Makram Jamil Khoury (Arabic: مكرم خوري , Hebrew: מכרם ח'ורי ) is an Israeli Arab actor, born 30 May 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize , the highest civic honor in Israel.
Makram is active in films, on the stage, and on television.
Makram J. Khoury was born in 1945, into a Palestinian Christian family, in the al-Sheikh Jarrah section of Jerusalem to his father, who was a judge, and his mother, a teacher. The Khoury family fled to Lebanon during 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A year later, they returned to what had become the new State of Israel. The family took up residence in the port city of Acre , near Haifa . Educated there and in the nearby village of Kufr Yasif, Khoury finished high school in 1963. He then entered the Hebrew University of Jerusalem but later dropped out and pursued a career as an actor.
Khoury trained in Israel and from 1970 to 1973 he studied for three years at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London , England. He later became involved with the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv and the Haifa Municipal Theater , continuing as a member of the latter for twenty years.
Makram has recently returned to Haifa following a year-long tour playing Tierno Bokar in Peter Brook 's 11 and 12 .
His eldest daughter, Clara Khoury, is a rising actress in Israel and Palestine, having recently appeared in three films that garnered international attention, Rana’s Wedding (2002), The Syrian Bride (she played the daughter of the character played by Makram) (2004) and Lipstikka (2011). His son Jameel Khoury is also an actor, and appeared in Ridley Scott 's film Body of Lies
Actor
Actor
2010 : Tierno Bokar in11 and 12 director by Peter Brook 2015 : Shylock in the RSC production of The Merchant of Venice Actor
2006 : House of Saddam - HBO 2004 : The West Wing 2014 : Zaguri Imperia 2015 : Homeland 1987 : Khoury was awarded the Israel Prize for acting. Actor
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The Way of the Wind (post-production) as
Jonas
2024
Master and Margarita (post-production) as
High Priest Kaifa
2023
Los Farad (TV Series) (post-production) as
Monzer Al Aasad
- Episode #1.8 (2023) - Monzer Al Aasad
- Episode #1.7 (2023) - Monzer Al Aasad
- Episode #1.5 (2023) - Monzer Al Aasad
- Episode #1.3 (2023) - Monzer Al Aasad
2023
A House in Jerusalem as
Shlomi
2022
Jerusalem (TV Series) as
Abdullah
- Episode #1.10 (2022)
- Episode #1.9 (2022)
- Episode #1.8 (2022)
- Episode #1.7 (2022)
- Episode #1.6 (2022)
- Episode #1.4 (2022) - Abdullah
- Episode #1.3 (2022) - Abdullah
- Episode #1.2 (2022) - Abdullah
- Episode #1.1 (2022) - Abdullah
- Episode #1.5 (2022)
2022
The Taste of Apples Is Red as
Sheikh Kamel
2022
Manayek (TV Series) as
Leon Bachar
- Cost (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Breakdown (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Vacation (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Change (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Lead (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Working (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Obstruction (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Guilt (2022) - Leon Bachar
- Pressure (2022) - Leon Bachar
2022
No Name Restaurant as
Gaon
2022
Cairo Conspiracy as
Blind Sheikh Negm (as Makram J. Khoury)
2020
Messiah (TV Series) as
Mullah Umar
- It Came to Pass as It Was Spoken (2020) - Mullah Umar (as Makram J. Khoury)
- So That Seeing They May Not See (2020) - Mullah Umar (as Makram J. Khoury)
- Tremor (2020) - Mullah Umar (as Makram J. Khoury)
- He That Hath an Ear (2020) - Mullah Umar (as Makram J. Khoury)
2019
Spider in the Web as
Nader (as Makram J. Khoury)
2018
