Fares Fares

Fares Fares is a renowned Swedish actor, director, and producer, known for his remarkable collaborations with director Tarik Saleh, including 'The Nile Hilton Incident' (2017) and 'Boy from Heaven' (2022). Applauded for his remarkable talent, he has received various accolades, including a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and two Robert Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Beyond these, he held major roles in films such as 'Jalla! Jalla!', 'Days Like This', 'Zero Dark Thirty', 'Safe House', and 'The Keeper of Lost Causes', among many others. Born on 29 April 1973 in Beirut, Lebanon, Fares moved to Sweden in 1987, escaping the Lebanese Civil War. He immediately demonstrated his acting prowess, joining a local theater group in Örebro at age 15, and later attending drama school in Mölnlycke. His acting career includes several popular television series such as 'Westworld', 'Chernobyl', 'The Wheel of Time' and Netflix's 'The Decameron'. He has also made an impact in theater and music videos, further broadening his entertainment career.

Fares has had a significant influence on his brother Josef Fares' films such as 'Jalla! Jalla!' and 'Kopps'. His performance in 'Easy Money' with Joel Kinnaman led to the film's American distribution acquisition by Harvey Weinstein. His Hollywood debut in the Denzel Washington movie 'Safe House', the role of CIA officer Hakim in 'Zero Dark Thirty', and the role of Senator Vaspar in 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' shed light on his international reach. In addition to his Swedish roots, Fares learned Danish for the role in 'Keeper of Lost Causes', the first of four features based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q novels, which broke Danish film gross records. Apart from his film work, Fares has appeared in television series like 'Tyrant', 'Westworld' and 'Chernobyl', further diversifying his acting career.