Said Faraj

Acting

Said Faraj

Born 1964-05-19 · Lebanon

Said Faraj (born May 19, 1964) is a Lebanese-American actor. He has played supporting roles in films including Green Zone, Ghost, True Romance, and The Siege, often playing Middle Eastern and military characters. Faraj also had guest appearances on television shows such as 24 and The Shield and performed voice roles in video games.

Acting credits

War Dogs poster
6.9

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

War Dogs

2016

True Romance poster
7.5

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

True Romance

1993

Ghost poster
7.2

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Ghost

1990

Green Zone poster
6.5

During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.

Green Zone

2010

The Siege poster
6.3

The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York. An FBI senior agent and his team attempt to locate and decommission the enemy cells, but must also deal with an Army General gone rogue and a female CIA agent of uncertain loyalties.

The Siege

1998

Darkman poster
6.4

Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.

Darkman

1990

Kazaam poster
4.1

When Max fools a gang of local toughs, he finds himself in big trouble. Fleeing from the thugs, Max runs into an old warehouse and bumps into a boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years.

Kazaam

1996

Girl Rising poster
7.0

Nine filmmakers each profile a young girl from a different part of the world to weave a global tapestry of youth in the 21st century.

Girl Rising

2013

Swat: Unit 887 poster
4.6

A non-stop, race against time action packed thriller that follows an elite SWAT Team as they try to stop a domestic terrorist from killing innocent hostages and destroying the city of Los Angeles. With 24 hours left on the clock, the team must rely on their instincts and unique skill set to stop the attack and bring justice.

Swat: Unit 887

2015

Yefon poster
3.0

An illiterate village girl defies the customs of her tribe, discriminatory to women, only to become the spark of a Literary Revolution.

Yefon

2015

Love, Cheat & Steal poster
4.5

Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face lies a wicked person who sent her former boyfriend to jail by setting him up. Reno Adams has lost seven years of his life in Jail and wants revenge. After escaping, he tracks Lauren down and intends to make her and her husband's life a living hell.

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993

Throwdown poster
3.2

A young criminal defense attorney struggles with a homicide case that is not as cut and dry as it appears while battling a drinking habit. The story goes beyond the lives of those directly related to the case and shines a much needed spotlight on the horrific world of human trafficking in the United States.

Throwdown

2014

I Am Fear poster
4.3

Held captive by terrorists, celebrity reporter, Sara Brown, sits in a cell awaiting her filmed beheading. Sara's captors wish to show the world the true face of terror but how can they, when even they have not seen it yet?

I Am Fear

2020

The Heroes of Desert Storm poster
4.0

The first Iraq war saw many tragedies and acts of heroism. This is the story seen through the eyes of the men and women involved.

The Heroes of Desert Storm

1991

Alongside Night poster
2.6

Alongside Night is the story of the final economic collapse of the United States as seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Elliot Vreeland, searching for his missing Nobel-laureate-economist father, and the mysterious teenage "Lorimer" whom Elliot meets in a black-market underground, whose own father might be the reason Elliot's father is missing.

Alongside Night

2014

Mansion of Blood poster
2.8

Millionaire Mason Murphy renovates the haunted Mayhew mansion. He plans a tremendous lunar eclipse viewing party to celebrate his return to his hometown of River Ridge Iowa. At the party, magic runs out of control and the party guests are murdered one by one.

Mansion of Blood

2015

Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage poster
3.9

When the Sultan's first born is taken by an evil sorcerer, Sinbad is tasked with traveling to a desert of magic and creatures to save her.

Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage

2014

Silencer poster
4.9

A retired hitman must reawaken all his deadly skills and fight a one-man war against his former employer.

Silencer

2018

King Saud poster
2.0

King Saud is a Hollywood murder mystery about high end prostitution and the roots of middle east terrorism. Two LA detectives investigate the murder of a Saudi prince under suspicious circumstances.

King Saud

2024

Warfighter poster
4.7

Rusty Wittenburg is a Navy SEAL struggling to balance his family life and his job. He fights daily to maintain the line between reality and the nightmares his PTSD conjures up for him. Dedicated to his team and his mission, he is willing to give the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow brothers and teammates.

Warfighter

2018

Hired Gun poster
3.5

A hit man turns against his former boss after witnessing a nuclear weapon being smuggled into the US.

Hired Gun

2009

7 Faces of Jack the Ripper poster
2.0

This modern adaptation takes place in the streets of Los Angeles, where a copycat killer is not only inspired by a true story but also based in part on the actual psychiatric case files of a leading Jack the Ripper suspect which were recently made public by the mental institution where he was detained for years.

7 Faces of Jack the Ripper

2014

Sovereign poster
NR

Plagued with survivor's guilt, an Iraq war veteran turned mercenary stumbles upon a plot to sabotage America's energy independence. Fighting to free the demons in his head, he sets out to eradicate the traitors amongst us.

Sovereign

2015

Sharia poster
NR

Sofiane is an Arab immigrant who lives in the US away from religion, customs, and traditions of his native land. His life is turned upside down as his American wife; Heather, starts making drastic changes in her spiritual beliefs and lifestyle. Although not really excited about Heather's decision, Sofiane puts an act in front of her to look supportive. But as time goes by, Heather's religious practices start to brings back to him old memories of painful experiences, and threaten to unearth a past Sofiane thought was buried forever.

Sharia

2016