Firass Dirani (born 1984) is an

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film and television actor.

Early life

Dirani was born in

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in 1984, and is of Lebanese descent.

Career

Dirani pursued his acting career in Hollywood before receiving a call to play the role of

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in '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile''. In April 2010, Dirani was named Cleo Bachelor of the Year. In 2020, it was announced Dirani would be participating the

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's reality program '' SAS Australia''.Media Release: SAS Australia's full line up and air date revealed
''TV Blackbox''. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

Filmography

Film

* '' Pitch Black'' (2000) as Ali * ''Lost'' (2000) as John Savvides * ''

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'' (2003) as Special Agent * ''

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'' (2003) as Joe Change * ''

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'' (2006) as Rebel Leader * '' The Black Balloon'' (2008) as Russell * ''

Crooked Business ''Crooked Business'' is a feature film by Chris Nyst, a criminal lawyer. It is a comedy of errors set in Australia's Gold Coast. It opened in Australia on 15 October 2008. Plot The movie stars small-time hustler Elmo, and his best friend 'Stand ...

'' (2008) as 'Stand-Up' Stevie * ''

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'' (2009) as Charlie * '' Killer Elite'' (2011) as Bakhait * ''Last Dance'' (2012) as Sadiq * ''

Hacksaw Ridge ''Hacksaw Ridge'' is a 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson and written by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan, based on the 2004 documentary ''The Conscientious Objector'' directed by Terry Benedict. The film focuses on the World Wa ...

'' (2016) as Vito Rinnelli * '' Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child'' (2016) as Carmel

Television

* ''

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'' (1997) as Marc * ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' (1998) as Billy * ''

The Potato Factory ''The Potato Factory'' is a 1995 fictionalised historical novel by Bryce Courtenay, which was made into a four-part miniseries in Australia in 2000. The book is the first in a three-part series, followed by '' Tommo & Hawk'' and '' Solomon's So ...

'' (2000) Mini Series as David Solomon * ''My Husband, My Killer'' as Butch Kalajzich * ''

White Collar Blue ''White Collar Blue'' is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the pol ...

'' Episode #1.7 (2002) as Nick Zenopoulos * '' All Saints'' Suspicious Minds (2003) as Joe Malouf * ''

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: White Wedding'' (2005) as Benny * '' The Silence'' (2006) as Anthony * ''

Power Rangers Mystic Force ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' is the fourteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'', based on the Japanese 29th ''Super Sentai'' tokusatsu series. The season premiered on February 20, 2006 as part of the Jetix block on Toon Disney. ...

'' (2006) as Nick Russell, Red Mystic Ranger * ''

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'' (2007) as Amen Salim * ''

East West 101 ''East West 101'' was a drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as '' Wildside'' and ''White Collar Blue''. It ran from 2007–2011, ...

'' (2007) as Telal * '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'' (2010) as John Ibrahim * ''

The Straits ''The Straits'' is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations. The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and He ...

'' (2012) as Gary Montebello * ''

House Husbands ''House Husbands'' is an Australian television comedy drama. The show debuted on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. Set in Melbourne, ''House Husbands'' stars Firass Dirani, Gyton Grantley, Rhys Muldoon and Gary Sweet as four fathers who sta ...

'' (2012–2017) as Justin * ''

Mr Inbetween ''Mr Inbetween'' is an Australian black comedy-crime drama television series which premiered on FX on 25 September 2018 in the United States, followed by Fox Showcase in Australia on 1 October 2018. The series is a serialisation of the 2005 fe ...

'' (2018) as Davros * '' SAS Australia'' (2020) as himself

Theatre

* ''Sydney Dream Ball'' (2003) as Aerial Acrobat * ''Stories'' (2003) * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2003) as Puck * ''Kid Stakes/Other Times'' (2003) * '' The Tempest'' (2004) as Caliban

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dirani, Firass 1984 births Male actors from Sydney Australian male film actors Australian people of Lebanese descent Living people Logie Award winners