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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 21, 1962
Place of Birth
Damascus, Syria
Also Known As
- Jihad Abdo
- جهاد عبدو
- جاي عبدو
Jay Abdo
2.9 Popularity
Biography
A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991. He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).
Known For
Credits
I Was a Stranger
as Papa Homsi
2026
0.0
Behind the Mask
as Michael
2025
0.0
In the Shade of Jasmine
2025
0.0
Mobius Loop
as Jurius Hesham
2025
10.0
Anwar
as Anwar (80 years old)
2024
0.0
Skeet
as Mohamed
2024
0.0
Neighbours
as Nahum
2022
7.0
Refugee
as Papa Homsi
2020
0.0
The Way Back
as Liquor Store Owner
2020
6.6
Jihad in Hollywood
as Self
2019
0.0
1st Born
as Hamid
2019
5.7
SEAL Team
as Asim Al-Hazred
2017
8.0
Ablution
as Khaled
2017
0.0
Facing Mecca
as Fareed
2017
5.6
Under Concrete
as Father
2017
0.0
Bon Voyage
as Kareem
2016
5.2
A Hologram for the King
as Dr. Haddad
2016
5.8
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
as Erdem Bayar
2016
6.9
Jihad in Hollywood
as Self
2016
0.0
Patriot
as Cantar Walley
2015
7.6
Queen of the Desert
as Fattuh, Bell's guide
2015
5.9
We've Got Balls
as Butler
2013
6.0
Omar
as Heraclius's messenger to Omar
2012
8.9
Ayam el Derasa
as الأستاذ أكرم
2011
10.0
On The Edge Of The Abyss
as فؤاد
2007
0.0
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
as Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)
2006
5.0
Holding Back Tears
as بسام
2005
0.0
The Sun Rises Again
as عماد
2005
0.0
Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi
as ريموند الثالث - ضيف شرف
2001
0.0
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Missing Painting
1996
0.0
The End of a Brave Man
as برهوم عطا
1994
8.0