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Fares Fares

Actor | * 04/29/1973 (50) | Beirut (Lebanon)
Fares Fares (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfǎːrɛs ˈfǎːrɛs] ; Arabic: فارس فارس; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish actor, producer, and director. He is known for his collaborations with Swedish director Tarik Saleh in The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) and Boy from Heaven (2022). He has received various accolades, including a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Fares is also known for his performances in Jalla! Jalla! (2000), Days Like This (2001), Zero Dark Thirty, Safe House and Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (all 2012), The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013), The Absent One (2014), ()
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Fares Fares is a Lebanese-Swedish stage, film and television actor. He often plays starring roles in the feature films of his brother, Josef Fares.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy. ...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

PG-13

2016 | 3.7/5 | 2h 13min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murde ...

The Absent One

NR

2014 | 3.5/5 | 1h 56min
Thriller
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Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership. ...

Child 44

R

2015 | 3.1/5 | 2h 17min
Crime, Thriller
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Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanis ...

The Keeper of Lost Causes

NR

2013 | 3.5/5 | 1h 33min
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Fares Fares

Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2x Robert Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Svend award European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Fares Fares as Actor(29)

as Police officer Lukas2023 A Day and a Half
as Salim2022 The Contractor
as Ibrahim2022 Cairo Conspiracy
as Hafez el-Assad2018 The Purity of Vengeance
as Noredin2017 The Nile Hilton Incident
as Hafez el-Assad2016 A Conspiracy of Faith
as Senator Vaspar2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Allon2016 The Commune
as Alexei Andreyev2015 Child 44
as Hafez el-Assad2014 The Absent One
as Hafez el-Assad2013 The Keeper of Lost Causes
2012 Sleepwalking in the Rift
as Vargas2012 Safe House
as Hakim2012 Zero Dark Thirty
as Mahmoud2012 Easy Money: Hard to Kill
as Mahmoud2010 Easy Money
as Firaz (voice)2009 Metropia
2008 For a Moment, Freedom
as Richardt2008 The Fur
as Omar2006 Kill Your Darlings
as Kristoffer El-Zeid2006 7 Millionaires
as Patrik2005 Bang Bang Orangutang
2005 Zozo
as Jesus2004 Chlorox, Ammonium and Coffee
as Frank Flambert2004 Fakiren fra Bilbao
as Kristian2004 Day and Night
as Jacob2003 Kops
as Michel2001 Days Like This
as Roro2000 The Best Man's Wedding

TV Shows/Series with Fares Fares as Actor(8)

as The Dark One2021 The Wheel of Time
as Guest2021 Carina Bergfeldt
as Johnny2020 Partisan
as himself2019 Luuk & Hallberg
as Bacho2019 Chernobyl
as Antoine Costa2016 Westworld
as Guest2010 Hellenius Hörna
as Roshan2007 Leende Guldbruna Ögon

Movies with Fares Fares as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2023 A Day and a Half
Writing/Writer2023 A Day and a Half
Production/Executive Producer2017 The Nile Hilton Incident

Additional Information

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Full Name: Fares Fares
Citizenships: Sweden, Lebanon
Born: Sunday, 04/29 1973 (April) in Beirut (Lebanon) (current age: 50 years + 360 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Swedish (SV)
Siblings: Josef Fares, Caroline Fares
Father: Jan Fares
Other names for Fares Fares (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Фарес Фарес"
Fares Fares frequently works together with these people:
Tarik Saleh (8x, Crew)
Jonathan Nolan (6x, Crew)
Daniel Espinosa (6x, Crew)
Lisa Joy (6x, Crew)
Josef Fares (6x, Crew)
Craig Mazin (5x, Crew)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas (5x, Actor)
Peter Aalbæk Jensen (5x, Crew)
Aril Wretblad (5x, Crew)
Roger Rosenberg (5x, Crew)
Louise Vesth (5x, Crew)
Theis Schmidt (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8250, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024