Acting

Iyad Abu Al-Shamat

Born March 13, 1974 (age 52)

A Syrian actor, born in Damascus. He graduated from the acting department at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1996. He made his debut in the series A Nautical Kind of Love (1997), after which he participated in a large number of series such as Family Girls (2012), Under the Home Country's Sky (2013), and Omar ( 2012). He also has many contributions to dubbing and theater. Then,…

Known For

RodajRodaj · 2010
Rodaj
7.02010
MovieMysteryRomance
Guards of SilenceGuards of Silence · 2009
Guards of Silence
6.02009
MovieDrama
Based on novel by Ghada al-Samman.
Escaping Tel AvivEscaping Tel Aviv · 2009
Escaping Tel Aviv
6.22009
MovieThrillerDrama
A seemingly ordinary life is shattered when a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into a high-stakes international conflict. As loyalties blur and danger escalates, an Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option.
Public RelationsPublic Relations · 2005
Public Relations
2005
MovieDrama
A tour guide is caught between two men: the first is a powerful and influential businessman, who is secretly married to the tour guide, and demands that she abort the fetus she is carrying from him. As for the other, she meets him on one of her tours and falls in love with him, as he appears to her to be a light-hearted, helpful and humble man.
OmarOmar · 2012
Omar
8.92012
SeriesDrama
A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.
Al Zeer SalemAl Zeer Salem · 2000
Al Zeer Salem
8.02000
SeriesDrama
Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.
Me, Her and HayaMe, Her and Haya · 2026
Me, Her and Haya
7.02026
SeriesDrama
An accusation. A broken marriage. A hazardous attempt to fix it. In a calculated emotional gamble, three people are drawn into a labyrinth of love, trust… and everything in between!
Takht SharqiTakht Sharqi · 2010
Takht Sharqi
10.02010
SeriesDrama
The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality.

Movies

RodajRodaj · 2010
Rodaj
7.02010
MovieMysteryRomance
Guards of SilenceGuards of Silence · 2009
Guards of Silence
6.02009
MovieDrama
Based on novel by Ghada al-Samman.
Escaping Tel AvivEscaping Tel Aviv · 2009
Escaping Tel Aviv
6.22009
MovieThrillerDrama
A seemingly ordinary life is shattered when a woman uncovers a hidden truth about her husband, plunging her into a high-stakes international conflict. As loyalties blur and danger escalates, an Egyptian intelligence officer is tasked with a critical mission where failure is not an option.
Public RelationsPublic Relations · 2005
Public Relations
2005
MovieDrama
A tour guide is caught between two men: the first is a powerful and influential businessman, who is secretly married to the tour guide, and demands that she abort the fetus she is carrying from him. As for the other, she meets him on one of her tours and falls in love with him, as he appears to her to be a light-hearted, helpful and humble man.

TV Shows

OmarOmar · 2012
Omar
8.92012
SeriesDrama
A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.
Al Zeer SalemAl Zeer Salem · 2000
Al Zeer Salem
8.02000
SeriesDrama
Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.
Me, Her and HayaMe, Her and Haya · 2026
Me, Her and Haya
7.02026
SeriesDrama
An accusation. A broken marriage. A hazardous attempt to fix it. In a calculated emotional gamble, three people are drawn into a labyrinth of love, trust… and everything in between!
Takht SharqiTakht Sharqi · 2010
Takht Sharqi
10.02010
SeriesDrama
The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality.
Love Has DecreedLove Has Decreed · 2006
Love Has Decreed
2006
SeriesDrama
The series discusses the stories of young university students, their reality during their studies, and the hardships and unknown fate they endure after graduation.
TangoTango · 2018
Tango
2018
SeriesDrama
The story of a quadrant of Tango dancers as they discuss the difficulties of love and how to deal with one's partner. As they all have different views, they all have different opinions on what to do after a break up. One of them however, has an opinion that is extremely far away from any of their points of view, as she believes that suicide is the perfect thing to do after breaking up with one's lover.
A Minute of SilenceA Minute of Silence · 2019
A Minute of Silence
10.02019
SeriesDrama
Amir and Adham are two inmates that are facing death sentence. but strange events begin to happen that leads to smuggling them out of prison, by the car of the new director, and the execution of two others instead of them, and then a series of events begin to evolve.
Rijal Al-IzzRijal Al-Izz · 2011
Rijal Al-Izz
10.02011
Series
Rijal Al-Izz — Men of Honor — is a 2011 Syrian Damascene period drama set in the Saroujeh neighborhood of Damascus during the French occupation of the 1930s. The series follows Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shami, a wrongfully accused man who escapes a death sentence and transforms into a resistance fighter, striking fear into the French occupiers while navigating betrayal and injustice within his own community. Starring Rashid Assaf and Qusai Khouli.
The Age of ShameThe Age of Shame · 2009
The Age of Shame
2009
Series
Having spent most of her 20s taking care of her sick mother and her family's household, a sexually repressed woman elopes and has to face the hypocrisies of middle eastern society.
We'll Meet TomorrowWe'll Meet Tomorrow · 2015
We'll Meet Tomorrow
9.02015
SeriesDrama
Life returns to a building abandoned after the Lebanese Civil War when it becomes a temporary haven for Syrian refugees, as war ravages their homeland.
Holding Back TearsHolding Back Tears · 2005
Holding Back Tears
2005
SeriesDrama
The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady.
النصيةالنصية · 1998
النصية
1998
SeriesDrama
Palestinian AlienationPalestinian Alienation · 2004
Palestinian Alienation
9.52004
SeriesDrama
The first comprehensive dramatic telling of the Palestinian Nakba, seen through the eyes of a poor rural family from the 1930s British Mandate era through the massacres of 1948 and the defeat of 1967. Written by Palestinian poet Walid Seif — based on his own family history — and directed by the late Syrian master Hatem Ali, this is widely considered one of the greatest Arab television dramas ever produced. A monumental work of collective memory, historical witness and human endurance.
AliveAlive · 2009
Alive
2009
SeriesDrama
The series deals with social stories of several different characters who carry the same obsessions, fears, and concerns, and then their paths intersect in a way that makes them unite with each other to overcome those fears.
Kings of SectsKings of Sects · 2005
Kings of Sects
5.62005
SeriesDrama
The series follows the rupture of Andalusia into many warring states, which allowed the northern Kingdom of Castile to expand its borders and take control.
Soft ThornsSoft Thorns · 2005
Soft Thorns
2005
SeriesDrama
At a Damascus girls' high school, the school counsellor Hanan is the quiet centre of everyone's storms — helping teenagers navigate family pressure, social expectations and the bruising complexities of adolescence, while quietly managing the unravelling of her own marriage. Each student carries a different wound; each episode peels back another layer. A warm, perceptive Syrian drama about the hidden costs of growing up female in Arab society. Directed by Rasha Sharbatji, starring Salma Al-Masri and Qusay Khouli.
Blood OathBlood Oath · 2020
Blood Oath
2020
SeriesCrimeDrama
Salim Fayad is an ordinary pharmaceutical company owner whose life is shattered in seconds when his car kills the daughter of Lebanon's most feared drug lord. Instead of revenge, the dealer makes him an offer — become his personal assassin, or watch his family die. A Lebanese thriller adapted from the celebrated Serbian series Besa, following a decent man's descent into a world he was never meant to inhabit, doing terrible things to protect the people he loves.
صدى الروحصدى الروح · 2006
صدى الروح
2006
SeriesDrama