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Jay Abdo

Acting

October 21, 1962 (63)Damascus, Syria

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

I Was a Stranger2025

I Was a Stranger

Papa Homsi

Möbius Loop2025

Möbius Loop

Jurius Hesham

Behind the Mask2025

Behind the Mask

Michael

Cave2025

Cave

Man in the Cave

Skeet2024

Skeet

Mohamed

Anwar2024

Anwar

Anwar (80 years old)

Neighbours2022

Neighbours

Nahum

Refugee2020

Refugee

Papa Homsi

The Way Back2020

The Way Back

Liquor Store Owner

Jihad in Hollywood2019

Jihad in Hollywood

Self

1st Born2019

1st Born

Hamid

Facing Mecca2017

Facing Mecca

Fareed

Ablution2017

Ablution

Khaled

Under Concrete2017

Under Concrete

Father

Jihad in Hollywood2016

Jihad in Hollywood

Self

Bon Voyage2016

Bon Voyage

Kareem

A Hologram for the King2016

A Hologram for the King

Dr. Haddad

Queen of the Desert2015

Queen of the Desert

Fattuh

We've Got Balls2013

We've Got Balls

Butler

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq2006

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq

Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)