Ashraf Barhom

Ashraf Barhom was born in Tarshiha, a small village in Galilee, northern Israel. He was attracted to acting from his first experience of standing in front of audience at kindergarten.

In 1996 he enrolled in the Academy of Theatre in Haifa University and, on completing his BA degree, he went on to work at the Al-Midan Theatre. His first role was in a musical play called “Adkor (I Remember).” He continued working in Arab theatre until 2002 and then moved to the Cameri Theatre in Tel-Aviv to appear in “The Sheep Well” by Lupe De Vega. After appearing in a number of stage productions at the Tsavta Theatre, he returned to Cameri in 2006 in “Plonter,” a political play about living under the Arab/Israeli conflict.

Barhom also worked in feature film, appearing in THE SYRIAN BRIDE and PARADISE NOW. He was nominated for an Israeli Oscar for his performance in the lead role of Ahmed in THE NINTH MONTH. In 2006 he made his first movie in America, THE KINGDOM, opposite Jamie Foxx. Subsequent films include AGORA and CLASH OF THE TITANS. He is currently filming Hiam Abbass’ INHERITANCE.

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