Waleed F. Zuaiter (; born January 16, 1971) is an Arab-American actor and producer who has performed in on-stage productions in

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; and

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, as well as several film and television productions. He lives in

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. He is the producer and co-star of ''

Omar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

'' (2013), which was nominated for an Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Early life and education

Zuaiter, an American with

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ancestry, born in 1971 in

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, but grew up in

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. He returned to the United States to earn his degree in philosophy and

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, in Washington, D.C..

Career

Zuaiter began his acting career with several productions in Washington, before relocating to

. On the New York stage, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of a former Iraqi translator for the U.S. military, in

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's ''Betrayed''. He also has starred in David Greig's ''The American Pilot'' at the

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's ''Homebody/Kabul'', Ilan Hatsor's ''Masked'', Eliam Kraiem's ''Sixteen Wounded'', and

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and

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's '' Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom''. He also performed alongside

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and Kevin Kline in ''Mother Courage'' at the

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. Zuaiter is also the producer of the annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and a member of the Arab-American theater collective NIBRAS. Zuaiter's film and television productions include the HBO/

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Early life and education

Career

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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