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Suhail Dabbach. Actor: Mosul. Suhail Dabbach was born in Iraq in 1965, and studied acting in the university of Baghdad and graduated with a bachelors degree in Fine Arts in 1990. Left Iraq in 1997 to live in Jordan, then moved to the US in 2008 and currently living in Albuquerque, NM.
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Netflix's new movie Mosul demonstrates how performers like Suhail Dabbach merit global attention.
- He Is Originally from Iraq
- He’S Not Into Social Media
- He’S A Formally Trained Actor
- He Has Less Than A Dozen on screen Credits
- He’S Bilingual
- He Struggled to Find A Job When He Moved to The United States
- He’S A Husband and Father
- He Was in The Moviethe Hurt Locker
- He Is Grateful For All The Opportunities He’S Gotten
- He Doesn’T Like Roles That Perpetuate Stereotypes
Suhail was born and raised in Iraq but left the country during the 90s to relocate to Jordan. He moved to the United States and was eventually able to become a citizen. Suhail is very proud of his Iraqi roots and will always love his home country, but he is also thankful for the opportunity to build a new life in the United States.
Social media has become such a major part of most people’s lives that it can be hard to believe that there are people out there who couldn’t care less about posting things on the internet. Suhail Dubbach is one of those people. As far as we can tell, he doesn’t have any social media accounts.
Suhail has always loved to perform and he knew from an early age that acting was what he wanted to do. Needless to say his journey as an actor began long before his journey to the United States. He studied acting at the University of Baghdad where he earned his degree.
Although Suhail is a very talented actor, he hasn’t had many opportunities to share his skills with the world. His IMDB profile shows that he only has 11 acting credits – three of which are for projects that haven’t been released yet. Hopefully Mosul’ssuccess will help lead to more opportunities for Suhail down the line.
Trying to navigate life in two cultures can be challenging, but being able to speak the language of each can definitely make things a little smoother. Not only does Suhail speak English and Arabic, but he speaks four out of the five Arabic dialects which makes him a great asset to Arabic productions.
Starting over is never easy and this is something that Suhail learned when he came to the United States. Unfortunately, acting jobs weren’t easy to come by and he was forced to find more traditional employment. According to an article from KRQE news, Suhail worked as a dishwasher and cook at a senior care facility in New Mexico.
Suhail is a very family oriented person and he loves spending as much time with his loved ones as he can. He and his wife have four children together and they have all become citizens as well. During an interview on YouTube, Suhail shared how proud he is of his family for successful adapting to life in the United States.
Prior to being cast in Mosul, Suhail’s biggest opportunity was working on the 2008 film, The Hurt Locker. He was still living in Jordan when he was chosen for the role. His next on screen appearance after that was in a 2008 TV movie called The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall.
As a professional actor, Suhail’s goal is to always be working. While there were points in time where acting gigs were hard to come by, he is thankful for all of the opportunities he’s received and he is looking forward to getting the chance to do more work in the future.
As a Middle Eastern actor, Suhail is well aware of the fact that many of the roles in the entertainment industry portray his culture in a negative light. He told KRQE, “For the Middle Eastern actor, there’s always like small roles and just one, one scene, and all like terrorist or something like that and I don’t like, like, to do like this.”
Sep 7, 2019 · In the middle of the throng was Suhail Dabbach, the Iraqi actor whose history with his home country’s political strife made Mosul all the more personal.
Nov 25, 2020 · Casting from a wide diaspora, Mosul landed talented up-and-coming actors such as Suhail Dabbach ( Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) and Adam Bessa ( Extraction) for the central roles of team leader Jasem and newcomer Kawa.
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Dec 15, 2020 · In an exclusive interview with Looper, Matthew Michael Carnahan and Suhail Dabbach talked about the unique creative process that made their acclaimed 2020 war drama Mosul a reality.
Sep 7, 2019 · In the middle of the throng was Suhail Dabbach, the Iraqi actor whose history with his home country’s political strife made Mosul all the more personal.
