Hazem Shammas

Hazem Shammas
Born
Palestine
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active1997 –
Known for

Hazem Shammas is a Palestinian Australian actor.[1] He won the 2018 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for Safe Harbour[2][3] and was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for the same role.[4]

In 2022 Shammas appeared in The Twelve (Australian TV series), After the Verdict (TV series) and Barons. [5][6][7] Shammas also appeared in The Clearing.[8]

In 2024, Shammas was named as part of the cast The Correspondent and Ladies In Black.[9][10]

  1. ^ Burdon, Peter (23 November 2014), "Genius casting of Palestinian-born Australian actor Hazem Shammas for Othello", The Advertiser
  2. ^ Bodey, Michael (3 July 2018), "Safe Harbour's Hazem Shammas opens up about sharing his Logies joy with his late father", TV Week
  3. ^ Morgan, Riley; Christian, Natasha (2 July 2018), "'An amazing experience': Safe Harbour star reflects on Logies win", SBS News
  4. ^ Kornits, Dov (30 October 2018), "The AACTA Awards Nominations Are In", Inside Film
  5. ^ Knox, David (13 December 2021). "More cast announced for Foxtel's The Twelve | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ Knox, David (25 November 2021). "Production to begin on The Twelve for Foxtel | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (19 January 2022). "More cast for After the Verdict | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ Knox, David (16 April 2023). "Airdate: The Clearing | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, David (15 March 2024). "Richard Roxburgh plays Peter Greste in Correspondent film | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/cast-announced-for-ladies-in-black.html