Samer Bisharat

Samer Bisharat


in Nazareth, Israel
Samer Bisharat is a Palestinian actor who made his appearance in Sari Bisharat's award-winning short film TORMUS when he was only 12 years old. Among his credits are numerous exceptional films and TV series, including the Oscar-nominated picture OMAR by award-winning filmmaker Hany Abu Assad, which garnered Abu Assad Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard Jury Prize.

Additionally, Samer was featured in THE AQUATIC EFFECT film by Sólveig Anspach and Jean-Luc Gaget, which was awarded the Directors' Fortnight award at Cannes Film Festival, DANS LE VIDE by director Mohamed Ben Attia, and LET IT BE MORNING, which was selected to compete at the Cannes' Un Certain Regard section in 2021.

Samer's TV credits include the four-time Emmy-nominated series THE LOOMING TOWER, starring Jeff Daniels, THE STATE by Peter Kosminsky, and Scooter Downey's TV show SECRET BELIEVERS.

Samer's most recent works include Hany Abu Assad's HUDA'S SALON, which had its world debut at Toronto International Film Festival and its Arab premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival, as well as Netflix's original series LOVE, LIFE & EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, which premiered in 2022. Moreover, he joined the cast of Basil Khalil's action-packed drama A GAZA WEEKEND, which held its premiere at the 2022 Red International Film Festival.

Movies for Samer Bisharat...

Behind the Mountains
Title: Behind the Mountains
Character: The Shepherd
Released: April 20, 2024
Type: Movie
After spending four years in jail, Rafik has only one plan, take his son behind the mountains and show him his amazing discovery.
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An Orange from Jaffa
Title: An Orange from Jaffa
Character: Mohammed
Released: February 3, 2024
Type: Movie
Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through an Israeli checkpoint. The driver, Farouk, discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the checkpoint. Trouble begins.
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Last Days of Summer
Title: Last Days of Summer
Character: Darwish
Released: October 25, 2022
Type: Movie
Darwish is a young man with existential fatigue. He returns home from work with one concern: to fix the broken fan, While his neighbor is shot in the building's lobby. Darwish gets stuck at the crime scene looking for solutions for the fan while police investigate the scene.
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A Gaza Weekend
Title: A Gaza Weekend
Character: Samer
Released: September 10, 2022
Type: Movie
Israel is sealed off after the outbreak of a deadly virus and Gaza has become the safest place in the region, leaving a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend trapped on the wrong side of the border. With no one else to turn to, they must entrust two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for much needed cash. What follows is a hilarious culture clash comedy-adventure as the couple desperately try everything to get back home.
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Title: Love, Life & Everything in Between
Character: Labib
Released: March 10, 2022
Type: TV
This black humor pan-Arabic anthology series is about love in general – and relationships in particular.
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Huda's Salon
Title: Huda's Salon
Character: Said
Released: March 4, 2022
Type: Movie
A woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.
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Let It Be Morning
Title: Let It Be Morning
Character: Aziz
Released: October 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Sami was at his parents’ house back in the village, when peace began to break out. He had gone there with his wife and kid for his brother's wedding . Back in the village people told him, “There’s no place like home,” and asked when he’d be coming back, but deep down Sami knew that he had forgotten. You can’t be away for that long without forgetting something.
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Title: The State
Character: Abu Sahl
Released: August 20, 2017
Type: TV
The experiences of four British men and women who leave their lives behind to join ISIS in Syria.
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The Together Project
Title: The Together Project
Character: Ibrahim Zaid
Released: June 29, 2016
Type: Movie
Samir, a lanky crane operator in Montreuil, falls madly for Agathe. As master swimmer at the pool Thorez he decides to take swimming lessons with her. But the lie does not last three lessons - Agathe hate liars. Chosen to represent the Seine-Saint-Denis, Agathe flies to Iceland for the 10th Congress of the International Masters Swimming. Samir has no choice but to fly in turn also.
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Omar
Title: Omar
Character: Amjad
Released: May 21, 2013
Type: Movie
The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian cinema industry.