Aziz Dyab
{{Short description|Syrian actor}}
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| birth_name = Abdulaziz Dyab
| birth_date = 1995{{Cite web|url=https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/aziz-dyab|title=Aziz Dyab - Actor|website=e-Talenta|accessdate=11 December 2023}}
| birth_place = Idlib, Syria
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| years_active = 2018–present
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Abdulaziz Dyab (born 1995) is a Syrian-German{{Cite web|url=https://viewties.co.uk/3d-flip-book/aziz-dyab-solo-edition/|title=Aziz Dyab (Solo Edition)|journal=Viewties|first=Vanesa|last=Miraglia|date=March 2023|accessdate=11 December 2023}} actor. His films include Je suis Karl (2021). On television, he is known for his roles in the Netflix series Unorthodox (2020) and the Apple TV+ series Liaison (2023).
Early life
Dyab was born in Idlib, northwestern Syria. His home was often in the firing line of the Syrian civil war. Dyab moved to Aleppo for study, but the war escalated and conditions worsened. In September 2015 at the age of 20, he fled to Germany, where he was granted asylum and eventually settled in Frankfurt an der Oder. He joined a local community theatre group to improve his German-language skills.{{Cite web|url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/aziz-dyab-interview/|title='I've finally found something that I'm really passionate about': Aziz Dyab – Interview|journal=Country & Town House|author=Olivia Emily|date=17 March 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.5elevenmag.com/post/aziz-dyab|title=Aziz Dyab|website=5 Eleven|first=Thomas|last=Lee-Brooks|date=3 March 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}} In 2016, he intended to study mechatronics at Karlsruhe University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/c6f1a93a-20dd-11e6-9d4d-c11776a5124d|title=A Syrian refugee in Germany: an aspiring astronaut enjoys success|journal=Financial Times|first=Guy|last=Chazan|date=21 June 2016|accessdate=10 December 2023}} Dyab appeared in a 2017 documentary titled I'm Here Now Somehow directed by David Regos.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fmf-slovenija.si/en/im-here-now-somehow/|title=I'm Here Now Somehow|website=Festival of Migrant Film Slovenia|date=2017|accessdate=11 December 2023}}
Career
Dyab made his television debut playing Salim in the 2020 critically acclaimed multilingual Netflix miniseries Unorthodox.{{Cite web|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2020/03/31/these-are-the-instagrams-of-the-cast-of-netflixs-unorthodox-150211|title=These are the incredibly aesthetic Instagrams of the cast of Netflix’s Unorthodox|website=The Tab|first=Lydia|last=Venn|date=31 March 2020|accessdate=11 December 2023}} This was followed in 2021 by his feature film debut in Christian Schwochow's Je suis Karl as Libyan migrant Yusuf{{Cite web|url=https://vaguevisages.com/2021/09/23/je-suis-karl-cast/|title=Know the Cast: 'Je Suis Karl'|website=Vague Visages|first=QV|last=Hough|date=23 September 2021|accessdate=11 December 2023}} and Anne Zohra Berrached's Copilot as Karim.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/398051/|title=Review: Copilot|website=CinEuropa|first=Davide|last=Abbatescianni|date=1 March 2021|accessdate=11 December 2023}} He also made guest appearances in the ZDF crime dramas SOKO Leipzig and SOKO Potsdam, and the Das Erste anthology series Baltic Crimes, and appeared in the television films Der Beschützer and Bring mich nach Hause.
In 2023, Dyab played Samir Hamza, a hacker, in the British-French thriller series Liaison on Apple TV+. In a 2023 interview with The Upcoming, Dyab stated he was writing a film based on his childhood memories.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2023/04/14/the-fulfilment-that-comes-from-making-a-remarkable-film-is-what-truly-matters-aziz-dyab-on-liaison/|title="The fulfilment that comes from making a remarkable film is what truly matters": Aziz Dyab on Liaison|journal=The Upcoming|first=Mae|last=Trumata|date=14 April 2023|accessdate=10 December 2023}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2017
| I'm Here Now Somehow | Himself | Short documentary |
| 2018
| Look Baba I'm Happy | Gulzar | Short film |
| 2021
| Yusuf | |
| 2021
| Copilot ({{langx|de|Die Frau des Piloten}}) | Karim | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2020
| Salim | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2020, 2022
| Mehdi Zakani / Mio Baumgert | 2 episodes |
| 2021
| Der Beschützer | Hamsa | Television film |
| 2021
| Bring mich nach Hause | Mirchard | Television film |
| 2021
| Baltic Crimes ({{langx|de|Der Usedom-Krimi}}) | Sanitäter | Episode: "Entführt" |
| 2022
| Rosti | Episode: "Tatütata" |
| 2023
| Liaison | Samir Hamza | 6 episodes |
| 2023
| Tatort | Fawad Saad | Episode: "Nichts als die Wahrheit" |
| 2025
| Recurring role |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|10212693}}
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Category:21st-century Syrian male actors
Category:People from Frankfurt (Oder)
Category:Refugees of the Syrian civil war