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Mousa Kraish

Mousa Hussein Kraish
Mousa Hussein Kraish
BornNovember 21
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2000s-present

Mousa Hussein Kraish (/ˈmuːsə ˈkreɪʃ/ MOO-sə KRAYSH;[1] Arabic: موسى حسين قريش; born November 21)[2] is an American actor and director, who has appeared in several Hollywood films including Steven Spielberg's 2005 film Munich. He is best known for his role as the Jinn in American Gods.

Biography

Kraish was born and raised in a Palestinian family in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York.[3] He is the oldest of nine children. Kraish attended Islamic school on Saturdays in Brooklyn until he was kicked out for his pranks.[4] He first studied to become a doctor, then switched to working for an internet company.[5] After graduating from Brooklyn College he spent two and a half years studying theater at David Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company. In addition to appearing in numerous independent and Hollywood films in recent years, Kraish also performed on stage at the 2004 New York Fringe Festival and the 2005 Arab-American Comedy Festival. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2005 Man Push Cart Guy in Karaoke
2005 Munich Badran - Mohammed Safady
2007 Finishing the Game Raja
2007 King of California Bruce
2007 Superbad Billy Baybridge
2008 Option 3 Bison
2008 You Don't Mess With The Zohan Bashir
2008 Fling Patrick
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Yusef
2009 Fast & Furious Silvia Driver
2009 Land of the Lost Barry (uncredited)
2009 The Junior League of Superheroes Teacher's Assistant
2011 Treatment Night Clerk
2012 Sunset Stories Tom
2012 Super Zeroes Jimmy
2012 Overnight Mohammed
2012 The Dictator Wadiyan Soldier
2012 Dust Up Farmer
2014 Echo Park Theo
2019 The Day Shall Come Malik

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Blue Bloods Kalid Hassan Episode: What You See
2011 Chuck Damian Episode: "Chuck Versus the Muuurder"
2015 Homeland Behruz Episode: "The Tradition of Hospitality"
2017 American Gods The Jinn 5 episodes[6]
2023 Star Trek: Picard USS Titan cook 1 episode

as Writer/Director

  • How To Make A Dollar Bill in Brooklyn
  • A Brother's Love
  • The Fourth Estate

References

  1. ^ "Mousa Kraish". YouTube. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ @MousaKraish (21 November 2017). "Happy Birthday to ME! I was born today. So I will fill this bag up with Candy, Love, more candy…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Mousa Kraish". IMDb. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.twitter.com/mousakraish/status/1371557114326306816?s=46 [bare URL]
  5. ^ a b "Mousa Kraish: Actor and Director". Institute for Middle East Understanding. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Bryan Fuller Demanded a Reshoot of American Gods' Gay Sex Scene Because It Wasn't Gay Enough". vulture.com. 14 May 2017.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mousa_Kraish