Adam Bakri

Adam Bakri is a Palestinian actor. He made his feature film debut by starring in Oscar-nominated film Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad.

Early life and education Adam Bakri was born in Jaffa to a Palestinian family and grew up in the village of Bi'ina. He is the son of actor and director Mohammad Bakri, with his brothers Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri also being actors.

After completing a bachelor's degree in English literature and Theater arts at Tel Aviv University, he trained at New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career Bakri began his acting career in theater at the age of 13, when he first took the stage performing in Ululation of the Land at the Al-Midan Theater in Haifa and Nazareth. Shortly after his graduation, he landed the lead role in Hany Abu-Assad's drama thriller Omar.

In 2014, he was cast as the male lead in Asif Kapadia's adaptation of Ali and Nino, the Azerbaijan's national novel placed during the first Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

In 2018, Bakri played the male lead in an Australian feature film titled Slam, written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta, shot in Sydney, Australia. In England, he joined the main cast of Gavin Hood's political thriller Official Secrets in the role of Katharine Gun's husband.

Personal life In September 2022, Bakri married Lebanese-Canadian model and actress Cynthia Samuel, having met while filming Hell's Gate. Their wedding took place in Cyprus.

Filmography Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 2012 Unfold Elias Sohnoun Ingrid Chikhaoui Short film 2013 Omar Omar Hany Abu-Assad 2014 A little bit of bad Kenneth Patrick von Barkenberg Short film 2016 Ali and Nino Ali Khan Shirvanshir Asif Kapadia 2018 Slam Ricky Nasser Partho Sen-Gupta 2019 Official Secrets Yasar Gun Gavin Hood Amsterdam to Anatolia Marwan Susan Youssef Short film 2022 A Gaza Weekend Waleed Basil Khalil 2024 If You See Something Ali Oday Rasheed 2025 All That's Left of You Sharif Cherien Dabis 2026 Sohab El Ard Majd Peter Mimi miniseries

Awards and nominations Year Organization Award Work Result Ref. 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor Omar 2014 Malmö Arab Film Festival Best actor 2015 Chlotrudis Awards Best actor 2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Best actor Slam 2019 Women Film Critics Circle Best screen couple (shared with Keira Knightley) Official Secrets