Kais Nashef

• Name — Kais Nashef قيس ناشف • Born — 1978 • Birthplace — Tayibe, Israel • Citizenship — Israel Germany Kais Nashef (born 1978) is an Israeli actor.

Nashef was born in Tayibe, Israel, and is of both Palestinian and German descent. He studied acting at the Beit Zvi Institute of Performing Arts in Ramat Gan. He lives in Berlin.

He later played the lead role in Paradise Now, a film about two would-be suicide bombers in the West Bank. In 2018, he won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Tel Aviv on Fire.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Paradise Now — Said • 2005 — Allenbi Romance • 2006 — The Nativity Story — Benjamin • 2006 — Djihad — Lugman — TV movie • 2006-2009 — Parashat Ha-Shavua — Amir El Nashaf — TV series, 35 episodes • 2008 — AmericanEast — Omar • 2008 — Body of Lies — Mustafa Karami • 2008 — Winds of Sand — Militant • 2009 — Die Seele eines Mörders — Ya'ir — TV movie • 2012 — Habibi — Qays • 2012-2015 — Ananda — TV series, co-write • 2013 — Big Bad Wolves — man on horseback • 2014 — Happiness Wrapped in a Blanket — Bashir • 2016 — looking for um kolthoum • 2017 — Tel Aviv on Fire — Salam — Venice Film Festival (Horizons) Best Actor • 2020 — Limbo — Nabil • 2020 — Abu Omar — Saleh