Jay Abdo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 21, 1962, Damascus, Syria
- Movies
- 20
A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991.
He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | I Was a Stranger | Papa Homsi |
| 2025 | Cave | Man in the Cave |
| 2025 | Behind the Mask | Michael |
| 2025 | Möbius Loop | Jurius Hesham |
| 2024 | Anwar | Anwar (80 years old) |
| 2024 | Skeet | Mohamed |
| 2022 | Neighbours | Nahum |
| 2020 | Refugee | Papa Homsi |
| 2020 | The Way Back | Liquor Store Owner |
| 2019 | Jihad in Hollywood | Self |
| 2019 | 1st Born | Hamid |
| 2017 | Ablution | Khaled |
| 2017 | Facing Mecca | Fareed |
| 2017 | Under Concrete | Father |
| 2016 | Bon Voyage | Kareem |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the King | Dr. Haddad |
| 2016 | Jihad in Hollywood | Self |
| 2015 | Queen of the Desert | Fattuh |
| 2013 | We've Got Balls | Butler |
| 2006 | Valley of the Wolves: Iraq | Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou) |
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