Birth name Yousef Sweid Education Tel Aviv University Spouse Ya'el Ronen | Role Actor Name Yousef Sweid | |
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Born 22 June 1976 (age 47) ( 1976-06-22 ) Movies The Bubble, Inch' Allah, Agora, Walk on Water, Jericho Similar People Eytan Fox, Yael Ronen, Anais Barbeau‑Lavalette, Amos Kollek, Dan Shilon | ||
Yousef "Joe" Sweid (Arabic: يوسف سويد, Hebrew: יוסף סוויד; born June 22, 1976) is an Arab-Israeli actor and dancer.
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Biography
Sweid was born to an Arab Christian family in Haifa, Israel. He is a graduate of the theater department at Tel Aviv University, and took his first steps in theater when he joined the Arab-Hebrew Theater in Jaffa. He went on to participate in television shows including Dancing again tonight (1991), Lane of White Chairs (a winner at the 1996 Acre Festival), Oh Brother Boom Boom (which in 2003 won at the Haifa festival for children's programming), Dragon (2004), and Immigrants (2005).
On stage, he performed alongside Ruth Kanner in 2001's Things You See Here Do Not See From There; in 2002 he appeared in Sea Shadow.
Sweid also participated in the international production The Time We Did Not Know Anything About Each Other, and in the dance production Barefoot. In 2001 he became director of a community theater program for both Arabs and Jews in Ramallah.
In 2016 he joined the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as a Meereenese freedman.
Sweid also animates the puppet Mahboob ("beloved" in Arabic) in Sesame Street on Israel's Hop! channel.
Personal life
Sweid was married to Yael Ronen, a director at the Cameri Theatre. They had a son in 2009. In 2015 they divorced.
Sweid resides in Berlin, Germany.
Filmography
Actor
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Night Therapy (TV Series) (filming) as
Louie
2022
Woman of the Dead (TV Series) as
Reza Shadid
- Bis ans Ende (2022) - Reza Shadid
- Im Gleichgewicht der Natur (2022) - Reza Shadid
- Mutterliebe (2022) - Reza Shadid
- Fürchte dich vor den Lebenden (2022) - Reza Shadid
- Ein ganz großer Künstler (2022) - Reza Shadid
- Im Reich der Toten (2022) - Reza Shadid
2022
Munich Games (TV Mini Series) as
Oren Simon
- Blackout (2022) - Oren Simon (as Yousef Sweid)
- Das Spiel (2022) - Oren Simon (as Yousef Sweid)
- Entgleisung (2022) - Oren Simon (as Yousef Sweid)
- Zahltag (2022) - Oren Simon (as Yousef Sweid)
- Die Bedrohung (2022) - Oren Simon (as Yousef Sweid)
- Die Ankunft (2022) - Oren Simon (as Yousef Sweid)
2020
Unorthodox (TV Mini Series) as
Karim
- Part 4 (2020) - Karim (as Yousef Sweid)
- Part 2 (2020) - Karim (as Yousef Sweid)
- Part 1 (2020) - Karim (as Yousef Sweid)
2020
Baghdad Central (TV Series) as
Salim al Nasir / Mosuli
- Episode 3 (2020) - Mosuli (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode 2 (2020) - Mosuli (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode 1 (2020) - Salim al Nasir (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode 6 (2020) - Salim al Nasir (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode 5 (2020) - Salim al Nasir (as Yousef Sweid)
2019
The Spy (TV Mini Series) as
George Seif
- Home (2019) - George Seif
- Fish Gotta Swim (2019) - George Seif
- The Odd Couples (2019) - George Seif (voice, as Yousef Sweid)
- The Immigrant (2019) - George Seif (as Yousef Sweid)
2019
Muna (TV Series) as
Naji
- Episode #1.7 (2019) - Naji
- Episode #1.1 (2019) - Naji
2019
Counterpart (TV Series) as
Nomi's Husband
- Better Angels (2019) - Nomi's Husband (as Yousef Sweid)
2018
Kfulim (TV Series) as
Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati)
