Moe Bar-El (born 18 May 1992) is a British-Iranian actor. He is known for his theatre work, earning an affiliate

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nomination, and his roles in the

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series '' The Bureau'' (2016) and the ITV drama ''

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'' (2020).

Early life

Bar-El was born in

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and moved to London with his mother and brother when he was ten. He attended

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, where he pursued a Level 3

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in Performing Arts from 2010 to 2012. He then trained part-time at

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for three years. He speaks

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and English.

Career

After appearing in short films and

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political thriller '' The Bureau'' for its second season as Shapur Zamani. In 2018, he made his professional stage debut in ''Moormaid'' at the

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and ''Every Day I Make Greatness Happen'' at the

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. For the latter, Bar-El was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre at the

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. He appeared in the San Francisco production of ''The Jungle''. In 2020, Bar-El played Karim in the first season of the

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spy thriller ''

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'' and starred as Rahmat Sulemani in the ITV drama ''

''. He made his feature film debut with a small role in the 2021 Dutch drama ''

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''. He had recurring roles as Reece in the 2022

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science fiction series ''

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'' and Artem in the 2023

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crime drama ''

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''. He went on the

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tour of ''You Bury Me''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Moe Bar-El
at Spotlight {{DEFAULTSORT:Bar-El, Moe Living people 1992 births Actors from Shiraz Alumni of City and Islington College Alumni of the Identity School of Acting 21st-century British male actors Iranian emigrants to England Male actors from London