Abdulaziz Dyab (born 1995) is a Syrian-German actor. His films include ''

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'' (2021). On television, he is known for his roles in the

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series '' Unorthodox'' (2020) and the

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series '' Liaison'' (2023).

Early life

Dyab was born in

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, northwestern Syria. He grew up in a Muslim family, but does not consider himself religious. His home was often in the firing line of the Syrian civil war. Dyab moved to

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for study, but the war escalated and conditions worsened. In September 2015 at the age of 20, he fled to Germany, where he was granted asylum and eventually settled in Frankfurt an der Oder. He joined a local community theatre group to improve his German-language skills. In 2016, he intended to study mechatronics at

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. Dyab appeared in a 2017 documentary titled ''I'm Here Now Somehow'' directed by David Regos.

Career

Dyab made his television debut playing Salim in the 2020 critically acclaimed multilingual

miniseries '' Unorthodox''. This was followed in 2021 by his feature film debut in

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's ''

'' as Libyan migrant Yusuf and

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's ''Copilot'' as Karim. He also made guest appearances in the

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crime dramas ''

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'' and ''

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'', and the

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anthology series ''Baltic Crimes'', and appeared in the television films ''Der Beschützer'' and ''Bring mich nach Hause''. In 2023, Dyab played Samir Hamza, a hacker, in the British-French thriller series '' Liaison'' on

. In a 2023 interview with ''The Upcoming'', Dyab stated he was writing a film based on his childhood memories.

Filmography

Film

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Television

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'' , Rosti , Episode: "Tatütata" , - , 2023 , '' Liaison'' , Samir Hamza , 6 episodes , - , 2023 , ''

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'' , Fawad Saad , Episode: "Nichts als die Wahrheit" , -

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:dyab, aziz 1995 births 21st-century Syrian male actors People from Frankfurt (Oder) People from Idlib Refugees in Germany Refugees of the Syrian civil war Syrian emigrants to Germany Living people