Ali Suliman (, ; born 1977) is a Palestinian actor. He is known for his work on the series Jack Ryan and the film Paradise Now.
Early life Suliman was born in Nazareth into a Palestinian Muslim family. He holds Israeli citizenship but identifies as Palestinian. He graduated from Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio and started his career in the theater.
Career In 2005, Suliman starred in the Palestinian film Paradise Now, which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. In 2007, he appeared in the movie The Kingdom. He played a lawyer in Lemon Tree (2008), the role of Omar Sadiki in Body of Lies (2008), a young displaced Palestinian in The Time That Remains (2009), a surgeon in The Attack (2013), Gulab in Lone Survivor (2013) and General Qamish in The Looming Tower (2018). In 2018, he played Mousa Bin Suleiman in the Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Jack Ryan.
Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1996 Chronicle of a Disappearance The Man 2004 The Syrian Bride Syrian Officer 2005 Paradise Now Khaled 2007 The Kingdom Sergeant Haytham 2008 The Prince of Venice Waleed Short film Lemon Tree Ziad Daud Body of Lies Omar Sadiki 2009 The Time That Remains Eliza's Boyfriend 2011The Last Friday Yousef Do Not Forget Me Istanbul Fayiz 2012 The Attack Amin Jaafari Inheritance Marwan Cruel Summer King Short film Zaytoun Syrian Officer 2013 Everywhere But Here Salach Lone Survivor Gulab 2014 Flying Home Sheikh A Borrowed Identity Salah Mars at Sunrise Khaled 2015 Rattle the Cage Dabaan 2016 Harmonia Daod 2017 The Escape Cabir Co-producer 2019 It Must Be Heaven 2020 200 Meters Mustafa 2021 Farha Abu Walid 2022 The Swimmers Ezzat Mardini 2024 Arthur the King Chik 2025 Yunan
Selected television 2011 : Homeland 2011 : The Promise 2017 : The State 2018 : Jack Ryan 2018 : The Looming Tower 2025 : House of David TBA : Prime Target
Selected theater 2000 : At The Heart of the See 2000 : The Wise Nathan 2001 : A View from the Bridge 2002 : The Mission 2002 : Antar 2002 : The Heart’s Key 2002 : Waiting for Godot 2003 : Can-Opener 2004 : The Glass Menagerie 2005 : The storm 2005 : Salome 2007 : Forget Herostratos by Gregore Goren 2007 : The Sneeze 2008 : The beggarly that exchanged 2009 : I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother
Awards YearResultAwardCategoryWork2015 WonAlexandria International Film FestivalBest ActorMars at Sunrise2011 WonDubai International Film FestivalBest ActorThe Last Friday2012 WonCarthage Film FestivalBest ActorThe Last Friday
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