The Most Famous
ACTORS from United Arab Emirates
This page contains a list of the greatest Emirati Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 1 of which were born in United Arab Emirates. This makes United Arab Emirates the birth place of the 147th most number of Actors behind Cyprus, and Cameroon.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Emirati Actors of all time. This list of famous Emirati Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Haaz Sleiman (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 40.43, Haaz Sleiman is the most famous Emirati Actor. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Haaz Sleiman (; Arabic: هاز سليمان; born 1 July 1976) is a Lebanese actor. He most notably played the role of Tarek in the 2007 film The Visitor for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and the role of Jesus in the American TV mini-series Killing Jesus, in addition to a number of American TV series.
2. Jessy Mendiola (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 21.78, Jessy Mendiola is the 2nd most famous Emirati Actor. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Jessy Mendiola (Tagalog pronunciation: [mɛnˈdjɔla]; born Jessica Mendiola Tawile; December 3, 1992), is a Filipino actress. She first appeared in TV commercials and ventured acting at age 13, portraying minor roles in several soap operas. In 2007, she was officially launched as part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic Batch 15. In the succeeding years, she played supporting roles in a series of television shows including Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos? (2007), Dyosa (2008), and Kung Tayo’y Magkakalayo (2010) among others. She eventually became a household name for leading several hit series like Sabel (2010), Budoy (2011), Paraiso (2012) and Maria Mercedes (2013). She also had a slew of movie stints, most notable being The Reunion (2012), Call Center Girl (2013), The Trial (2014) and The Girl In The Orange Dress (2018). Her repertoire earned her several recognitions including the 'German Moreno Youth Achievement Award' at the 2012 FAMAS Awards. She was the first Filipino recipient of the 'Best Asia Pacific Star' at the 5th Asia Pacific Actors Network (APAN) Star Awards in South Korea. She was also included for three consecutive years (2017–19) in TC Candler's list of the “Most Beautiful Faces in the World”. FHM Philippines hailed her as the "Sexiest Woman of 2016".
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Emirati actors born between 1976 and 1992. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Emirati actors include Haaz Sleiman, and Jessy Mendiola. As of April 2024, 1 new Emirati actors have been added to Pantheon including Jessy Mendiola.