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza (Short)
2018
The Way Out (Short) as
Juan
2017
Wajib as
Special Appearance
2017
Unlocked as
Yazid Khaleel (as Makram J Khoury)
2016
Everything Is Broken Up and Dances as
Shlomi
2015
Homeland (TV Series) as
Samir Khalil
- All About Allison (2015) - Samir Khalil (as Makram J. Khoury)
- Oriole (2015) - Samir Khalil (as Makram J. Khoury)
2015
The Merchant of Venice as
Shylock (as Makram J. Khoury)
2015
A Tale of Love and Darkness as
Al Hilwani (as Makram J. Khoury)
2014
Atlit as
Mafous (as Makram J. Khoury)
2014
In Overtime (Short) as
Shukri
2014
The Cut as
Omar Nasreddin
2014
Magic Men as
Avraham Kofinas
2013
The Physician as
Imam (as Makram J. Khoury)
2013
The Dove Flyer as
Nouri El Saeed
2013
Complicit (TV Movie) as
Colonel Hazem Ashraf (as Makram J Khoury)
2012
Prisoners of War (TV Series) as
Leila 's father
- Moto Shel Sochen (2012) - Leila 's father
- Mivtza Yehuda (2012) - Leila 's father
- Nohal Hannibal (2012) - Leila 's father
- HaIsha Shelanu BeDamesek (2012) - Leila 's father
- Halva (2012) - Leila 's father
- HaChaver Shel Mika (2012) - Leila 's father
- Hatufim (2012) - Leila 's father
- Lehitraot Matok (2012) - Leila 's father
2010
Miral as
Governor Khatib (as Makram J. Khoury)
2009
Dusty Road (Short) as
Khalil
2009
Italians as
Hamed (first segment) (as Makram J. Khoury)
2008
House of Saddam (TV Mini Series) as
Tariq Aziz
- Episode #1.4 (2008) - Tariq Aziz (as Makram J. Khoury)
- Episode #1.3 (2008) - Tariq Aziz (as Makram J. Khoury)
- Episode #1.2 (2008) - Tariq Aziz (as Makram J. Khoury)
- Episode #1.1 (2008) - Tariq Aziz (as Makram J. Khoury)
2008
Lemon Tree as
Abu Kamal (as Makram J. Khoury)
2007
Shred of Hope (Short) as
Julian
2006
Djihad! (TV Movie) as
Médecin hôpital (as Makram Houry)
2006
Forgiveness as
Dr. Isaac Shemesh (as Makram J. Khoury)
2005
Munich as
Wael Zwaiter (as Makram J. Khoury)
2004
The West Wing (TV Series) as
Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad / Chairman Nizar Farad
- Mr. Frost (2005) - Chairman Nizar Farad (uncredited)
- Third-Day Story (2004) - Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad (as Makram J. Khoury)
- The Birnam Wood (2004) - Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad (as Makram J. Khoury)
- N.S.F. Thurmont (2004) - Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad (uncredited)
- Memorial Day (2004) - Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad (uncredited)
- Gaza (2004) - Palestinian Chairman Nizar Farad (uncredited)
2005
Free Zone as
Samir aka "The American"
2004
Syrian Bride as
Hammed (as Makram J. Khoury)
2001
The Body as
Nasir Hamid (as Makram J. Khoury)
1995
Hikayatul jawahiri thalath as
Abu Iman
1992
Double Edge as
Ahmed Shafik
1990
Torn Apart as
Mahmoud Malek (as Machram Huri)
1987
Wedding in Galilee as
The governor
1986
The Smile of the Lamb as
Col. Moshe Katzman
1982
Big Shots as
Detective chief inspector Ben-Shooshan
1982
Michel Ezra Safra and Sons (TV Mini Series) as
Michel
- Michel (1982) - Michel
1979
My Mother the General
Writer
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The Hole Between Us (pre-production)
2018
A Letter to a Friend in Gaza (Short)
Director
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The Hole Between Us (pre-production)
Thanks
2006
Munich: The Mission - The Team (Video documentary short) (special thanks - as Makram J. Khoury)
Self
2019
Spider in the Web: Behind the Scenes (Video documentary short) as
Self (as Makram J. Khoury)
2019
Clash of Civilizations (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self - Presenter
2016
What a Drama (TV Series) as
Self (2016)
2014
Write Down, I Am an Arab (Documentary) as
Narrator
2005
The Making of 'The Syrian Bride' (Video documentary short) as
Self - Actor
