Fares Fares

Fares Fares
Fares in 2019.
Born (1973-04-29) 29 April 1973 (age 51)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalitySwedish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active2000–present
SpouseClara Hallencreutz (m.)
Children2
RelativesJosef Fares (brother)

Fares Fares (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfǎːrɛs ˈfǎːrɛs] ; Arabic: فارس فارس; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish actor, producer, and director.[1][2] He is known for his collaborations with Swedish director Tarik Saleh in The Nile Hilton Incident (2017) and Boy from Heaven (2022). He has received various accolades, including a Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and two Robert Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Fares is also known for his performances in Jalla! Jalla! (2000), Days Like This (2001), Zero Dark Thirty, Safe House and Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (all 2012), The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013), The Absent One (2014), The Commune and A Conspiracy of Faith (both 2016), Westworld (2018), and Chernobyl (2019).

  1. ^ Barryakoub, Afram (30 July 2006). "Nuri Kino har skrivit historia igen!". Hujådå. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ Aftab, Kaleem (25 August 2013). "Zero Dark Thirty's Fares Fares is not interested in playing bad guys". The National. Retrieved 21 February 2015.