Shamam Al-Hassan

🎭 Shamam Al-Hassan

Iraqi Actor

📖 Biography

Shamam Al-Hassan completed his education in the city of Hillah, the capital of Babel Governorate, then moved to Baghdad to study theater at the College of Fine Arts – University of Baghdad. In 2003, he relocated to Damascus and lived there until 2013, before returning to Baghdad and later moving to Cairo in 2016.

He has worked in several artistic fields:

Fashion modeling and expressive dance at the Iraqi Fashion House

Directed children's programs on Iraqi TV

Prepared and directed documentary programs

Acted in theater since joining university in 1996

📺 Notable TV Roles:

Rose to fame in Iraq through the series "Al-Basha" (2008)

Gained Arab recognition through:

"What Your Right Hands Possess", directed by Najdat Anzour

"Omar", directed by Hatem Ali

Participated in three feature films internationally

🎭 Theatrical Works

🇮🇶 Iraqi Theater

Dream of Abu Hamdan – Actor – Written by Jamal Abu Hamdan, Directed by Dr. Abdul-Mirsel Al-Zaidi

Turandot – Actor – Written by Bertolt Brecht, Directed by Dr. Muhannad Tabor

Macbeth of the 20th Century – Actor – Written by William Shakespeare, Directed by Dr. Salah Al-Qasab

Rituals of Sleep and Blood – Actor – Directed by Dr. Sami Abdul-Hamid

Bells of Resurrection – Actor – Written & Directed by Jawad Al-Hasab

The Professor – Actor & Assistant Director – Written by Eugène Ionesco, Directed by Sarmad Alaa Al-Din

Barrier of Ashes – Actor & Choreographer – Written by Manour Al-Khayat, Directed by Saad Al-Ameedi

🇸🇾 Syrian Theater

Theatrical Variations – Actor & Dancer – Adapted by Jouan Jan, Directed by Ayman Zeidan

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra – Actor & Dancer – Written by Dr. Riyad Ismat, Directed by Maamoun Al-Khatib

Bassem Kousa – Actor & Dancer – Written & Directed by Anas Kanaan

Departure No. 1 – Actor – Written & Directed by Anas Kanaan

🎬 Filmography

2004: 🎞 7 KM from Jerusalem – Italian film

2013: 🎞 Daydreams – Iraqi film – Directed by Salah Karam

2016: 🎞 Behind the Clouds – Iraqi-German film – Directed by Hassan Ali

2017: 🎞 Souq El-Jomaa (Friday Market) – Egyptian film – Directed by Sameh Abdel Aziz

2018: 🎞 The Spider – Egyptian film – Directed by Ahmed Nader Galal

2021: 🎞 Eid Night – Egyptian film – Directed by Sameh Abdel Aziz (under development)

📺 Television Roles

🇮🇶 Iraqi and Joint Productions

1996: Tales of Sheikh Ramadan – Directed by Akram Kamel

1997: Arab Geniuses – Directed by Arkan Jihad

1999: The Tastiest Dishes in the City of Rules – Directed by Imad Abdulhadi

2004: Excuse Us – Directed by Abbas Ali Bahidh

2004: Himbala – Actor & Executive Director – Directed by Ahmed Hatheef

2005: Sarah Khatoon – Directed by Salah Karam

2005: 18 – Directed by Adnan Ibrahim

2007: Hell of Paradise – Actor & Production Manager – Directed by Jalal Kamel

2007: Baghdad Phobia – Directed by Hassan Hosni

2007: The Kidnapping – Directed by Sameer Hussein

2007: Staying Alive in Iraq – Directed by Akram Kamel

2008: Al-Basha (Iraqi-Syrian-Egyptian) – Directed by Faris Taameh Al-Tamimi

2009: Strangers of the Night – Directed by Jalal Kamel

2009: Rose Workshop – Directed by Ali Abu Seif

2009: Gazelle – Directed by Akram Kamel

2009: Thorns of the Desert (Iraqi-Syrian-Jordanian Bedouin series) – Directed by Ayman Nasser

2010: Memory of a Nation – Directed by Thaer Mousa

2010: There is Another Story – Directed by Arkan Jihad

2010: Muzna (Bedouin series) – Directed by Mazen Kaid Awamleh

2010: Madmen’s Nest – Directed by Nabil Abdul Shams

2020: Girls’ Dormitory