Beto Kusyairy

Nur Kusyairy Zakuan bin Osman (born 19 February 1980), known professionally as Beto Kusyairy, is a Malaysian actor.

Early life He was born on 19 February 1980 in Kuala Lumpur and holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from University of Technology MARA (UiTM). In an interview with Berita Harian, Beto spoke about the origin of his stage name:

When I was involved in the film Syaitan (the film), I used the name Kusyairy. It so happened that Rosyam was also acting in the film, so when he saw that I was only using the name Kusyairy, he suggested that I use two names like him. Rosyam said that most actors use two names, while one name is usually used by singers.

I hold on to those words. I'm too lazy to think long. Coincidentally, when I was in school, there was a group. In that group, we each had nicknames. Our names were taken from a Mexican drama about friendship. The only name left at that time was Beto, so close friends called me by that name. So I also used that name as a nickname." A friend of his named Syed Khusairi was Beto's inspiration to become the best actor in the film Istanbul Aku Datang!.

Career Although not as popular as other male actors at the time, Beto is comfortable with his current situation and admits that popularity is not a priority for him. Beto is very selective about the characters and storylines in every drama or film offered to him because for him, the characters and stories he brings must be scientific, provide lessons and have an impact on the audience.

Before starting his acting career, Beto first built a name for himself as the mascot of Along for the children's educational television series, Along produced by 59 Communications which aired on TV1 in 2001, which was his first step into the world of national entertainment arts.

The drama directed by Erma Fatima became the starting point for Beto Kusyairy to seriously pursue acting, although he played a supporting role before acting in the film Syaitan (film) directed by Bade Hj. Azmi. He was lucky because Kabir Bhatia gave him the opportunity to act in Kekasihku Seru and Juvana (drama). He became the main actor alongside Syazwan Zulkifly, Izreen Azminda, Elfira Loy, Naim Daniel, Shera Aiyob and Izzue Islam in the Astro Ria drama series Jangan Ambil Padang Kami which tells the story of the struggle and adventure of 7 children to save a football field in their flat area from being developed by settlers.

In 2012, he starred in the lead role in the film Istanbul Aku Datang! directed by Bernard Chauly and produced by Red Communications, in which he played the role of Harris. The film also starred Tomok and Lisa Surihani, and was released on 8 December 2012, with part of the filming being filmed in Istanbul, Turkey.

In addition, he acted in a theater play with Cristina Suzanne entitled Ramlee Festasi. This play was held at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Store from 14 to 16 December 2012 and in 2013 the play was staged again.

He appeared in the telefilm Qadr directed by Faisal Ishak starring alongside Zahiril Adzim which tells the story of a second chance given by God to His servant after being struck by pain. This telefilm premiered on Astro First Exclusive in February 2014. On 12 June 2014, Beto played the role of Suffian, a pizza delivery man who graduated from UiTM in the comedy drama film CEO (film) directed by Razaisyam Rasyid, this film also starred Cristina Suzanne and Remy Ishak. Kemalia Othman from mStar Online said: "...Beto Kusyairy does not want to lose with his unpretentious character and is also able to make the audience laugh and wait for his appearance until the end".

Beto plays the role of Rahim, a street musician in the drama Rubberband which airs on TV3's Iris slot. It also stars Bil Azali and Sara Ali.

In 2016, he acted with Aiman Hakim Ridza and Indonesian actress Tya Arifin in the telefilm Bidadari directed by Osman Ali which aired on Astro Citra's Karya 12 slot, where he played the role of Nathuwi.

Beto's career in Singapore began in the same year by starring in the drama Kisah Tok Kadi which aired on MediaCorp Suria. Through this drama, he was recognized as the Best Male Actor at Malam Pesta Perdana 2017, thus opening up a bigger space in the Lion City country.

Working under the direction of Syamsul Yusof, Beto played the lead role in the historical biopic film Mat Kilau which tells the story of the struggle of the famous Malay warrior, Mat Kilau. The Mat Kilau biopic also stars Dato' Adi Putra, Fattah Amin, Johan As'ari, Farid Amirul, A. Galak, Yayan Ruhian and new star, Ali Karimie.

Beto is one of the actors who made the online drama KL Gangster: Underworld co-directed by Syafiq Yusof and Faisal Ishak successful including Azhan Rani, Nabila Huda, Zahiril Adzim, Ezzaty Abdullah and others. KL Gangster: Underworld which is a rendition of the KL Gangster trilogy by Syamsul Yusof began airing on iflix on 16 August 2018; playing the role of Shah.

Filmography

Film

Short films

Television series

Telemovie

Television Year Title Role TV channel 2001 Along Maskot/Dil Pagar TV1