Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor best known for his roles as Hakim in '' Face to Face'' for which he was nominated for a

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for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the

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, Bilal in Safe Harbour for which he was nominated at the

Equity Ensemble Awards The Equity Ensemble Awards (or Equity Awards) are an Australian awards system, that is an accolade presented by The Equity Foundation, the performers branch of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). The awards have been presented annu ...

, Nick in '' Chopper'', Dario Mancini in '' Fat Tony & Co.'', Spiro Politis on TV soap ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

, ''Mehmet in ''

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,'' Mohsen in ''

Ali's Wedding ''Ali's Wedding'' is a 2017 Australian romantic comedy feature film from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Jeffrey Walker and written by Osamah Sami and stars Sami, Helana Sawires, Don Hany and Ryan Corr. Sami has been quoted as saying tha ...

'', Paul `PK' Kallipolitis in

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, and Sami Almasi in ''

Secret City (TV series) ''Secret City'' is an Australian political thriller television series based on the best-selling novels ''The Marmalade Files'', ''The Mandarin Code'', and ''The Shadow Game'' by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. It premiered on Foxtel's Showcase ...

''.

Career

In 2000, Rabiah's first role was in the Australian film '' Chopper'', alongside

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and

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. He got roles in television shows, including ''

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'', '' Stingers'', ''

'', '' Fat Tony & Co.'', and ''

''. In 2004, he had a minor role in Evan Clarry's '' Under the Radar''. In 2011, he was cast in

Michael Rymer Michael Rymer (born 1 March 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian television and film director, best known for his work on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, for which he directed the pilot miniseries and several episodes of the ...

's '' Face To Face''. He later acted in the Australian romantic comedy film ''

'', action film ''The Shinjuku Five'', 2018 drama television series ''Safe Harbour'', ''

'', ''

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'', '' Secret City'' and ''Below''.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

Television

Writer/Producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabiah, Robert Living people Australian male writers 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors 21st-century male writers Male actors from Melbourne Australian male stage actors Australian male voice actors Australian television presenters Writers from Melbourne Male actors from Sydney 1986 births