Salim Daw (also spelled Salim Dau, ar, سليم ضو; born 1950) is an Israeli-Arab actor. With appearances in more than 60 works of stage, television and film, he is perhaps best known for portraying
Mohamed Al-Fayed on seasons 5 and 6 of
Netflix
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's ''
The Crown
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.''
Early life and education
Daw was born in
Bi'ina in 1950.
As a young child, his father's friends would often ask him to entertain them with
impressions. “I was an expert even at five, and the funny thing was that they used to reward me with fruits, sweets, and a little money," he told ''
Al-Ahram'' in 2021. "So being an actor was the thing for me at a very early stage in my life."
In 1972, Daw enrolled at the
Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts in
Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and man ...
. He went on to study at the
École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, graduating in 1979.
Career
Daw had a recurring role as Sheikh Awadalla in the 2015 Israeli political TV drama ''
Fauda
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''. He starred as Issa in the 2020 international drama film
''Gaza mon amour''.
In 2021, Daw was cast as the Egyptian billionaire and
Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed for ''The Crown's'' fifth season. The role earned him a 2023
BAFTA nomination for
Best Supporting Actor. He also played Tarek, the protagonist's father, in the Palestinian film
''Let It Be Morning'', and
PLO minister
Ahmed Qurei in
HBO's adaptation of the play
''Oslo''.
Daw reprised the role of Al-Fayed in ''The Crown''
's sixth season. He expressed "deep sadness" and a connection to Al-Fayed upon the businessman's 2023 death.
Personal life
Daw lives in
Haifa
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with his wife.
His daughter, Maysa Daw, is a musician.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1950 births
Living people
Palestinian television actors
People from Bi'ina