Hazem Shammas is a Palestinian Australian actor. He won the 2018 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for Safe Harbour and was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama for the same role.
In 2022 Shammas appeared in The Twelve, After the Verdict and Barons. Shammas also appeared in The Clearing.
In 2024, Shammas was named as part of the cast The Correspondent and Ladies In Black.https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/cast-announced-for-ladies-in-black.html
Early life Shammas was born in Fassuta, a Palestinian village in the Galilee in Northern Palestine.Law, Benjamin (17 February 2023) ‘Even great actors work for free’: Hazem Shammas on the realities of his craft The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 13 January 2025Musa, Helen (5 April 2023) Logie winner takes on the madness of ‘Macbeth’ City News. Retrieved on 13 January 2023 He immigrated to Sydney's Inner West as a baby, where he attended a Catholic school.
Filmography
Television +Year TitleRoleNotes2025Sunny NightsOzan Kelly3 episodesNCIS: SydneyHasan Saberi1 episode2024FiskJeremiah1 episodeLast King of the CrossAmir Haidar6 episodesLadies in Black Dawud6 episodes2023BumpHazem4 episodesThe Clearing Yusuf Joe Saad7 episodes2022The TwelweFarrad Jassim10 episodesAfter the Verdict Detective Sarti2 episodesBaronsMr. Zemenik2 episodes2020Hungry GhostsZaeer1 episodeHalifax: RetributionNicholas1 episodeThe Secrets She KeepsCyrus Haven3 episodesThe GloamingPadre Eli Kruger1 episode2019My Life Is MurderAdam Jaber1 episodeThe HuntingRobert3 episodes2018Safe HarbourIsmail Al-Bayati4 episodes2011At Home With Julia Asrif the Cabbie1 episode2010UnderbellyBill Bayen10 episodes2009East West 101Massoud Irani1 episodeAll SaintsGazza Salidh1 episode
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2024Flowers for HamishJulianShortThe CorrespondentMajor Sami2015Alex & Eve Mohamed2011X: Night of Vengeance Willie2009100 Blind DealsBrotherShortI Wish I Were Stephanie V Imran Bashir2008The TumblerTahir
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