Hisham Sulliman

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Hisham Fadel Sulliman (Arabic: هشام فضل سليمان‎, Hebrew: הישאם סלימאן‎; born in 1978) is an Arab-Israeli actor. He is best known for his role in the Israeli drama film Bethlehem, and as Taufiq Hammed in the Israeli political thriller television series Fauda.

Biography[]

Sulliman was born and raised in Nazareth, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim family. He described himself as "Palestinian". As a child, he started acting at a community theatre. In 1997, he moved to Tel Aviv to study acting at the 'Yoram Levinstein Studio', from which he graduated in 2000.

In 2007 he co-founded the Nazareth local Fringe theatre. Sulliman also took part in numerous plays in the Al-Midan and the El-Hakawati theaters.

Sulliman is probably best known for his role in the Israeli 2013 drama film Bethlehem, and his role in the Israeli political thriller television series Fauda as Taufiq Hammed, nicknamed "The Panther", a former official member of the Palestinian group Hamas.

Sulliman is married to Rahik Haj Yahi, an Arab-Israeli actress from Tayibe, they met in 2002 during a production of a play. They have three children, and live in Nazareth Illit, Israel.

Filmography[]

Film[]

• Munich - 2005
• The Little Traitor - 2007
• Bethlehem - 2013
• Stay Alive - 2013
• Last Band in Lebanon - 2016
• Wounded Land - 2016

Television[]

• Fauda - 2015 (12 episodes)
• A Good Family
• Arab Labor
• Ha-Chaim Ze Lo Hacol
• Shemesh
• Homeland

External links[]

• Hisham Sulliman at IMDb