Kamel El Basha
Born: 1962-03-14 in Jerusalem, Palestine
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kamel El Basha is a Palestinian actor of screen and stage, theater director, play-writer and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s. He gained critical acclaim in 2017 when he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor (male) during the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his role as Yasser Abdallah Salameh in The Insult by the Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri. It was El Basha's first major role on screen, although he had appeared in a number of theatrical productions, actually also directing some of them. He is the former artistic director of the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem from 2007 to 2011 and the artistic director of Quds Art since 2012.
Filmography
2026
- Asad as Mahrous
- Sohab El Ard as Ibrahim
- My Father's Scent as Omar
2025
- Palestine 36 as Abu Rabab
- I Know You Can Hear Me as Salim
- Thank You for Banking with Us as Uncle
- I'll Get Back to You as Abu Bassam
2024
- House of Gods as Sheikh Mohammad Al-Hamedi
- Dawa'i El-Safar as إبراهيم
- An Orange from Jaffa as Farouk
2023
- Culprits as Youssef Mizouni / Cracker
- Palestine Islands as Younès
- Our Males and Females as The Father
2022
- Mo as Uncle Ali
- Room 207
- Huda's Salon as Doctor
- Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
2021
- Into the Dark
- The Translator as Professor Raed
2020
2018
- Rogue Arrows
- The Reports on Sarah and Saleem as Abu Ibrahim
2017
- The Insult as Yasser Abdallah Salameh
2014
- Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine ... (Director)