Yasmine Al-Bustami ( : Yāsmīn al-Busṭāmī) is an American-Emirati actress. She is most known for her roles on The Originals, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, and The Chosen.
Early life Yasmine Al-Bustami was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to a Palestinian-Jordanian father and Filipina mother, but moved with her family to Texas at the age of three. After receiving a degree in Finance, she decided to enter the world of entertainment, and improved her studies in Chicago, Illinois.
Career In 2013, Al-Bustami made her television debut in The Originals as the recurring role of Monique Deveraux, a season one villain.
In 2014, she guest starred in a season 3 episode of Nashville playing the role of Delissa Birch.
In 2015, Al-Bustami guest starred in a season 4 episode of Switched at Birth.
In 2016-2017, she had a recurring role on season 2 of The Inspectors. In 2017, she appeared in the music video of John Legend's single, "Surefire." Al-Bustami also had a role in the feature film You Get Me. She was a series regular in the CW Seed series I Ship It playing Sasha.
In 2018, Al-Bustami was cast as a series regular in the Alpha streaming service live interactive sci-fi series Orbital Redux playing the role of Tommie.
In 2019, season 2 of I Ship It was released with Al-Bustami back as Sasha. The season premiered again on CW Seed, but also premiered this time on The CW.
From 2021, she reprised the role of Ramah in multiple episodes of The Chosens second, third and fourth seasons, after appearing in a season one episode in 2019. She was also cast as a series regular in NCIS spin-off NCIS: Hawaiʻi playing the role of Special Agent Lucy Tara.
Filmography + Television/TV films Year Title Role Notes 2013–14 The Originals Monique Deveraux Recurring role, 10 episodes 2014 Film School Shorts Anoosheh Episode: "Life During Wartime" Nashville Delissa Birch Episode: "First to Have a Second Chance" 2016 The Inspectors Amy 2 episodes on CBS 2018 Orbital Redux Tommie 8 episodes 2019 S.W.A.T. Amina Episode: "Kingdom" 2019–25 The Chosen Ramah Main cast 2021–24 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Special Agent Lucy Tara 2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Crossover: "A Long Time Coming"2025The Chosen AdventuresRamah (voice role)Episode: “Why, God!?”
+ WebYear Title Role Notes2015 Nessyane Nour Series Regular 2016–19 I Ship It Sasha CW Seed Series
+ Film Year Title Role Notes 2010 Unimaginable Robin Short The Neighbors Horror Saga Kari-Tale of the Pawn Flower Grac 2011 Road to Peshawar Anoosheh 2012 The Symphony of Silence Monica The Package Guns Walking the Halls Student 2013 Reborn Ingrid M15F1T5 Preacher Boy Ladies' Man: A Made Movie Dahlia MTV Productions When It's Your Time Alana Short R Rana 2015 SuperNovas Afsheen Unimaginable Robin Angie + Zahra Zahra 2016 You Get Me Grace
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