Fares Fares
| Fares Fares | |
|---|---|
 Fares Fares at the Stockholm City Theatre, 2009 | |
| Born |
29 April 1973 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Parent(s) | Jan Fares (father) |
| Relatives | Josef Fares (brother) |
Fares Fares (born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Assyrian actor.[1][2]
Early life
His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, his family moved to Sweden, residing in Örebro.[3] They moved to escape the Lebanese Civil War and chose Sweden because they had relatives who already lived there.[4] Fares says he learned Swedish within three months of living in Sweden.[4]
From the age of 15, Fares acted in a local theater group in Örebro.[3] When he was 19, he attended drama school in Mölndal in Gothenburg, Sweden.[3] He spent six years working in the Theatre Tamauer.
Career
Film
Fares has played major parts in his brother, director Josef Fares' films, including his debut acting performance in 2000's Jalla! Jalla! and 2003's Kopps. He starred in Bang Bang Orangutang (2005) and Kill Your Darlings (2006).
In 2010, Fares starred in the Swedish crime thriller Easy Money with Joel Kinnaman.[4] The film was critically acclaimed and was picked up for American distribution by Harvey Weinstein.[4] In 2012, Fares made his Hollywood debut in the Denzel Washington movie Safe House.[5] He played CIA officer Hakim in Zero Dark Thirty.[6][7] Fares had a role in Child 44 (2014) with Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman.[2][8]
For 2013's Kvinden i buret (English title: The Keeper of Lost Causes),[9] which was set in Denmark, Fares learned to speak Danish.[2] Keeper of Lost Causes is based on a novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, the first of four features based on his Department Q novels.[10] Fares and Kaas will appear in all four films.[10] Keeper of Lost Causes was Denmark's top film of 2013.[11] Fasandræberne (English title: The Absent One) is the second film in the series.[12] It also broke Danish film grosses, setting new records.[13] The third film in the series, A Conspiracy of Faith (Flaskepost fra P), premiered in Denmark in March 2016 and in the US in June.[14]
Television
In 2014, Fares portrayed Fauzi Nadal in the TV show, Tyrant, on the FX Network.[15] Tyrant was renewed for a second season, which began airing in the summer of 2015,[16] and a third season in summer 2016.
Theater
- 1996: Samuel Beckett's I väntan på Godot (Waiting for Godot) at Teater Tamauer, Sweden
- 2000: Dom directed by Jasenko Selimovic with Torkel Petersson at Göteborgs Stadsteater, Sweden
- 2000: Natten före skogarna at Teater Tamauer, Sweden
- 2001: Tillbaka till öknen at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002: Köket at Göteborgs Stadsteater, Sweden
- 2003: Brott, hemtjänst, straffpengar, pensionärsmord at Backstage, Sweden
- 2003: Den arabiska natten at Backstage, Sweden
Other work
- Fares appears in two music videos for Lykke Li; 2011 single, "I Follow Rivers", directed by Tarik Saleh and 2014 album teaser, "I Never Learn"[17]
- Appeared in Daniel Lemma's music video "If I Used To Love You" with Torkel Pettterson
- 2011: TV commercial for Tanqueray "Tonight We Tanqueray" - Actor - the bartender
- 2012: Short film, sponsored by Maiyet called Sleepwalking In the Rift, directed by Cary Fukunaga[18][19]
Personal life
Fares says he spends his time in both Stockholm, Sweden[20] and Los Angeles, California.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Före stormen | Hostage taker | |
| Jalla! Jalla! | Roro | ||
| 2001 | Days Like This | Michel | |
| 2003 | Kopps | Jacob | Peñíscola Comedy Film Festival Best Actor Award |
| 2004 | I'm Your Man | Omar | Short film |
| Dag och natt | Kristian | Chicago International Film Festival Best Ensemble Acting Award | |
| Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee | Jesus | ||
| Fakiren fra Bilbao | Frank Flambert | ||
| 2005 | Zozo | The Chicken (voice) | |
| Bang Bang Orangutang | Patrik | ||
| 2006 | Kill Your Darlings | Omar | |
| 7 miljonärer | Kristoffer El-Zeid | ||
