Ashraf Barhom ( ar, أشرف برهوم, he, אשרף ברהום; born January 8, 1979) is an Palestinian Arab actor from

Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha ( he, מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא; ar, معالوت ترشيحا, ''Maʻālūt Taršīḥā'') is a city in the North District in Israel, some east of Nahariya, about above sea level. The city was established in 1 ...

, in

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, Israel.Ashraf Barhom – Biography
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Paradise Now ''Paradise Now'' ( ar, الجنّة الآن, al-Janna al-ʾāna) is a political and psychological drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best ...

'', '' By Any Means'' and ''

The Syrian Bride ''The Syrian Bride'' ( he, הכלה הסורית) is a 2004 film directed by Eran Riklis. The story deals with a Druze wedding and the troubles the politically unresolved situation creates for the personal lives of the people in and from the villa ...

''.

Early life

Barhom grew up in an Arab

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family in the

region in israel , in a small village called

Ma'alot-Tarshiha Ma'alot-Tarshiha ( he, מַעֲלוֹת-תַּרְשִׁיחָא; ar, معالوت ترشيحا, ''Maʻālūt Taršīḥā'') is a city in the North District in Israel, some east of Nahariya, about above sea level. The city was established in 1 ...

. He participated in many school plays before attending the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Is ...

, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts. He has three sisters. Of his ethnic heritage, Barhom has said:

When we attach ourselves to national identities, then we enter into a cycle of conflict. I didn't choose where I was born or who to be or what people would call me. I'm a hybrid, from a cultural perspective, but I don't think in these terms. I'm more simple than that. I'm a mammal who will live 70 years more or less, who believes in God and likes his life.

Career

In 2007, he garnered much attention for appearing alongside

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in the movie '' The Kingdom'' as Col. Faris Al-Ghazi. He has since appeared in such Israeli films as ''Ahava Colombianit'' (Colombian Love) and ''

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''. He is also notable for starring in

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, portraying the 5th century AD

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n parabalani

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Ammonius, in the 2010 remake of ''Clash of the Titans'' as the bounty hunter Ozal, and in

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' 2011 adaptation of

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's ''Coriolanus''. In July 2013 it was announced that Barhom had been cast in FX's series

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barhom, Ashraf 1979 births Arab citizens of Israel Israeli male film actors Living people University of Haifa alumni Israeli Arab Christians People from Northern District (Israel)