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Fayssal Bazzi

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Fayssal Bazzi
Born1982 (age 41–42)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2000s–present
Known forBest lead actor winner 10th AACTA Awards for Stateless

Fayssal Bazzi (Arabic: فيصل بزي; born 1982) is an Australian actor.[1] He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Merger[2] and again in 2020 for Measure for Measure.[3]

In 2023, Bazzi was announced and appeared in several television projects including SBS' Erotic Stories,[4] Total Control's final season,[5] and the second season of Australian legal drama The Twelve.[6]

Bazzi was named for upcoming feature film The Correspondent. [7]

Early life

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Bazzi was born to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother in Beirut. His mother was a French teacher and as such, Bazzi spoke French alongside Arabic. When he was 3 years old, his family moved to Australia after the Lebanese Civil War. When immigrating to Australia, the Bazzi's lost their immigration records.[8] He was often bullied as a child as he did not initially speak English. His parents transferred him to a Catholic school and he eventually learned English after a teacher decided to personally teach him. He was inspired to become an actor by that teacher.[9][10][11]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2007 East West 101 Ali 1 episode
2008 The Strip Joe Abadi 2 episodes
Double the Fist Evil Clown 1 episode
All Saints Tim Spilane 1 episode
Stupid, Stupid Man Daniel 1 episode
2011 Tough Nuts Dino Dibra 1 episode
Crownies Mustafa Al-Tikriti 1 episode
2017 The Letdown Tony 1 episode
Wake in Fright Donald 2 episodes
Top of the Lake Cop Thommo 2 episodes
2018 Rake Mr Ahmad 1 episode
Chosen Fixer 3 episodes
2019 The Commons Abel 5 episodes [12]
Mr Inbetween Nasir 2 episodes
2020 Colour Blind Mini series
Stateless Ahmad Ameer 6 episodes [13]
2022 Shantaram Abdullah Taheri 12 episodes
Significant Others Ali 5 episodes
2023 The Artful Dodger Captain Grimm 1 episode
Erotic Stories Aldo Episode 5: "Walking Gambit"
C*A*U*G*H*T Director Bustard 6 episodes
2024 Total Control Matthew Kohli 4 episodes
Prosper Samir 1 episode
The Twelve Jude Persand 8 episodes

Film/Shorts

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Halfway House Barmaid Short
2006 Emulsion Taxi Driver
Geoffrey Bagel Thug 1
2008 Wireless Maurice Video
2009 Fallen Jerry Short
Cedar Boys Assad
Street Angel Drug Dealer Short
2010 Rainbow Renegades George Short
2012 Simpleton Anthony Short
2013 Refuge Sayad Short
2016 Down Under D-Mac
2017 6 Days Makki
2018 The Merger Sayyid
Peter Rabbit Mr. Tod Voice
2020 Measure for Measure Farouk
We're Not Here to Fuck Spiders Ahmed
2022 Mother Mountain Dean
Black Site Rashid Nassar [14]
2023 Late Night with the Devil Christou
2024 The Correspondent Mansour

References

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  1. ^ Groves, Don (24 June 2019), "'The Merger' was a game changer for Fayssal Bazzi", Inside Film
  2. ^ Kornits, Dov (30 October 2018), "The AACTA Awards Nominations Are In", Inside Film
  3. ^ Convery, Stephanie (1 November 2020), "Aacta awards 2020: Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Ned Kelly gang vie for honours", The Guardian
  4. ^ Knox, David (27 April 2023). "Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (31 May 2023). "Total Control filming third and final series | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ Knox, David (31 August 2023). "Production underway on The Twelve S2 | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "The Correspondent: Richard Roxburgh film wraps production | ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data". www.screenhub.com.au. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ Kinane, Ruth (22 July 2020). "Fayssal Bazzi on playing refugee Ameer in Netflix's Stateless: 'I knew that it was an important thing to do'". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ Veitch, Mara (31 July 2020). "Cate Blanchett and Fayssal Bazzi on the Timely Resonance of "Stateless"". interviewmagazine.com. Interview Magazine. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  10. ^ Feldman, Dana (25 July 2020). "Fayssal Bazzi Says Netflix Drama 'Stateless' Puts A Human Face On Refugees". Forbes. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ Gay, Verne (22 July 2020). "Fayssal Bazzi talks Netflix's 'Stateless,' more". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ Knox, David (3 October 2019). "Production underway on Stan drama The Commons". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  13. ^ Knox, David (15 May 2019). "All-star cast for ABC drama Stateless". tvtonight.com.au. TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  14. ^ Slatter, Sean (19 February 2021). "Uli Latukefu, Pallavi Sharda, Phoenix Raei and Fayssal Bazzi join 'Black Site'". if.com.au. IF Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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