore across the region. The first seaso ...

'' (2015) directed by Joko Anwar In addition, Alex also starred in ''

The Raid 2 ''The Raid 2'' ( id, The Raid 2: Berandal, lit=thug; ja, ザ・レイド Gokudo, lit=gangster), also known as ''The Raid: Retaliation'', is a 2014 Indonesian action thriller film written, directed and edited by the Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evan ...

'' (2014) and in ''

Merantau ''Merantau'', released in some countries as ''Merantau Warrior'', is a 2009 Indonesian martial arts action film written, directed and edited by Gareth Huw Evans, and starring Iko Uwais. The film, which marks Uwais' debut as an actor, is the f ...

'' (2009), both directed by Gareth Evans. As for accolades and recognition Alex also won the Festival Film Indonesia (FFI) for Best Supporting Actor in ''

My Stupid Boss ''My Stupid Boss'' is a 2016 Indonesian comedy film directed and written by Upi Avianto based on a four-part novel series of the same name by Chaos@Work. The film stars Reza Rahadian, Bunga Citra Lestari, Alex Abbad, Chew Kin Wah, Atikah Suhaime ...

'' (2016) and also nominated for the same category the next year for ''

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'' (2017).

Filmography

Film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbad, Alex 1978 births Living people Indonesian people of Yemeni descent Indonesian actors Male actors from Jakarta Indonesian television presenters VJs (media personalities)