Ali Suliman (Arabic: علي سليمان, Hebrew: עלי סלימאן; born 1977) is a Palestinian actor. He is known for his work on the series Jack Ryan and the film Paradise Now.

Early life

Suliman was born in Nazareth into a Palestinian-Muslim family. He holds Israeli citizenship but identifies as Palestinian. He graduated from Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv and started his career in the theater.

Career

In 2005, Suliman starred in the Palestinian film Paradise Now, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. In 2007, he appeared in the movie The Kingdom. He played a lawyer in Lemon Tree (2008), the role of Omar Sadiki in Body of Lies (2008), a young displaced Palestinian in The Time That Remains (2009), a surgeon in The Attack (2013), Gulab in Lone Survivor (2013) and General Qamish in The Looming Tower (2018). In 2018, he played Mousa Bin Suleiman in the Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Jack Ryan.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Chronicle of a DisappearanceThe Man
2004The Syrian BrideSyrian Officer
2005Paradise NowKhaled
2007The KingdomSergeant Haytham
2008The Prince of VeniceWaleedShort film
Lemon TreeZiad Daud
Body of LiesOmar Sadiki
2009The Time That RemainsEliza's Boyfriend
2011The Last FridayYousef
Do Not Forget Me IstanbulFayiz
2012The AttackAmin Jaafari
InheritanceMarwan
Cruel SummerKingShort film
ZaytounSyrian Officer
2013Everywhere But HereSalach
Lone SurvivorGulab
2014Flying HomeSheikh
A Borrowed IdentitySalah
Mars at SunriseKhaled
2015Rattle the CageDabaan
2016HarmoniaDaod
2017The EscapeCabirCo-producer
2019It Must Be Heaven
2020200 MetersMustafa
2021FarhaAbu Walid
2022The SwimmersEzzat Mardini
2024Arthur the KingChik
2025YunanPremiere at 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February.

Selected television

Selected theater

  • 2000 : At The Heart of the See
  • 2000 : The Wise Nathan
  • 2001 : A View from the Bridge
  • 2002 : The Mission
  • 2002 : Antar
  • 2002 : The Heart’s Key
  • 2002 : Waiting for Godot
  • 2003 : Can-Opener
  • 2004 : The Glass Menagerie
  • 2005 : The storm
  • 2005 : Salome
  • 2007 : Forget Herostratos by Gregore Goren
  • 2007 : The Sneeze
  • 2008 : The beggarly that exchanged
  • 2009 : I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother

Awards

YearResultAwardCategoryWork
2015WonAlexandria International Film FestivalBest ActorMars at Sunrise
2011WonDubai International Film FestivalBest ActorThe Last Friday
2012WonCarthage Film FestivalBest ActorThe Last Friday

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