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Ghassan Massoud

Syrian actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

Summary

Syrian actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

Field	Value
name	Ghassan Massoud
image	Ghassan Massoud.jpg
caption	Massoud in 2003
native_name	غسّان مسعود
native_name_lang	ar
birth_date
birth_place	Tartous, Syria
occupation	Actor
years_active	1987–present
nationality	Syrian
children	2

Ghassan Massoud ( / ; 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.

Career

Massoud is known in Syria for his appearance in many Syrian-made films, and for writing and directing the theatre play Diplomasiyyoun, and was part of the Syrian Ministry of Culture's National Theater's 2002 season. He has appeared in the Syrian television miniseries The Chant of Rain, and in Haytham Hakky's well-known work Memories of the Forthcoming Age, and on the Syrian stage was an actor in August Strindberg's Miss Julie. Most recently, he starred as the companion of Muhammad, Abu Bakr in MBC's series Omar.

Internationally, he is known for playing the role of Ayyubid sultan Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. He also played the "Sheikh" in the 2006 Turkish film Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak (Valley of the Wolves: Iraq), Ammand the Corsair in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. When refusing the position, Massoud also highlighted worries about the political climate of his nation and the surrounding area. After watching the finished picture, he stated he later regretted his choice.

Personal life

Massoud was born in Fajlit, Duraykish District, Tartus Governorate, in Syria.

He is married and has a son and a daughter. Massoud teaches drama at both the Damascus Music and Drama School and the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Note
1995	The Survivor	Shamoon	Arabic title: Al-mutabaqqī (المتبقي)
2005	Kingdom of Heaven	Saladin
2006	Valley of the Wolves: Iraq	Sheikh Abdurrahman Halis Karkuki	Turkish title: Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak
2006	Dhilal al sammt
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Captain Ammand
2007	Juba	Al-Syeikh Suleiman Al-'Ābid
2008	The Promise	Sahrawi	ِArabic title: Al-wa'd (الوعد)
2009	The Butterfly	Mevlevi Dede	Turkish title: Kelebek
2014	Exodus: Gods and Kings	Paser
2016	Baron	Sulaymani
2017	All the Money in the World	Arab Sheikh
2019	Tomiris	Cyrus	Kazakh title: Томирис
2025	Desert Warrior	King Numan

Year	Title	Role	Note
2001	Salah Al-deen Al-Ayyobi	Qadi al-Fadil	ِArabic title: Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn al-Ayyūb (صلاح الدين الأيوبي)
2002	**		ِArabic title: Saqr Quraish (صقر قريش)
2003	**	Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr	ِArabic title: al-Ḥajjāj (الحجاج)
2005	''{{ill	Al-Zahir Baybars (TV series)	ar	الظاهر بيبرس (مسلسل)	fr	lt=Al-Zahir Baybars}}''	As-Salih Ayyub
2012	Omar	Abu Bakr	Arabic title: Umar (عمر)
2024	Mehmed: Fetihler Sultani	Abu Ayyub al-Ansari

References

H.A.R.. (24 March 2007). "Ghassan Massoud in Pirates of The Caribbean : At World's End". WALEG.
Fisk, Robert. (27 May 2006). "Modern Syria through Saladin's eyes". [[Independent News and Media Limited]].
Fisk, Robert. (31 May 2006). "Iraq, Syria through the eyes of Saladin". [[Gulf Times]].
"غسان مسعود: قريتي فجليت لم ولن تغيب عن ذهني ومخيلتي".

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