| 2007 | Leende guldbruna ögon | Roshan | Television miniseries |
| 2008 | For a Moment, Freedom | Manu | |
| Maria Wern – Främmande fågel | Jonathan Sauma | Television series | |
| The Fur | Richardt | Short film | |
| 2009 | Metropia | Firaz Sanoman (voice) | |
| 2010 | Easy Money | Mahmoud | |
| 2012 | Sleepwalking in the Rift | Short film | |
| Safe House | Vargas | ||
| Easy Money II | Mahmoud | Nominated – Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Hakim | ||
| 2013 | Kvinden i buret ("The Keeper of Lost Causes") | Assad | |
| 2014 | Tyrant | Fauzi Nadal | Television series (19 episodes 2014-2016) |
| Fasandræberne ("The Absent One") | Assad | Won - Danish Film Gala for Best Supporting Actor[21] | |
| 2015 | Child 44 | Alexei Andreyev | |
| 2016 | The Commune | Allon | |
| Flaskepost fra P ("A Conspiracy of Faith") | Assad | ||
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Senator Vaspar | ||
References
- ↑ Barryakoub, Afram (30 July 2006). "Nuri Kino har skrivit historia igen!". Hujådå. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Aftab, Kaleem (25 August 2013). "Zero Dark Thirty's Fares Fares is not interested in playing bad guys". The National. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 Kastrup, Kim (1 October 2014). "Fares Fares: - Jeg er vild med Assad". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Gillis, Niclas (12 December 2013). "Fares Fares". The Last Magazine. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Dang, Simon (10 February 2011). "Daniel Espinosa's 'Safe House' Finds A Villain In 'Snabba Cash' Star Fares Fares". Indiewire. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Miller, Daniel (24 February 2012). "'Safe House' Actor Joins Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Dang, Simon (26 February 2012). "'Snabba Cash' & 'Safe House' Star Fares Fares Joins Kathryn Bigelow's 'Kill Bin Laden'". Indiewire. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Sneider, Jeff (23 May 2013). "Paddy Considine and Fares Fares Join Tom Hardy Thriller 'Child 44′ (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ van Hoeij, Boyd (11 August 2013). "The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret): Locarno Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- 1 2 Roxborough, Scott (4 October 2012). "'Safe House' Actor Fares Fares Joins 'Department Q' Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (23 October 2013). "'The Keeper of Lost Causes' on Track to Be Denmark's No. 1 Film of 2013". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (5 September 2013). "Toronto: Danish Stars Pilou Asbaek, David Dencik Join 'The Absent One' Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (7 October 2014). "'The Absent One' Breaks Danish Records; Sequel On The Case For Local Pics (Video)". Deadline.com. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Rossing Jensen, Jorn (27 October 2014). "Absent One off to roaring start at Danish box office". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (27 August 2013). "Howard Gordon's FX Pilot 'Tyrant' Enlists 'Zero Dark Thirty' Actor (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Braxton, Greg (18 September 2014). "'Tyrant' gets a second reign as FX renews drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Trakin, Roy (6 May 2014). "Lykke Li's 'I Never Learn': What the Critics Are Saying". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Cain (7 December 2012). "Watch: Cary Fukunaga Directed Short 'Sleepwalking In the Rift' Starring Haley Bennett & Fares Fares". Indiewire. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ "Sleepwalking in the Rift". Nowness. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ Wassmann, Susse (16 October 2014). "Fares Fares: Min kvinde skal have selvtillid - og være feminin". Femina. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ↑ TT (1 February 2015). "Prisregn över Lars von Trier". Västerbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
External links
- Fares Fares at the Internet Movie Database
- Fares Fares at the Swedish Film Database
