Actor
Jay Abdo
Born October 21, 1962 in Damascus, Syria18 films
A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991.
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He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).
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First watchThe Way Back20206.6as Liquor Store OwnerA former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
18 films as actor- 2025I Was a StrangerPapa Homsi
- 2025CaveMan in the Cave
- 2025Behind the MaskMichael
- 2025Möbius LoopJurius Hesham
- 2024AnwarAnwar (80 years old)
- 2024SkeetMohamed
- 2022NeighboursNahum
- 2020RefugeePapa Homsi
- 2020The Way BackLiquor Store Owner
- 20191st BornHamid
- 2017AblutionKhaled
- 2017Facing MeccaFareed
- 2017Under ConcreteFather
- 2016Bon VoyageKareem
- 2016A Hologram for the KingDr. Haddad
- 2015Queen of the DesertFattuh
- 2013We've Got BallsButler
- 2006Valley of the Wolves: IraqKurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)