- Episode #2.9 (2019) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.8 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.7 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.6 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.5 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.4 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.3 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.2 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
- Episode #2.1 (2018) - Amir Cohen (Amir Al-Hamati) (as Yousef Sweid)
2018
Tel Aviv on Fire as
General Yehuda Edelman (as Yousef Sweid)
2018
Philo and Sophie (TV Series) as
Philo
2017
American Assassin as
Khaled (as Yousef Sweid)
2017
Smachot (TV Series) as
Nathan Hasson
- Episode #1.3 (2017) - Nathan Hasson
- Episode #1.1 (2017) - Nathan Hasson
- Episode #1.2 (2017) - Nathan Hasson
2016
Game of Thrones (TV Series) as
Ash
- Book of the Stranger (2016) - Ash (as Yousef Sweid)
2015
The Writer (TV Series) as
Kateb
- Politicai (2015) - Kateb
- Matrid (2015) - Kateb
- Hafraaot Sheina (Sleep Disorders) (2015) - Kateb
- Hull (2015) - Kateb
- Hofesh (2015) - Kateb
- Yanshuf (2015) - Kateb
- Shorashim (2015) - Kateb
- Bilui (2015) - Kateb
- Ultra Orthodox (2015) - Kateb
- Ceremony (2015) - Kateb
2015
American Odyssey (TV Series) as
Shakir Khan
- Gingerbread (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
- Kmag Yoyo (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
- Soup Sandwich (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
- Wingman (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
- Beat Feet (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
- Tango Uniform (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
- Drop King (2015) - Shakir Khan (as Yousef Sweid)
2015
Killing Jesus (TV Movie) as
Joseph (as Yousef Sweid)
2015
Johnny and the Knights of Galilee (TV Series) as
Kayes (2015)
2014
Hill Start as
Ahmed
2014
Mars at Sunrise as
Shakesphere Actor
2013
Omar as
Torturer
2013
House of Wishes (TV Series) as
Abu Yusuf
- Episode dated 10 March 2013 (2013) - Abu Yusuf
2012
Prisoners of War (TV Series) as
Abdallah
- Mivtza Yehuda (2012) - Abdallah
- Nohal Hannibal (2012) - Abdallah
- HaIsha Shelanu BeDamesek (2012) - Abdallah
2012
Inch'Allah as
Faysal (as Yousef Sweid)
2012
Arab Labor (TV Series)
- The Ultra-orthodox Homecoming (2012)
- Worms (2012)
- Bladder (2012)
- Reality (2012)
2011
Asfur (TV Series) as
Jonny
- On a Tight Rope (2011) - Jonny
2011
Homeland (TV Series) as
Hasan Ibrahim
- Pilot (2011) - Hasan Ibrahim (as Yusuf Swade)
2011
2.3 BeShavua (TV Series) as
Boaz
2010
Shalom Sesame (TV Series) as
Mahboub
- Be Happy, It's Purim! (2011) - Mahboub
- Welcome to Israel (2010) - Mahboub
2010
Jericho (Short) as
L'acteur
2009
Agora as
Peter (as Yousef Sweid)
2008
Restless as
Arik
2006
The Champion (TV Series) as
Jalal Kasum
- Episode #1.119 (2006) - Jalal Kasum
- Episode #1.113 (2006) - Jalal Kasum
- Episode #1.1 - Jalal Kasum
2006
The Bubble as
Ashraf
2005
Kvish (Short)
2004
Maktub (TV Movie) as
Atef
2004
Walk on Water as
Rafik
2002
It's Not Me, It's Not You? (Short) as
Barman
1983
Rechov Sumsum (TV Series) as
Mahboub
Casting Department
2005
Close to Home (additional casting - as Yousef 'Goe' Sweid)
Self
2016
Hayom BaLayla (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.8 (2016) - Self - Guest (as Yousef Sweid)
2012
Criminalized (TV Series) as
Self - witness
- Arabs (2012) - Self - witness
2011
24 Hours With (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.1 (2011) - Self
2008
A Wonderful Country (TV Series) as
Aravi Machmad
- Episode #5.12 (2008) - Aravi Machmad (uncredited)
References
Yousef Sweid Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA