Kamel El Basha

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-03-14 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Jerusalem, Palestine

Kamel El Basha

Biography

Kamel El Basha is a Palestinian actor of screen and stage, theater director, play-writer and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s. He gained critical acclaim in 2017 when he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor (male) during the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his role as Yasser Abdallah Salameh in The Insult by the Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri. It was El Basha's first major role on screen, although he had appeared in a number of theatrical productions, actually also directing some of them. He is the former artistic director of the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem from 2007 to 2011 and the artistic director of Quds Art since 2012.

Known For

  • Mo

    Mo

  • Palestine 36

    Palestine 36

  • Culprits

    Culprits

  • Curfew

    Curfew

  • Lion

    Lion

  • Huda's Salon

    Huda's Salon

  • Dreams of Sultan Al-Mansi

    Dreams of Sultan Al-Mansi

  • The Reports on Sarah and Saleem

    The Reports on Sarah and Saleem

  • The Insult

    The Insult

  • Thank You for Banking with Us

    Thank You for Banking with Us

  • Into the Dark

    Into the Dark

  • Rogue Arrows

    Rogue Arrows

  • Room 207

    Room 207

  • An Orange from Jaffa

    An Orange from Jaffa

  • Reasons for Travel

    Reasons for Travel

  • House of Gods

    House of Gods

  • Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me

    Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me

  • My Father's Scent

    My Father's Scent

  • Palestine Islands

    Palestine Islands

  • Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

    Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

  • I'll Get Back to You

    I'll Get Back to You

  • Our Males and Females

    Our Males and Females