Waseem Kazak
Acting
Biography
A Syrian actor who comes from an artistic family. His father is actor Mohammad Kazak, his sister is actress Loris Kazak, and his uncle is actor Fayez Kazak. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 2008. Before graduating from the institute, he appeared in several stage productions. His first TV role was in the series Antarah (2007). Some of his other credits include The Imam (2017), Love Melodies (2019) and The Doors of the Wind (2014).
Known For
When the honourable officer Moussa discovers that his siblings are counterfeiting dollar bills, he’s caught in a moral trap: either let them face the criminal underworld or take the reins of a dirty game to shield them.
Deep Down Under
On the run from his past and his community, Jaber becomes a fugitive and assumes the identity of a sacred heir—setting off a ruse in a forgotten village awaiting a saviour to revive its will to endure.
Mawlana
The film talks about the resistance in Palestine against the Zionist occupation, by addressing a family from the West Bank, at the end of the eighties of the last century, that is, during the period of the Intifada.
Gate of Heaven
It tells the story of cinematic worlds through the perspectives of their creators, along with the hopes and desires these worlds impose and experience. The film, which took four days to shoot, explores the nature and philosophy of the violence sweeping the country, and its impact on generations, human souls, and their actions.