Haaz Sleiman
| Haaz Sleiman | |
|---|---|
 Sleiman in 2008 | |
| Native name | هاز سليمان |
| Born |
July 1, 1976 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Citizenship |
Lebanon United States |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–Present |
| Awards |
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Haaz Sleiman (in Arabic هاز سليمان) is a Lebanese-American television and film actor.[1] He most notably played the role of Tarek in the 2007 film The Visitor and the role of Jesus in the American TV mini-series Killing Jesus, in addition to a number of American TV series.
Career
Haaz Sleiman was born and raised in Lebanon. He moved to the United States when he was twenty-one years old, and he developed a love for acting in film, television, and theater.[2]
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 Thomas 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 gay 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.
Haaz also played the role of Kasim Tariq in the CW Network TV show Nikita; he appeared in two episodes.
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Ski Trip | Tyson | |
| 2006 | Company Town | Abby Faisal | TV movie |
| Fourth Estate | Short video | ||
| American Dreamz | Mujeheddin Captain | ||
| ER | Hodgkins | Episode "The Gallant Hero and The Tragic Victor" | |
| 2007 | 24 | Heydar | 3 episodes (season 6) |
| NCIS | Abdul Wahid | Episode "Grace Period" | |
| Veronica Mars | Nasir Ben-Hafald | Episode "Un-American Graffiti" | |
| Futbaal: The Price of Dreams | Ace | ||
| Assassin's Creed | Malik al-Sayf (voice) | ||
| AmericanEast | Slick Ali, the angry customer | ||
| The Visitor | Tarek | Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated - Online Film & Television Association for Best Breakthrough Performance - Male Nominated - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast Nominated - Gotham Awards for Best Ensemble Cast | |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie | Mohammed 'Mo-Mo' De La Cruz | 12 episodes (main cast season 1) |
| 2010-2011 | The Promise | Omar Habash | Part 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Nikita | Kasim Tariq | Episodes "One Way" and "Covenant" | |
| 2011 | Meet Jane | Agent Joseph Omari | TV movie |
| CSI: Miami | Marcel Largos | Episode "Mayday" | |
| Dorfman In Love | Cookie | ||
| Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Suleiman I (voice) | ||
| Ricochet | RobertSavich | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Highland Park | Ali Rasheed | |
| Covert Affairs | Khalid Ansari | 5 episodes (Season 3) | |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Teri Damiri | Episode: "Drawing Dead" |
| The Good Wife | Zayeed Shaheed | Episode: "Whack-a-Mole" | |
| Highland Park | Ali Rasheed | ||
| 2012-2014 | Covert Affairs | Khalid Ansari | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Person of Interest | Omar Risha | Episode: "Allegiance" |
| 2015 | Those People | Tim | |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus | Jesus | TV mini series |
| 2015 | The Player | Farid | |
| 2016 | Those People | Tim |
References
- 1 2 Durling, Roger (May 1, 2008). "A Chat with Haaz Sleiman, Star of Tom McCarthy's The Visitor". Santa Barbara Independent. Independent.com. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ↑ IMDb.com: Haaz Sleiman - Biography
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nurse Jackie Actor Bios: Haaz Sleiman". Sho.com. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "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. 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!".