Eyad Hourani

Eyad Hourani
Born (1988-06-24) 24 June 1988
Other namesIyad Hoorani
OccupationActor

Eyad Hourani (born 24 June 1988) is a Palestine actor. He is known for his role on the film Omar as well as the TV shows The Pact and Medinah.

Career

Hourani was born in Ramallah in the West Bank. He studied for three years at The Freedom Theatre's Acting School, graduating in 2011. After that, he appeared in Ashtar Theatre's Jasmin House and in Shakespeare's Richard II, which toured to London's Glove Theatre Festival.[1]

In 2013, Hourani appeared in the film Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad. The film went on to win the Special Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.[2][3]

After that, Hourani has appeared in films like Rattle the Cage, Vanguard, and Palestine 36. He has also appeared in the TV shows like Jinn, The Pact, and Baghdad Central.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Omar Tarek (as Iyad Hoorani)
2015 The Idol Ali Kushk
2015 Rattle the Cage Kassab (as Iyad Hoorani)
2016 The Parrot David Short film
2016 Tape Ibrahim
2019 Saturday Afternoon Mute Guy
2020 Vanguard Omar
2024 How Kids Roll Ahmed
2025 Palestine 36 Qusay

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Jinn Khaled 4 episodes
2020 Baghdad Central Hamed 3 episodes
2022 The Pact Ramiz Main cast
2020–2023 Medinah Ibrahim 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ husamkaloti (July 10, 2013). "The Freedom Theatre graduate in award-winning "Omar"". TheFreedomTheatre.org.
  2. ^ Richford, Rhonda (26 May 2013). "Cannes: 'The Missing Picture' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Oscars: Main nominations 2014". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.