Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor, screen writer, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Hakim in '' Face to Face'' (2011), for which he was nominated for a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the

Inside Film Awards The IF Awards, formerly known as the Inside Film Awards, Lexus Inside Film Awards, Kodak IF Awards, and Jameson IF Awards, was an annual awards ceremony and broadcast platform for the Australian film industry. Its name derives from its origins at ...

, and as Bilal in ''Safe Harbour'' (2018) for which he was nominated at the

Equity Ensemble Awards The Equity Ensemble Awards (or Equity Awards) are an Australian awards system, that is an accolade presented by The Equity Foundation, the performers branch of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). The awards have been presented annua ...

Career

In 2000, Rabiah's first role was in the Australian film '' Chopper'', alongside

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and

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. He got roles in television shows, including ''

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'', '' Stingers'', '' Underbelly'', '' Fat Tony & Co.'', and ''

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''. In 2004, he had a minor role in Evan Clarry's '' Under the Radar''. In 2011, he was cast in

Michael Rymer Michael Rymer (born March 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian television and film director, best known for his work on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica (reimagining), Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, for which he directed Battlestar Galact ...

's '' Face To Face''. He later acted in the Australian romantic comedy film ''

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'' (2018), action film ''The Shinjuku Five'', 2018 drama television series ''Safe Harbour'', '' Deadline Gallipoli'', '' Down Under'', '' Secret City'' and ''Below''. Other roles include: Nick in '' Chopper'', Dario Mancini in '' Fat Tony & Co.'', Spiro Politis on TV soap ''

, ''Mehmet in '' Deadline Gallipoli,'' Mohsen in ''

'', Paul `PK' Kallipolitis in Underbelly, and Sami Almasi in '' Secret City (TV series)''.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Film

Television

Writer/Producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabiah, Robert Living people Australian male writers 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors 21st-century Australian male writers Male actors from Melbourne Australian male stage actors Australian male voice actors Australian television presenters Writers from Melbourne Male actors from Sydney 1986 births