Fayssal Bazzi | |
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Born | 1982 (age 41–42)
Beirut, Lebanon |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000s–present |
Known for | Best lead actor winner 10th AACTA Awards for Stateless |
Fayssal Bazzi ( Arabic: فيصل بزي; born 1982) is an Australian actor. [1] He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Merger [2] and again in 2020 for Measure for Measure. [3]
In 2023, Bazzi was announced and appeared in several television projects including SBS' Erotic Stories, [4] Total Control's final season, [5] and the second season of Australian legal drama The Twelve. [6]
Bazzi was named for upcoming feature film The Correspondent. [7]
Bazzi was born to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother in Beirut. His mother was a French teacher and as such, Bazzi spoke French alongside Arabic. When he was 3 years old, his family moved to Australia after the Lebanese Civil War. When immigrating to Australia, the Bazzis lost their immigration records. [8] He was often bullied as a child as he did not initially speak English. His parents transferred him to a Catholic school and he eventually learned English after a teacher decided to personally teach him. He was inspired to become an actor by that teacher. [9] [10] [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | East West 101 | Ali | 1 episode |
2008 | The Strip | Joe Abadi | 2 episodes |
Double the Fist | Evil Clown | 1 episode | |
All Saints | Tim Spilane | 1 episode | |
Stupid, Stupid Man | Daniel | 1 episode | |
2011 | Tough Nuts | Dino Dibra | 1 episode |
Crownies | Mustafa Al-Tikriti | 1 episode | |
2017 | The Letdown | Tony | 1 episode |
Wake in Fright | Donald | 2 episodes | |
Top of the Lake | Cop Thommo | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Rake | Mr Ahmad | 1 episode |
Chosen | Fixer | 3 episodes | |
2019 | The Commons | Abel | 5 episodes [12] |
Mr Inbetween | Nasir | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Colour Blind | Mini series | |
Stateless | Ahmad Ameer | 6 episodes [13] | |
2022 | Shantaram | Abdullah Taheri | 12 episodes |
Significant Others | Ali | 5 episodes | |
2023 | The Artful Dodger | Captain Grimm | 1 episode |
Erotic Stories | Aldo | 1 episode | |
C*A*U*G*H*T | Director Bustard | 6 episodes | |
2024 | Total Control | Matthew Kohli | 4 episodes |
Prosper | Samir | 1 episode | |
The Twelve | Jude Persand | TV series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Halfway House | Barmaid | Short |
2006 | Emulsion | Taxi Driver | |
Geoffrey Bagel | Thug 1 | ||
2008 | Wireless | Maurice | Video |
2009 | Fallen | Jerry | Short |
Cedar Boys | Assad | ||
Street Angel | Drug Dealer | Short | |
2010 | Rainbow Renegades | George | Short |
2012 | Simpleton | Anthony | Short |
2013 | Refuge | Sayad | Short |
2016 | Down Under | D-Mac | |
2017 | 6 Days | Makki | |
2018 | The Merger | Sayyid | |
Peter Rabbit | Mr. Tod | Voice | |
2020 | Measure for Measure | Farouk | |
We're Not Here to Fuck Spiders | Ahmed | ||
2022 | Mother Mountain | Dean | |
Black Site | Rashid Nassar | [14] | |
2023 | Late Night with the Devil | Christou | |
TBA | The Correspondent | Mansour |
Fayssal Bazzi | |
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Born | 1982 (age 41–42)
Beirut, Lebanon |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000s–present |
Known for | Best lead actor winner 10th AACTA Awards for Stateless |
Fayssal Bazzi ( Arabic: فيصل بزي; born 1982) is an Australian actor. [1] He was nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in The Merger [2] and again in 2020 for Measure for Measure. [3]
In 2023, Bazzi was announced and appeared in several television projects including SBS' Erotic Stories, [4] Total Control's final season, [5] and the second season of Australian legal drama The Twelve. [6]
Bazzi was named for upcoming feature film The Correspondent. [7]
Bazzi was born to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother in Beirut. His mother was a French teacher and as such, Bazzi spoke French alongside Arabic. When he was 3 years old, his family moved to Australia after the Lebanese Civil War. When immigrating to Australia, the Bazzis lost their immigration records. [8] He was often bullied as a child as he did not initially speak English. His parents transferred him to a Catholic school and he eventually learned English after a teacher decided to personally teach him. He was inspired to become an actor by that teacher. [9] [10] [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | East West 101 | Ali | 1 episode |
2008 | The Strip | Joe Abadi | 2 episodes |
Double the Fist | Evil Clown | 1 episode | |
All Saints | Tim Spilane | 1 episode | |
Stupid, Stupid Man | Daniel | 1 episode | |
2011 | Tough Nuts | Dino Dibra | 1 episode |
Crownies | Mustafa Al-Tikriti | 1 episode | |
2017 | The Letdown | Tony | 1 episode |
Wake in Fright | Donald | 2 episodes | |
Top of the Lake | Cop Thommo | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Rake | Mr Ahmad | 1 episode |
Chosen | Fixer | 3 episodes | |
2019 | The Commons | Abel | 5 episodes [12] |
Mr Inbetween | Nasir | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Colour Blind | Mini series | |
Stateless | Ahmad Ameer | 6 episodes [13] | |
2022 | Shantaram | Abdullah Taheri | 12 episodes |
Significant Others | Ali | 5 episodes | |
2023 | The Artful Dodger | Captain Grimm | 1 episode |
Erotic Stories | Aldo | 1 episode | |
C*A*U*G*H*T | Director Bustard | 6 episodes | |
2024 | Total Control | Matthew Kohli | 4 episodes |
Prosper | Samir | 1 episode | |
The Twelve | Jude Persand | TV series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Halfway House | Barmaid | Short |
2006 | Emulsion | Taxi Driver | |
Geoffrey Bagel | Thug 1 | ||
2008 | Wireless | Maurice | Video |
2009 | Fallen | Jerry | Short |
Cedar Boys | Assad | ||
Street Angel | Drug Dealer | Short | |
2010 | Rainbow Renegades | George | Short |
2012 | Simpleton | Anthony | Short |
2013 | Refuge | Sayad | Short |
2016 | Down Under | D-Mac | |
2017 | 6 Days | Makki | |
2018 | The Merger | Sayyid | |
Peter Rabbit | Mr. Tod | Voice | |
2020 | Measure for Measure | Farouk | |
We're Not Here to Fuck Spiders | Ahmed | ||
2022 | Mother Mountain | Dean | |
Black Site | Rashid Nassar | [14] | |
2023 | Late Night with the Devil | Christou | |
TBA | The Correspondent | Mansour |