Nizar Abu Hajar

Acting

Nizar Abu Hajar

Born May 13, 1952 · Syria (age 74)

Nizar Abu Hajar (نزار أبو حجر) is a Syrian actor. His family is from the city of Majdal in Palestine, but relocated to Syria after the Nakba.

Known For

The NightThe Night · 1992
The Night
7.11992
MovieDrama
In the destroyed city of Quneitra is the grave of a resistance fighter for Palestine. His son, the director, tries to restore the dead man's history by mixing echoes of his mother's memory and his desire to give his father a more honorable death. Through the daily lives, dreams, fears, and hopes of its citizens, Malas chronicles his hometown Quneitra in the Golan Heights between 1936, the year of the first revolts against the British and Zionists in Palestine until the year of the city's destruction. He seeks to exorcise a feeling of shame and humiliation that long accompanied the image of his father and also his town, occupied by Israelis in 1967.
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.
Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer) · 2010
Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)
2010
SeriesComedyDrama
Abu Janti — self-proclaimed "King of the Lancer" — is a Damascus taxi driver whose cab doubles as a confessional, comedy club and social mirror. Each episode brings a new passenger with a new story, and Abu Janti can't help but get involved. Written by and starring Samer El Masri, born from a beloved sketch on Spotlight (2003), this Syrian black comedy uses the taxi as a window into everyday Damascus life — funny, sharp and occasionally heartbreaking.
Diaries of a General ManagerDiaries of a General Manager · 1995
Diaries of a General Manager
7.01995
SeriesDramaComedy
A journalist working in the same newspaper as her husband, and intellectual conflict arises between them because of the differences between the nature of men and women. The series shows the relationship between the spouses, revealing many attitudes of the “Eastern Man”.
Small HeartsSmall Hearts · 2009
Small Hearts
7.02009
SeriesDrama
The series tackles a number of negative contemporary social phenomena, shedding light on the challenges encountered by young people, like violence against children, poverty, homelessness, begging, slave trade, motherhood, family disintegration, and honor crimes.
A Hero From This TimeA Hero From This Time · 1999
A Hero From This Time
1999
SeriesComedyDrama
The series revolves around a poor man who wants to get rich. As he has a dream that he has found a treasure, his social status changes as he goes out every night to abandoned areas and begins digging and goes home by day to rest.
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.
Jamil and Hanaa's DiariesJamil and Hanaa's Diaries · 1997
Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries
5.01997
SeriesComedy
The story of Jamil Al-Homsi, who is shy around women, which explains his wife Hanaa's lack of jealousy. This drives him to invent many ways to make her jealous and force her to pay more attention to him, which gets him into many comedic situations.

Movies

The NightThe Night · 1992
The Night
7.11992
MovieDrama
In the destroyed city of Quneitra is the grave of a resistance fighter for Palestine. His son, the director, tries to restore the dead man's history by mixing echoes of his mother's memory and his desire to give his father a more honorable death. Through the daily lives, dreams, fears, and hopes of its citizens, Malas chronicles his hometown Quneitra in the Golan Heights between 1936, the year of the first revolts against the British and Zionists in Palestine until the year of the city's destruction. He seeks to exorcise a feeling of shame and humiliation that long accompanied the image of his father and also his town, occupied by Israelis in 1967.
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

Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer) · 2010
Abu Janti (King of taxi/ King of lancer)
2010
SeriesComedyDrama
Abu Janti — self-proclaimed "King of the Lancer" — is a Damascus taxi driver whose cab doubles as a confessional, comedy club and social mirror. Each episode brings a new passenger with a new story, and Abu Janti can't help but get involved. Written by and starring Samer El Masri, born from a beloved sketch on Spotlight (2003), this Syrian black comedy uses the taxi as a window into everyday Damascus life — funny, sharp and occasionally heartbreaking.
Diaries of a General ManagerDiaries of a General Manager · 1995
Diaries of a General Manager
7.01995
SeriesDramaComedy
A journalist working in the same newspaper as her husband, and intellectual conflict arises between them because of the differences between the nature of men and women. The series shows the relationship between the spouses, revealing many attitudes of the “Eastern Man”.
Small HeartsSmall Hearts · 2009
Small Hearts
7.02009
SeriesDrama
The series tackles a number of negative contemporary social phenomena, shedding light on the challenges encountered by young people, like violence against children, poverty, homelessness, begging, slave trade, motherhood, family disintegration, and honor crimes.
A Hero From This TimeA Hero From This Time · 1999
A Hero From This Time
1999
SeriesComedyDrama
The series revolves around a poor man who wants to get rich. As he has a dream that he has found a treasure, his social status changes as he goes out every night to abandoned areas and begins digging and goes home by day to rest.
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.
Jamil and Hanaa's DiariesJamil and Hanaa's Diaries · 1997
Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries
5.01997
SeriesComedy
The story of Jamil Al-Homsi, who is shy around women, which explains his wife Hanaa's lack of jealousy. This drives him to invent many ways to make her jealous and force her to pay more attention to him, which gets him into many comedic situations.
Alhaqa'ebAlhaqa'eb · 2014
Alhaqa'eb
9.02014
SeriesDramaComedy
A Syrian family — warm, funny and profoundly ordinary — finds itself facing the impossible choice millions of Syrians faced: stay in a home torn apart by war, or pack up everything and leave. They choose to go. But the road out proves just as punishing as what they left behind, with each episode delivering a new obstacle, a new heartbreak and a new reason to laugh through the tears. From the creator of Lost Village — tragicomedy at its most human.
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.
Akrekoz's GirlsAkrekoz's Girls · 2003
Akrekoz's Girls
2003
SeriesComedy
The story of the work revolves around four girls and their mothers waiting for their traveling father throughout the episodes of the series and they have a uncle, a former ministerial candidate with a good financial income. In each episode, the family is exposed to funny situations and exciting adventures within a funny family template.
Either Me or HerEither Me or Her · 2025
Either Me or Her
2025
SeriesComedy
The plot revolves around a Jordanian woman who owns a house in Damascus and plans to sell it, but her Syrian neighbor seeks to thwart her plan through a series of funny events and sudden situations.
Salah Al-Deen Al-AyoubiSalah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi · 2001
Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi
2001
SeriesDrama
A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.
Messages of Love and WarMessages of Love and War · 2007
Messages of Love and War
2007
Series
Jalal is imprisoned on trumped-up political charges. As he breaks out of prison and crosses the Lebanese borders, he meets his Palestinian friend, Qassem, who is a member of the resistance against the Israelis. Jalal's wife gets the court to grant her divorce in absentia to marry Colonel Nazem.
My Family's HouseMy Family's House · 2024
My Family's House
2024
SeriesDrama
The events take place in the 1940s, after Nouri leaves prison, a major conflict arises between him and Abu Adnan, coinciding with the assassination of the doctor, Abdul Rahman Al Shahbandar.
Law, HoweverLaw, However · 2003
Law, However
10.02003
SeriesDramaComedy
The series explores the difficult circumstances faced by people from diverse backgrounds and professions, including a university professor, a new journalist, a low-income employee, and others. The central character is the general manager of a large, responsible construction company, where the potential for illicit gain is significant. He is a fickle man, a master of manipulation, who feigns honor and morality because he respects the law out of sheer fear of it—the core premise of the show. The series unfolds in a satirical, socially relevant, and humorous style, relying on witty situations to elicit a smile.
Qus QuzahQus Quzah · 2001
Qus Quzah
2001
SeriesDramaFamily
The story of a family consisting of a father who is about to retire, his wife who works as a seamstress, and their four children who are in various grades of school, shedding light on the challenges that each of them faces.
Sons of OppressionSons of Oppression · 2002
Sons of Oppression
2002
SeriesDrama
Essam and Ragaa experience unsolvable problems and disputes over one of Essam's colleagues. These disputes increase to affect their children negatively over time.
Al KhawaliAl Khawali · 2000
Al Khawali
2000
SeriesDrama
The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.
A Safety DistanceA Safety Distance · 2019
A Safety Distance
2019
SeriesDrama
The series manifest the lives of war veterans, and addresses subjects such as love, hope and life after war. There is also the ugly side of war such as organ trafficking and arms dealing.
Ayamana AlhulwaAyamana Alhulwa · 2003
Ayamana Alhulwa
2003
SeriesDrama
A Syrian social drama series that sheds light on a neighborhood in one of the slums in the vicinity of Damascus, around a poor family consisting of a mother and her four children, who strive to meet their needs and achieve their ambitions with the tools available to them, while focusing on solving future problems at the time, leaving them to chance, luck, mischief, whim, or influence.
What Did We SayWhat Did We Say · 2001
What Did We Say
2001
SeriesComedyDrama
After Marwan and Nada get married, the couple moves into a building full of residents and little peace due to the endless pranks of Sankouh, the rooftop tenant. Each day, the building's neighbors find themselves in a new comedic story.
Marzouq On All FrontsMarzouq On All Fronts · 2004
Marzouq On All Fronts
2004
Series
In which dramatic events are mixed with funny comedy, the main character "Marzouk" is a man who always cares about the concerns of others and tries to find solutions for them just because he knows that this is one of the duties of the respectable man, as he tries to solve the problems of neighbors and relatives, but he often falls into serious problems because of that, until personal problems occur.
Murder in the MemoryMurder in the Memory · 1992
Murder in the Memory
1992
SeriesCrimeMystery
An Arabic-language series based on Agatha Christie's novel The Sleeping Murder, about a murder that occurred and went undiscovered until 20 years later.
Very KindVery Kind · 1998
Very Kind
1998
SeriesComedyFamily