Nicolas Mouawad
☼ Born on 22 December 1979, in Beirut, Lebanon
Biography
Nicolas Mouawad is a Lebanese film and TV actor, working in the United States and the Arab world. He is known for His Only Son (2023), Teleat Rohi (Drop Dead Diva) (2019), and Saabe' Gaar (2017). Nicolas has starred in some of the most-watched and critically-acclaimed drama series in Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE, including Hagar Gohanam: Black Widows (2017), Wannous (2016), and Abriaa Wa Laken: Innocent... However (2015).
Nicolas Mouawad started his career in television as a host on the daily live show, "Rotana Cafe" (2003-2009). He also hosted programs on MTV Lebanon. His debut acting role was in Marwan Najjar's television drama, Helm Athar (2006). He then starred in numerous TV movies as well as Lebanese and Pan-Arab series, such as "Zero 4" and Ruby (2012) for which he won the Murex d'Or for Best Actor in 2013. The same year, he also won the Best Lead Actor Award at the London International Film Festival for his starring role in the feature film, Takaseem El Hob (2012). He was one of the featured stars in the Pan-Arab version of "Dancing with the Stars" (2013). In 2016, he landed his first role in Egypt, starring in Wannous (2016), one of the most-watched series of 2016. Critics hailed his performance and fluency in the Egyptian dialect, which lead to more roles in Egyptian drama. Because of the success he earned in Saabe' Gaar (2017), he landed the starring role n the Arabic-language version of "Drop Dead Diva" that aired on OSN. In 2019, he starred in his first English-spea
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king role in the American feature film, His Only Son (2023).
Nicolas Mouawad was born in Beirut, Lebanon. In 2002, he graduated with a major in Acting & Directing from the Lebanese University, School of Fine Arts & Architecture. The following year, he completed his civil engineering degree from the School of Engineering.
In the role of actor
Three Thousand Years of Longing (31/08/2022)
A lonely scholar uncovers a Djinn who proceeds to tell her his life story in Three Thousand Years of Longing. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is a British scholar content with her isolated lifestyle, though she occasionally finds herself plagued by visions of fantastical beings. While in Istanbul, giving a lecture, Alithea purchases a glass bottle […]