Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami
Born	10 March 1983 (1983-03-10) (age 28) Qom, Iran

Osamah Sami (born on 10 March 1983 in Qom, Iran) is an Australian actor of Persian origin. He has appeared in numerous episodes of the Australian television programme Kick.

Biography

He was born in Iran to Iranian parents,^[1] before moving to Australia, he was cast in several roles on stage in his childhood hometown of Qom. After immigrating to Australia, he began working with a local theatre group and starred in many productions from then on. His performance in Trial of Saddam, where he played Saddam Hussein, was very successful amongst the Shiite community in Australia. He has since gone on to work regularly in Film, Theatre and Television. He has been cast in several leading roles; one opposite Claudia Karvan, one of Australia's most reputable actresses, in the Tele-Movie "Saved", directed by Award-winning director Tony Ayres. Another lead role in an upcoming Dee McLachlan feature, "Eliminated" is currently in post. His guest roles include TV shows including East West 101, Rush, Sea Patrol, City Homicide and a regular role in the TV series Kick. He's currently developing an 8 part Sitcom for SBS (Australian TV Network) titled "Baghdad to the Burbs" and a feature film for Matchbox Pictures titled "Ali's Wedding".

Filmography (Actor)

Film

• Eliminated! (2010)
• Housemates (2010)
• Saved (2009)
• 296 Smith Street (2008)
• Where Are You From? (2008)
• Shotgun! (2007)
• Lucky Miles (2007)

TV Work

• Sea Patrol (2011) as Salem Shokor
• City Homicide (2010) as Hanif Durrani
• Rush (2010) as Hazrat
• East West 101 (2009) as Latif
• Canal Road (2008) as Michael Young
• City Homicide (2007) as Kasim Al-Basri
• Kick (2007) as Sharif Doumani

Stage

• Baghdad Wedding (Belvoir St. Theatre Company)
• Hombody/ Kabul (Theatre @ Risk)
• Sinners (La Mamma Theatre)
• Trial of Saddam (A.A.G)
• No Truth (A.A.G)

Filmography (Writer)

• Soldiers by Mistake (Feature Film)
• Ali's Wedding (Feature Film)
• From Baghdad to the Burbs (Series Creator/ 8 episode Sitcom)
• Trial of Saddam (co-writer/ Musical Comedy)
• No Truth (playwright)
• Where Are You From? (Short Feature)
• The Innocent (Short Feature)

References

1. ^ Osamah Sami's Biography

• Imam Ali Islamic Centre

External links

• Official Site
• Osamah Sami at IMDB

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Name	Sami, Osamah
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Date of birth	10 March 1983
Place of birth	Qom, Iran
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