The Most Famous
ACTORS from Syria
This page contains a list of the greatest Syrian Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 3 of which were born in Syria. This makes Syria the birth place of the 81st most number of Actors behind Slovenia, and North Macedonia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Actors of all time. This list of famous Syrian Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ghassan Massoud (b. 1958)
With an HPI of 57.57, Ghassan Massoud is the most famous Syrian Actor. His biography has been translated into 33 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Michael Ansara (1922 - 2013)
With an HPI of 53.13, Michael Ansara is the 2nd most famous Syrian Actor. His biography has been translated into 39 different languages.
Michael George Ansara (April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was an American actor. A Syrian-American, he was often cast in Arabic and American Indian roles. His work in both film and television spanned several genres including historical epics, Westerns, and science fiction. He portrayed Cochise in the television series Broken Arrow 1956-1958, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart in the NBC series Law of the Plainsman, Commander Kang in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and provided the voice for Mr. Freeze in the DC Animated Universe. Ansara received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in the television industry, located at 6666 Hollywood Boulevard.
3. Zain Al Rafeea (b. 2004)
With an HPI of 28.58, Zain Al Rafeea is the 3rd most famous Syrian Actor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Zain Al Rafeea (Arabic: زين الرافعي, born 10 October 2004) is a Syrian-born Norwegian actor. He is best known for his starring role in the 2018 Lebanese film Capernaum, which won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Syrian actors born between 1922 and 2004. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Syrian actors include Ghassan Massoud, and Zain Al Rafeea. The most famous deceased Syrian actors include Michael Ansara.
