
Acting
Jan 7, 1979
Tarshiha, Palestine
Ashraf Barhom
Acting
Biography
Ashraf Barhom – Arab-Israeli actor of Palestinian Christian descent, born 8 January 1979 in Tarshiha (now Ma'alot-Tarshiha), Galilee, Israel. Graduated from the University of Haifa with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts in 1999. His most notable film roles include Abu-Karem in Paradise Now (2005, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), Colonel Faris Al-Ghazi in The Kingdom (2007, opposite Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner), Ammonius in Agora (2009), Ozal in Clash of the Titans (2010), Cassius in Coriolanus (2011, directed by Ralph Fiennes), General Bandari in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and Abu Farha in Farha (2021). He also appeared in The Syrian Bride (2004), Lebanon (2009), Zaytoun (2012), and The Idol (2015). On television he is best known for Jamal Al-Fayeed in the FX series Tyrant (2014–2016, 25 episodes), and more recently Doeg in House of David (2025). He won Best Actor at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and the Tiburon Film Festival for his role in The Curve (2015).
Feature Films (22)

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
The Kingdom

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Agora

Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
Clash of the Titans

Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
300: Rise of an Empire

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.
Coriolanus

Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.
Zaytoun

A Palestinian family living in the north of Galilee gathers to celebrate the wedding of one of their daughters, as war rages between Israel and Lebanon. Internal conflicts explode between the family - secrets are revealed and lies are unmasked. The battles between different family members become as merciless as the outside war once their father falls into a coma and inches toward death.
Inheritance

Sami, 12, pursues an elusive carrier pigeon across Palestine, which he assumes has returned to its homeland. What quest is really behind the invisible pigeon?
Passing Dreams

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.
Farha

In a small village in the occupied Golan Heights, the life of a desperate unlicensed doctor, who is going through an existential crisis, takes another unlucky turn when he encounters a man wounded in the war in Syria. Overturning all community expectations in times of war and national crisis, he ventures forth to meet his newly found destiny.
The Stranger

A professional smuggler tries to save a 12-year-old girl whose family has gone missing in the Syrian war.
Exodus
Television & Series (3)

The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew's wedding. Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.
Tyrant

By Any Means follows a clandestine unit living on the edge and playing the criminal elite at their own game, existing in the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice.
By Any Means

Tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who becomes the most celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king.

