Haaz Sleiman
Haaz Sleiman | |
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هاز سليمان | |
![]() Sleiman in 2008 | |
Born | Beirut, Lebanon | July 1, 1976
Alma mater | Wayne State University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Haaz Sleiman (/ˈhɑːz ˈsleɪmən/; Arabic: هاز سليمان; born July 1, 1976) is a Lebanese-American actor.[1] He most notably played the role of Tarek in the 2007 film The Visitor for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and the role of Jesus in the American TV mini-series Killing Jesus, in addition to a number of American TV series.
Early life[]
Sleiman was born and raised in Lebanon, to a Muslim family.[2] He immigrated to the United States when he was twenty-one years old.
Career[]
In 2006, Sleiman portrayed an American soldier in Iraq on the NBC series ER and, that same year, had a recurring role as an Arab billionaire in the CBS series Company Town.[3][4] He portrayed the terrorist suspect Heydar in three 2007 episodes of the FOX series 24[4] and appeared on both NCIS and Veronica Mars in 2007.[3]
He co-starred as Tarek, an undocumented Syrian immigrant in the critically acclaimed 2007 independent film The Visitor, a drama directed by Tom McCarthy. The film was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award.[1][3] Sleiman also had small roles in the 2006 film American Dreamz and the 2007 film AmericanEast.[3][4]
Sleiman played nurse Mohammed "Mo-Mo" De La Cruz in the first season of the Showtime dark comedy series Nurse Jackie, which premiered in June 2009.[3][5][6][7][8]
In 2011, Sleiman played the role of Omar, a Palestinian activist, in the Channel 4 mini-series The Promise.
Sleiman also played the role of Kasim Tariq in the CW Network TV show Nikita; he appeared in two episodes.
Sleiman played Dr Rabia, a Syrian doctor in Channel 4's, The State.
In 2013, Sleiman started as the titular character in the short lived Off-Broadway musical Venice.[9]
Personal life[]
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Sleiman said he is Muslim, Christian, and Jewish.[10] On August 22, 2017, he came out as gay via a Facebook video.[2][11]
Awards and nominations[]
- Won 2nd place during the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for "Best Ensemble Cast" for The Visitor
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor during Independent Spirit Awards for role in The Visitor
- Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast for The Visitor during the Gotham Awards
Filmography[]
Film[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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The Ski Trip | 2004 | Tyson | |
American Dreamz | 2006 | Mujeheddin Captain | |
The Fourth Estate | Short film | ||
The Visitor | 2007 | Tarek | Nominated — Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated — Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated — Online Film & Television Association for Best Breakthrough Performance – Male |
Futbaal: The Price of Dreams | Ace | ||
AmericanEast | 2008 | Slick Ali | |
Dorfman in Love | 2011 | Cookie | |
Highland Park | 2012 | Ali Rasheed | Video on demand |
Those People | 2015 | Tim | |
Ideal | Photographer | Short film | |
Offer and Compromise | 2016 | Scott | |
Love & Debt | 2019 | Scott | |
3022 | 2019 | Thomas Dahan | |
Breaking Fast | 2020 | Mo | |
Eternals | 2021 | Phastos' Husband | Post-production |
Television[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Company Town | 2006 | Abby Faisal | Unsold television pilot |
ER | Hodgkins | Episode: "The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor" | |
24 | 2007 | Heydar | 3 episodes (season 6) |
NCIS | Abdul Wahid | Episode: "Grace Period" | |
Veronica Mars | Nasir Ben-Hafald | Episode: "Un-American Graffiti" | |
Nurse Jackie | 2009 | Mohammed "Mo-Mo" de la Cruz | Main role (season 1; 12 episodes) |
Nikita | 2010, 2011 | Kasim Tariq | 2 episodes |
The Promise | 2011 | Omar Habash | Miniseries |
CSI: Miami | Marcel Largos | Episode: "Mayday" | |
Ricochet | Robert Savich | Television film | |
Meet Jane | Agent Joseph Omari | Television film | |
Beauty & the Beast | 2012 | Detective Wolansky | Episode: "All In" |
Covert Affairs | 2012, 2015 | Khalid Ansari | 3 episodes (season 3), 1 episode (season 5) |
Blue Bloods | 2013 | Teri Damiri | Episode: "Drawing Dead" |
The Good Wife | Zayeed Shaheed | Episode: "Whack-a-Mole" | |
Person of Interest | 2014 | Omar Risha | Episode: "Allegiance" |
Reckless | Tariq Al Zahrani | Episode: "Fifty-One Percent" | |
Allegiance | 2015 | Scott Tolliver | 2 episodes |
Killing Jesus | Jesus | Television film | |
The Player | 2015 | Farid | Episode: "Pilot" |
Of Kings and Prophets | 2016 | Jonathan | Main cast |
The State | 2017 | Dr. Rabia | Minisiries (3 episodes) |
Tommy in La La Land | 2018 | Himself | Documentary (3 episodes) |
Jack Ryan | Ali | Recurring | |
Little America | 2020 | Rafiq | Episode "The Son" |
Video game[]
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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Assassin's Creed | 2007 | Malik al-Sayf | voice |
Assassin's Creed: Revelations | 2011 | Suleiman I | voice |
Diablo III | 2012 | Additional voices | |
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | 2014 | Additional voices |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Durling, Roger (May 1, 2008). "A Chat with Haaz Sleiman, Star of Tom McCarthy's The Visitor". Santa Barbara Independent. Independent.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Nurse Jackie Star Haaz Sleiman Comes Out As Gay In New Facebook Video". instinctmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Nurse Jackie Actor Bios: Haaz Sleiman". Sho.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "American East (2007) Cast Biographies: Haaz Sleiman". AmericanEastMovie.com (Internet Archive). Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
- ^ "Nurse Jackie: Official Site". Sho.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Starr, Michael (June 30, 2008). "Nurse Edie: First Look at Sopranos Star's Dark, New Hospital Comedy". New York Post. NYPost.com. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- ^ Juergens, Brian (December 23, 2008). "Meet the gays of The United States of Tara and Nurse Jackie". AfterElton.com. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (December 22, 2009). "Exclusive: 'Nurse Jackie' Drops Mo-Mo!".
- ^ Brantley, Ben (2013-06-13). "'Venice,' by Eric Rosen and Matt Sax, Teems With Action". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Killing Jesus' Haaz Sleiman: "Jesus Belongs to All of Us"". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "Haaz Sleiman". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
External links[]
- Haaz Sleiman at IMDb
- 1976 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century Lebanese male actors
- American Christians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American Muslims
- Gay actors
- Lebanese Christians
- Lebanese male film actors
- Lebanese male television actors
- Lebanese Muslims
- LGBT Christians
- LGBT entertainers from the United States
- LGBT Muslims
- LGBT people from Lebanon
- Lebanese emigrants to the United States
- Living people