Husam Chadat

Husam Chadat (born 15 May 1966) is a Syrian and German actor and director.

Career Chadat was born in Damascus, Syria, on 15 May 1966. After graduating from Damascus University, he worked in the Syrian capital as a civil engineer before joining the theatre academy there to study acting in 1987. While studying in Germany, Chadat received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service, taking further studies in theatre and film production.

Chadat has also worked as a voice actor, dubbing characters from German into Arabic, including the play Der Theatermacher by Austrian playwright Thomas Bernhard.

He has been featured in international cinema too, playing roles of different importance in films like Rock the Kasbah (2015), 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), and Insyriated (2017). More recently, Chadat starred in the films Eagles of the Republic and in the horror film Lee Cronin's The Mummy in 2026.

Aside from his native Arabic, Chadat speaks German, English, and Spanish.