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Jay Abdo
Acting Born Oct 21, 1962 Damascus, Syria 24 credits
Biography
A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991.
He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).
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Full filmography
- SEAL Team (2017) as Asim Al-Hazred
- Patriot (2015) as Cantar Walley
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016) as Erdem Bayar
- Omar (2012) as Heraclius's messenger to Omar
- The Way Back (2020) as Liquor Store Owner
- Queen of the Desert (2015) as Fattuh
- I Was a Stranger (2025) as Papa Homsi
- Ayam el Derasa (2011) as الأستاذ أكرم
- Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi (2001) as ريموند الثالث - ضيف شرف
- A Hologram for the King (2016) as Dr. Haddad
- On the Edge of the Abyss (2007) as فؤاد
- Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006) as Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)
- In the Shade of Jasmine (2025)
- Holding Back Tears (2005) as بسام
- The Sun Rises Again (2005) as عماد
- Cave (2025) as Man in the Cave
- The End of a Brave Man (1994) as برهوم عطا
- Missing Painting (1996)
- 1st Born (2019) as Hamid
- Al Meqaad El Akheer (2026) as actors
- Anwar (2024) as Anwar (80 years old)
- Neighbours (2022) as Nahum
- Bon Voyage (2016) as Kareem
- Skeet (2024) as Mohamed