Adam Bakri
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{{Infobox person
| name = Adam Bakri
| image = Adam_Bakri_TIFF2013_(cropped).jpg
| caption = Bakri in 2013
| native_name = آدم بكري
| native_name_lang = ar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|05|15}}
| birth_place = Jaffa, Israel
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2011–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Cynthia Samuel|2022}}{{cite news |title=Cynthia Samuel Gets Married!! |url=https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/cynthia-samuel-gets-married-1490710 |access-date=11 September 2022 |work=Al Bawaba |language=en |archive-date=11 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911130038/https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/cynthia-samuel-gets-married-1490710 |url-status=live }}
| father = Mohammad Bakri
| relatives = {{Plainlist|
- Saleh Bakri {{small|(brother)}}
- Ziad Bakri {{small|(brother)}}}}
}}
Adam Bakri ({{langx|ar|آدم بكري}}; born May 15, 1988) is a Palestinian actor. He made his feature film debut by starring in Oscar-nominated film Omar (2013), directed by Hany Abu-Assad.
Early life
Bakri was born in Jaffa to a Palestinian family{{cite web |last1=Nagy |first1=Andrew |date=December 8, 2021 |title=Adam Bakri is Our Breakthrough Actor of the Year |url=https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/adam-bakri-breakthrough-actor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212204356/https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/adam-bakri-breakthrough-actor |archive-date=12 December 2021 |access-date=9 June 2022 |publisher=GQ}}{{cite news |date=24 February 2014 |title=Discovery: Adam Bakri |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/discovery-adam-bakri |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110204319/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/discovery-adam-bakri |archive-date=10 November 2022 |access-date=10 November 2022 |work=Interview Magazine |quote=I’m a Palestinian Israeli.}} and grew up in the village of Bi'ina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquireme.com/culture/how-adam-bakri-came-to-his-senses|title=How Adam Bakri came to his senses|website=Esquire|first=Matthew|last=Priest|date=5 September 2023|accessdate=5 April 2024}} He is the son of actor and director Mohammad Bakri, with his brothers Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri also being actors.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/e-nina-rothe/believing-hany-abu-assads_b_3313403.html|title=Believing: Hany Abu-Assad's Omar Gets Standing Ovation in Cannes|last1=Rothe|first1=Nina|work=HuffPost|date=May 21, 2013|access-date=February 11, 2014|archive-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320004829/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/e-nina-rothe/believing-hany-abu-assads_b_3313403.html|url-status=live}} After completing a bachelor's degree in English literature and Theater arts at Tel Aviv University, he trained at New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/05/20/Cheers-for-Palestinian-film-of-love-and-betrayal-.html|title=Cheers for Palestinian film of love and betrayal|date=May 20, 2013|accessdate=January 10, 2014|work=Al Arabiya|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195355/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/2013/05/20/Cheers-for-Palestinian-film-of-love-and-betrayal-.html|url-status=live}}
Career
Bakri began his acting career in theater at the age of 13, when he first took the stage performing in Ululation of the Land at the Al-Midan Theater in Haifa and Nazareth.{{cite web|url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-academy-members/adam-bakri|title=APSA academy members: Adam Bakri|accessdate=January 28, 2018|work=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195455/https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-academy-members/adam-bakri|url-status=live}} Shortly after his graduation, he landed the lead role in Hany Abu-Assad's drama thriller Omar.
In 2014, he was cast as the male lead in Asif Kapadia's adaptation of Ali and Nino, the Azerbaijan's national novel placed during the first Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/omar-star-joins-ali-and-nino/5072072.article|last1=Kay|first1=Jeremy|title=Adam Bakri joins Asif Kapadia's Ali and Nino|date=May 19, 2014|work=Screen International|access-date=May 26, 2014|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207200548/https://www.screendaily.com/news/omar-star-joins-ali-and-nino/5072072.article|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Bakri played the male lead in an Australian feature film titled Slam, written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta, shot in Sydney, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.if.com.au/Partho-Sen-Guptas-Slam-to-be-French-Australian-co-pro/|title=Partho Sen-Gupta's 'Slam' to be French-Australian co-pro|date=May 23, 2017|work=If magazine|access-date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207195452/https://www.if.com.au/Partho-Sen-Guptas-Slam-to-be-French-Australian-co-pro/|url-status=live}} In England, he joined the main cast of Gavin Hood's political thriller Official Secrets in the role of Katharine Gun's husband.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-ent-katharine-gun-official-secrets-film-0904-20190829-inv22l5kljbrpmn4tdlcvwkngu-story.html|last1=Bentley|first1=Rick|title=Katharine Gun speaks out for 'Official Secrets'|date=August 29, 2019|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 7, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235618/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-ent-katharine-gun-official-secrets-film-0904-20190829-inv22l5kljbrpmn4tdlcvwkngu-story.html|url-status=live}}
Personal life
In September 2022, Bakri married Lebanese-Canadian model and actress Cynthia Samuel, having met while filming Hell's Gate. Their wedding took place in Cyprus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.everythingweddings.co/post/the-perfect-cynthia-samuel-photo-album|title=The Perfect Cynthia Samuel Photo Album|website=Everything Weddings|first=Mikaella|last=Lustre|date=13 September 2022|accessdate=5 April 2024}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Director(s) ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2012
| Unfold | Elias Sohnoun | Ingrid Chikhaoui | Short film |
| 2013
| Omar | Omar | |
| 2014
| A little bit of bad | Kenneth | Patrick von Barkenberg | Short film |
| 2016
| Ali Khan Shirvanshir | |
| 2018
| Slam | Ricky Nasser | |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Yasar Gun | |
| Amsterdam to Anatolia
| Marwan | Susan Youssef | Short film |
| 2022
| Waleed | |
| 2024
| If You See Something | | |
| 2025
| Sharif | |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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Category:Palestinian male film actors
Category:Israeli male film actors
Category:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
Category:Palestinian male actors
Category:Israeli male stage actors
Category:Tel Aviv University alumni