Acting

Alaa Kasem

A Syrian actor, born in Damascus. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts. He began his artistic career through theatre, where he was a member of the Fawaz Sager theatrical troupe. He made his debut in 1995 in the series Difficult Steps. His works include The Three Musketeers (2022), The Butterfly Effect (2019), and Enamoured (2022).

Known For

Damascus... AleppoDamascus... Aleppo · 2019
Damascus... Aleppo
2019
Movie
An introverted former broadcaster chooses to detach himself from the overwhelming situation his country is going through, but the news of his daughter getting besieged in Aleppo break through his shield. A portrayal of the fragile and voluntary detachment as a coping mechanism with war and trauma.
Dark CloudsDark Clouds · 2021
Dark Clouds
2021
MovieDrama
After a Syrian man who has lived for a long time in the West learns that he is ill, he resolves to return to his homeland; however, he returns to find that strangers have taken over his home, and due to the chaos of war, his fate becomes intertwined with theirs.
Days of BulletsDays of Bullets · 2024
Days of Bullets
2024
MovieDramaMystery
A retired security man returns to civilian life to realize that he has lost his value, so he begins a journey to regain that value and his position in life.
SyriansSyrians · 2016
Syrians
2016
MovieDrama
The film talks about the story of Zeina and Reem, two women struggling in Syria, they both cross paths with Yousef and his father in a series of events.
MoawiyaMoawiya · 2025
Moawiya
★ 7.02025
SeriesWar & PoliticsDrama
The most expensive Arabic series ever made, chronicling the life of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan — from his early opposition to Islam, to his conversion, governorship of Syria, and ultimate founding of the Umayyad Caliphate. Spanning civil war, conquest, and political intrigue across the early Islamic world, this sweeping epic covers one of history's most controversial and consequential rulers.
Dalila wal-ZaybaqDalila wal-Zaybaq · 2011
Dalila wal-Zaybaq
2011
Series
Dalila wal-Zaybaq (دليلة والزيبق) is a 2011 Syrian historical adventure series set during the Mamluk era, spanning Cairo, Baghdad, and Damascus. At its heart is a gripping battle between good and evil — Dalila, a cunning and ruthless woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and Zaybaq, a brave young hero who rises to confront her wickedness after she kills his father. A lavish reimagining of a beloved classic from Arab folklore, starring Karis Bashar and Wael Sharaf.
Rijal Al-IzzRijal Al-Izz · 2011
Rijal Al-Izz
★ 9.72011
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.
Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al TamimiAl Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi · 2010
Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi
2010
SeriesDrama
The series deals with the biography of the great companion Al-Qa’qa’ bin Amr Al-Tamimi, with its many heroic deeds that raised the banner of Islam in several situations, by highlighting an important Islamic stage and re-dramatizing it.

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