Maxim Khalil

Maxim Khalil

Born: November 7, 1978
in Homs, Syria
Maxim Khalil is a professional award-winning Syrian actor who has achieved considerable stardom in Syria and the rest of the Arab World. At a very young age, he was one of the first male ballet dancers in Syria. In his early 20's, he started his acting career, and within a few years, he was chosen by prominent directors in leading roles. Alongside his work in film and theatre, Maxim Khalil acted in more than 70 TV series, including the Emmy Award-winning Al-Ijtiyah (The Invasion), and appearing in 1,000+ episodes. After he was compelled to leave his home in Damascus in 2011, he started performing leading roles in pan-Arab TV series, expanding his stardom to Egypt, Lebanon, and the UAE, among others.

Movies for Maxim Khalil...

As Far as I Can Walk
Title: As Far as I Can Walk
Character: Ali
Released: January 22, 2022
Type: Movie
Strahinja and his wife Ababuo left Ghana with a dream of a better life in Europe. Instead of reaching the western part of the continent, they were deported back to Serbia. Strahinja has started to build himself a career, while Ababuo is unable to fulfil her ambitions and she feels increasingly frustrated. When she disappears one day, Strahinja sets out to find her… A crystal clear, humanistic story about the need to find one’s place in the world. It’s also a tale of love, the most profound testimony of which might also be the most painful.
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Title: 8 Days
Released: November 24, 2021
Type: TV
The intelligence and perseverance of Amir, a brilliant lawyer, are put to the test when a critical situation has him scrambling to prove his innocence.
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Title: The Platform
Released: September 3, 2020
Type: TV
In the context of information and media warfare, the series revolves around an exciting thriller, and its impact on people's daily lives.
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Title: Children of Adam
Character: Ghasan
Released: April 24, 2020
Type: TV
Scandals and conflicts of society figures from different backgrounds revealing exciting events linking Ghassan and Judge Rima with Saad and Maya.
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Title: Eden
Character: Hamid
Released: May 2, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Leila
Released: June 6, 2016
Type: TV
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Title: We Shall Meet Tomorrow
Released: June 19, 2015
Type: TV
In an old school building in Beirut, Lebanon, a group of Syrian refugees reside. Their personalities and political views clash in the claustrophobic environment.
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Title: The Doubt
Released: July 10, 2013
Type: TV
The life of a middle-class family turns upside down when a lawyer contacts them and casts doubt on the paternity of their eldest daughter, which leads the father to suspect his wife's infidelity since the purported father of his daughter was his and his wife's college friend.
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Title: The Curse of Mud
Released: March 9, 2010
Type: TV
The series revolves around politics and corruption in 1980s Syria. An aspiring university student is forced to become a police officer and climb the political ladder, revealing bitter truths along the way.
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Title: The Age of Shame
Released: August 22, 2009
Type: TV
Having spent most of her 20s taking care of her sick mother and her family's household, a sexually repressed woman elopes and has to face the hypocrisies of middle eastern society.
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Title: The Invasion
Released: September 12, 2007
Type: TV
A socio-political series which highlights the horrific events that accompanied Operation “Defensive Shield” in 2002 when the Israeli army invaded Palestinian cities
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Title: Deer in the Wolves' Forest
Character: Eyad
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
Tells a story of corruption in Syria. A minister's son takes advantage of his position and wealth to derail the life of a poor family.
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Title: Kings of Sects
Released: October 4, 2005
Type: TV
The series portrays the period of the Taifas (sects) that emerged after the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate. It also recounts the history of the Almoravid Dynasty of Morocco and how they managed to preserve the Taifas from falling into the clutches of the Kingdom of Castile.
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Title: Holding Back Tears
Released: October 4, 2005
Type: TV
The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady.
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Title: Palestinian Alienation
Released: October 15, 2004
Type: TV
The series sheds light on the Palestinian issue, through the story of a Palestinian rural family in the 1930s, passing through many important events, until the setback of June 1967, and how the family members survived despite the dangers of war.
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Title: Big Dreams
Released: October 14, 2004
Type: TV
The Halaby family works in trade. When the father decides to write all his property over to one of his sons, the two brothers clash, until the eldest brother falls ill, and his younger son is forced to give up his ambition to take care of their business.
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Title: Cordoba's Spring
Released: October 26, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: The Falcon of Quraish
Released: November 6, 2002
Type: TV
A historical saga that follows the demise of the Umayyads in the East by the Abbasids in Khurasan, and the escape of Abd al-Rahman ibn Mu'awiya ibn Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (Abd al-Rahman I) from the Abbasids. As it follows his journey till he reached Andalusia and how he came to ruling it.
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Title: Smile, General
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
The events revolve around a tyrannical ruling family that has seized the reins of power in the country, and a conflict arises between two brothers, one of whom inherited the presidency from his father, while the axis of the conflict centers around power and influence in the country without taking into account what's good for it or the citizens.