Ali Suliman (, ; born 1977) is an Israeli actor of

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origin. He is known for his work on the series '' Jack Ryan'' and the film ''

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''.

Early life

Ali was born in

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into a

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family. He graduated from Yoram Loewenstein Acting School and started his career in the theater.

Career

In 2005, he got the main role in the Palestinian film ''

'', which won the

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and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. In 2007, he appeared in the movie '' The Kingdom''. He played a lawyer in '' Lemon Tree'' (2008), the role of Omar Sadiki in '' Body of Lies'' (2008), a young displaced

in '' The Time That Remains'' (2009), a surgeon in '' The Attack'' (2013), Gulab in ''

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'' (2013) and General Qamish in ''

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'' (2018). In 2018, he played Mousa Bin Suleiman in the

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action thriller series '' Jack Ryan''.

Selected filmography

Selected television

* 2011 : ''Homeland'' * 2011 : '' The Promise'' * 2017 : ''

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'' * 2018 : '' Jack Ryan'' * 2018 : ''

'' * 2025 : ''

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'' * TBA : '' Prime Target''

Selected theater

* 2000 : ''At The Heart of the See'' * 2000 : ''The Wise Nathan'' * 2001 : ''A View from the Bridge'' * 2002 : ''The Mission'' * 2002 : ''Antar'' * 2002 : ''The Heart’s Key'' * 2002 : ''Waiting for Godot'' * 2003 : ''Can-Opener'' * 2004 : ''The Glass Menagerie'' * 2005 : ''The storm'' * 2005 : ''Salome'' * 2007 : ''Forget Herostratos'' by Gregore Goren * 2007 : ''The Sneeze'' * 2008 : ''The beggarly that exchanged'' * 2009 : ''I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother''

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suliman, Ali Palestinian male actors Palestinian male film actors Living people Israeli Arab actors Israeli male film actors Israeli people of Palestinian descent People from Nazareth 1977 births Israeli Muslims