The Most Famous
ACTORS from Syria
This page contains a list of the greatest Syrian Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 3 of which were born in Syria. This makes Syria the birth place of the 87th most number of Actors behind Kenya, and North Macedonia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Actors of all time. This list of famous Syrian Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Ghassan Massoud (b. 1958)
With an HPI of 64.47, Ghassan Massoud is the most famous Syrian Actor. His biography has been translated into 35 different languages on wikipedia.
Ghassan Massoud (Arabic: غسّان مسعود / ALA-LC: Ghassān Masʻūd; born September 20, 1958) is a Syrian actor and filmmaker. He is best known in the West for his role as Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven.
2. Michael Ansara (1922 - 2013)
With an HPI of 61.94, Michael Ansara is the 2nd most famous Syrian Actor. His biography has been translated into 40 different languages.
Michael George Ansara (Arabic: مايكل جورج أنصارا; April 15, 1922 – July 31, 2013) was an American actor. A Syrian-American, he was often cast in Arabic and American Indian roles. His work in both film and television spanned several genres including historical epics, Westerns, and science fiction. He portrayed Cochise in the television series Broken Arrow 1956-1958, Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart in the NBC series Law of the Plainsman, Commander Kang in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, Kane in the 1979–1981 series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and provided the voice for Mr. Freeze in the DC Animated Universe. Ansara was married three times, each time to an actress. He was first married to Jean Byron, who played Patty Duke's mother on The Patty Duke Show. They divorced in 1956. While starring in the Broken Arrow series, he met and married Barbara Eden. They appeared in the 1961 film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea together, and Ansara appeared in several episodes of Eden's series, I Dream of Jeannie. They had one son together before divorcing in 1974. His final marriage was to Beverly Kushida in 1977, and they remained together until his death in 2013. Ansara received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in the television industry, located at 6666 Hollywood Boulevard.
3. Zain Al Rafeea (b. 2004)
With an HPI of 39.41, Zain Al Rafeea is the 3rd most famous Syrian Actor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Zain Al Rafeea (Arabic: زين الرافعي, born 10 October 2004) is a Syrian actor living in Norway. He is best known for his starring role in the 2018 Lebanese film Capernaum, which won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Syrian actors born between 1922 and 2004. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Syrian actors include Ghassan Massoud, and Zain Al Rafeea. The most famous deceased Syrian actors include Michael Ansara. As of April 2024, 3 new Syrian actors have been added to Pantheon including Ghassan Massoud, Michael Ansara, and Zain Al Rafeea.
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Ghassan Massoud
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Michael Ansara
1922 - 2013
HPI: 61.94
Zain Al Rafeea
2004 - Present
HPI: 39.41
