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Ghassan Massoud (Arabic: غسّان مسعود / ALA-LC: Ghassān Masʻūd; born September 20, 1958) is a Syrian actor and filmmaker. He is best known in the West for his role as Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven.

Ghassan Massoud
غسّان مسعود
Massoud in 2003
Born (1958-09-20) 20 September 1958 (age 64)
Damascus, Syria
NationalityArab
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Career


Massoud is known in Syria for his appearance in many Syrian-made films, and writing and directing the theatre play Diplomasiyyoun, and was part of the Syrian Ministry of Culture’s National Theater’s 2002 season. He has appeared in the Syrian television miniseries The Chant of Rain, and in Haytham Hakky's well known work Memories of the Forthcoming Age, and on the Syrian stage was an actor in August Strindberg's Miss Julie. Most recently, he starred as the companion of Muhammad, Abu Bakr in MBC's series Omar.

Internationally, he is known for playing the role of Ayyubid sultan Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. He also played the "Sheikh" in the 2006 Turkish film Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (Valley of the Wolves: Iraq), Ammand the Corsair in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.[1] and Ramesses II's Grand Vizier, Paser in Ridley Scott's 2014 Bible epic, Exodus. Massoud turned down a role in the 2005 film Syriana, claiming he feared the movie would be anti-Arab.[1] Massoud also cited concerns regarding the political situation in his country and the wider region in declining the role. He later said he regretted his decision after seeing the completed film.[2][3]


Personal life


Massoud was born in Damascus,[4] originally from Fajlit, Duraykish District, Tartus Governorate.[citation needed]

He is married and has a son and a daughter. Massoud teaches Drama at both the Damascus Music and Drama School and Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts.


Filmography


Film
Year Title Role Note
1995 The Survivor Shamoon Arabic title: Al-mutabaqqī (المتبقي)
2005 Kingdom of Heaven Saladin
2006 Valley of the Wolves: Iraq Sheikh Abdurrahman Halis Karkuki Turkish title: Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak
2006 Dhilal al sammt
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Captain Ammand
2007 Juba Al-Syeikh Suleiman Al-'Ābid
2008 The Promise Sahrawi ِArabic title: Al-wa'd (الوعد)
2009 The Butterfly Mevlevi Dede Turkish title: Kelebek
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings Paser
2016 Baron Sulaymani
2017 All the Money in the World Arab Sheikh
2019 Tomiris Cyrus Kazakh title: Томирис
Television
Year Title Role Note
2001 Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi Qadi al-Fadil ِArabic title: Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn al-Ayyūb (صلاح الدين الأيوبي)
2002 Saqr Quraish As-Sumayl ibn Hatim ِArabic title: Saqr Quraish (صقر قريش)
2003 Al-Hajjaj Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ِArabic title: al-Ḥajjāj (الحجاج)
2005 al-Zahir Baybars As-Salih Ayyub Arabic title: al-Ẓāhir Baybars (الظاهر بيبرس)
2012 Omar Abu Bakr ِArabic title: Umar (عمر)

See also



References


  1. H.A.R. (24 March 2007). "Ghassan Massoud in Pirates of The Caribbean : At World's End". WALEG. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2007.
  2. Fisk, Robert (27 May 2006). "Modern Syria through Saladin's eyes". Independent. Independent News and Media Limited. Archived from the original on 10 July 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. Fisk, Robert (31 May 2006). "Iraq, Syria through the eyes of Saladin". Gulf Times. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. "الممثل السوري غسان مسعود يحتفل بعيد ميلاده اليوم". elbalad.news (in Arabic). 20 September 2019.



На других языках


[de] Ghassan Massoud

Ghassan Massoud (* 20. September 1958 in Damaskus) ist ein syrischer Filmschauspieler.
- [en] Ghassan Massoud

[es] Ghassan Massoud

Ghassan Massoud (en árabe: غسّان مسعود; Damasco, Siria, 20 de septiembre de 1958) es un actor y cineasta sirio. Se le conoce en Occidente por encarnar al sultán Saladin en la película El Reino de los Cielos de Ridley Scott. Massoud también encarnó al Sheikh en el filme turco Kurtlar Vadisi Irak, y al corsario Ammand en Piratas del Caribe: en el fin del mundo.[1]

[ru] Масуд, Гассан

Гасса́н Масу́д (араб. غسّان مسعود‎; род. 20 сентября 1958, Дамаск, Сирия) — сирийский актёр и режиссёр, наиболее известный благодаря роли мусульманского правителя Салах ад-Дина в фильме Ридли Скотта 2005 года «Царство небесное» и в телесериале «Умар» (2012).



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