Dawood Hussein

Acting

Dawood Hussein

Born

1958-11-05 (67)

Place of birth

Kuwait

Known for

Acting

Credits

87 titles

Known for

Sahranin poster
4.0

A Saher program presented by the artist (Amir Karara) and hosts in each episode some of the stars of the artistic community and reviews with them their artistic career, the difficulties they faced, their relations with their colleagues and their daily lives.

Sahranin

2019

The Bird and The Storm poster
NR

Umm Jassim takes care of her children and her business after her husband's death. Sultan competes with her in the market, and he agrees with his assistant to spy on her for his own benefit and take revenge on her. However, Sultan eventually gets what he deserves for what he does.

The Bird and The Storm

1997

Two hearted poster
NR

Canaan's wife dies; he enters a state of isolation from the world. One day he goes with his sister to one of the magazines to be employed there, he meets the editor-in-chief (Dalal) who finds to be similar to his wife, and he also meets her friend, actress (Cloth) who wanted to marry him, but his admiration makes him work in the same magazine, and decides to marry the two friends.

Two hearted

1997

Circus poster
NR

The series depicts the executions of sentences in satirical ways through the convicts working in the circus, with an emphasis on comedy to convey social messages.

Circus

2025

dalag suhail poster
NR

In 1967, three brothers from the Badr Al-Dajji family live on his personal path, Haji, the older brother who owns a sweets shop, the middle brother who died early, and the younger brother who takes what he is unjustly entitled.

dalag suhail

1996

Monsters poster
9.0

The series presents, in a framework of mystery and suspense, a group of separate episodes, where each episode deals with one of the most prominent and famous true crimes that occurred in Kuwait over different years.

Monsters

2025

Film credits

2010s · 8 titles

Hussein Who Said No poster
6.8

The story of Imam Hossein's battle in Karbala, an unfair war which made one the most important effects in Islam history.

Hussein Who Said No

2014

Tartanji poster
6.0

Al-Tartanji's comic play "Al-Tartanqi" presented its successful performances in a number of Gulf cities, and presented three shows during the Dubai Shopping Festival 2012, at the Indian School Theater from February 2 to February 4, 2012. Tariq Al-Ali, Dawood Hussein, Maryam Hussein and Amal participated in this work. Abbas and Shehab Hajiya, Sultan Al-Ali, Sultan Al-Faraj, Muhammad Bash, Martina and Hani Al-Tabakh, the play written by Ayman Al-Hubail and directed by Alaa Morsi

Tartanji

2011

Our Love kangaroo poster
2.7

A young man who works for a freight forwarding agency finds himself responsible for a shipment of real live Kangaroos instead of small statues of Kangaroos. He has to look after the animals himself until he can find their owner, with the help of a pretty young vet.

Our Love kangaroo

2016

Swarm of Doves poster
NR

During the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, invading forces sieged a group of Kuwaiti youths, who had only two choices: either to surrender, or to die for the sake of their homeland.

Swarm of Doves

2017

مسرحية بالغلط poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

مسرحية بالغلط

2018

Scenario poster
NR

The story revolves around a director/producer that directs movies with a low budget, with the help of the same cast. Everything is going smoothly with the film-making until one of his actors die while filming, and that is when everything goes wrong.

Scenario

2013

Raya and Sakina are back poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Raya and Sakina are back

2019

وبعدين poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

وبعدين

2012

2000s · 6 titles

1990s · 19 titles

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

زواج بالفاكس

1993

Elect Mother of Ali poster
7.0

A Kuwaiti comedy play that talks about the period that followed the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion. The play cynically dealt with the issue of women entering the political battlefield through Umm Ali (Ansar Al-Sharah) mother, wife and housewife who decides to run in the parliamentary elections and faces many problems and strange situations .

Elect Mother of Ali

1993

علاء الدين poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

علاء الدين

1994

سارة وسعود poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

سارة وسعود

1994

Faltooh 2 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Faltooh 2

1992

Fifty Years Old Teenager poster
8.0

The life of a married 50-year-old doctor turns topsy-turvy when he falls in love with a younger woman and begins to act like a teenager.

Fifty Years Old Teenager

1996

بيب بيب والذيب poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

بيب بيب والذيب

1994

Faltooh poster
NR

It is a joint Gulf comedy play that was performed in 1992, between actors from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Represented in the United Arab Emirates in the period after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

Faltooh

1991

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

النمر المقنع

1995

We Want You To Win poster
7.0

A Kuwaiti comedy play starring Dawood Hussain & Intesar Al Sharrah.

We Want You To Win

1997

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

سمردحه

1994

Bo Mteh poster
7.0

A Kuwaiti comedy play starring Dawood Hussain, Intesar Al Sharrah & Abdulrahman Al Aqel.

Bo Mteh

1999

توي ستوري poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

توي ستوري

1998

The Wolf and the Three Goats poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Wolf and the Three Goats

1993

Questioning poster
NR

Corruption in administrations dealt with by comedy.

Questioning

1996

Crisis and Transgression poster
NR

"The play was filmed on January 17, 1991, the day the air war began to liberate Kuwait. The play was performed in Egypt during the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, just as the war of liberation was about to begin."

Crisis and Transgression

1991

Dawood Show poster
6.0

Kuwaiti Tv Movie starring Dawood Hussain.

Dawood Show

1996

Dinosaur play poster
NR

The dinasour Kid's Play

Dinosaur play

1997

طيور الجوارح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

طيور الجوارح

1995

1980s · 18 titles

Bye Bye London poster
8.0

A comedy about an old married man that travels to London with his nephew who does his to save him from exposure to fraud, and being mugged in London, the play also covers some political aspects and projections in addition to social criticism of some of the Arab situations.

Bye Bye London

1982

Bye Bye Arab poster
7.0

A dark Kuwaiti comedy that follows "Arab," an idealist who embarks on a fantastical journey with "Marjan the Genie" to unite the Arab world—only to confront a reality far from his hopes.

Bye Bye Arab

1986

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

اوبريت حب و مطب

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

دكوش يغزو وادي القمر

1982

سهرة امرأة مختلفة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

سهرة امرأة مختلفة

1989

باباي و بوتمبة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

باباي و بوتمبة

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

رحلة الى المجهول

1982

Al-Manakh Knights poster
8.0

The first Gulf economic play centered on an issue that affected members of Kuwaiti society, which sparked widespread controversy between Kuwaiti society and the Gulf community in general, and the issue was the "Al Manakh Market" crisis in 1982, which ended in losses exceeding $ 22 billion. Where the story tells about the second oil boom of the Gulf states at the end of the seventies and the beginning of the eighties of the twentieth century AD where the price of oil increased continuously until the Gulf countries recorded large financial surpluses, so the money poured into the stock market significantly until it opened a stock trading office in a semi-parallel office and was named a market "Al Manakh" in which money flowed greatly from almost all segments of Kuwaiti society and even foreign residents and some individuals from the Gulf states and increased frantic speculation and increased buying and selling for the future until it reached astronomical numbers.

Al-Manakh Knights

1983

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

صبوحة خطبها نصيب

1983

The Joy Of A Nation poster
7.0

A Kuwaiti social comedy play presented to the leaders of the Gulf states at the Gulf Summit in 1985, which was written by Abdul-Hussein Abdul-Ridha, a satirical play that discusses family issues, family bonding and religious extremism, the play talks about the loss of children and the home, neglect of parents, and who is responsible for that.

The Joy Of A Nation

1984

مسرحية فلونة والشناكل poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

مسرحية فلونة والشناكل

1989

شمس الشموس poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

شمس الشموس

1987

The Decision poster
5.0

A film about the divorce decision and its impact on the children.

The Decision

1982

The Deterioration poster
7.0

The work follows a man struggling with alcohol addiction, exploring its destructive effects on his family, finances, home, and the future of his children. Set in a dramatic context, it highlights the far-reaching consequences of addiction on both personal and familial stability.

The Deterioration

1985

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

لولو الصغيرة مسرحية

1989

Land and Loan poster
NR

The events of the play revolve around the housing crisis and the problems that citizens are going through to obtain housing, and the state of some government houses that are distributed to citizens after a period.

Land and Loan

1987

نصب واحتيال poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

نصب واحتيال

1989

الشياطين الثلاثة poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

الشياطين الثلاثة

1988

Series credits

Sahranin poster
4.0

A Saher program presented by the artist (Amir Karara) and hosts in each episode some of the stars of the artistic community and reviews with them their artistic career, the difficulties they faced, their relations with their colleagues and their daily lives.

Sahranin

2019

The Bird and The Storm poster
NR

Umm Jassim takes care of her children and her business after her husband's death. Sultan competes with her in the market, and he agrees with his assistant to spy on her for his own benefit and take revenge on her. However, Sultan eventually gets what he deserves for what he does.

The Bird and The Storm

1997

Two hearted poster
NR

Canaan's wife dies; he enters a state of isolation from the world. One day he goes with his sister to one of the magazines to be employed there, he meets the editor-in-chief (Dalal) who finds to be similar to his wife, and he also meets her friend, actress (Cloth) who wanted to marry him, but his admiration makes him work in the same magazine, and decides to marry the two friends.

Two hearted

1997

Circus poster
NR

The series depicts the executions of sentences in satirical ways through the convicts working in the circus, with an emphasis on comedy to convey social messages.

Circus

2025

dalag suhail poster
NR

In 1967, three brothers from the Badr Al-Dajji family live on his personal path, Haji, the older brother who owns a sweets shop, the middle brother who died early, and the younger brother who takes what he is unjustly entitled.

dalag suhail

1996

Monsters poster
9.0

The series presents, in a framework of mystery and suspense, a group of separate episodes, where each episode deals with one of the most prominent and famous true crimes that occurred in Kuwait over different years.

Monsters

2025

Juha’s Diaries poster
NR

A traditional comedy series, which deals with the memoirs of Juha and his son, the poet Ajib, their adventures in trade, and their passage in funny situations that expose them to embarrassment, their determination and their efforts to earn the sustenance of their day and to satisfy Juha's wife, the greedy.

Juha’s Diaries

1979

Broken poster
8.5

Set in 1990s Kuwait, the story follows Aref and Dananeer as they struggle to build a better life while enduring the burden of rebellious children, and of greed.

Broken

2026

Mrs. Munira poster
NR

The events revolve around Faiza, an Egyptian girl in her twenties, who makes herself an old woman in order to meet the conditions that were put forward by one of the Kuwaiti families to work as a nanny for the children of the family whose mother died, which the children do not accept at first.

Mrs. Munira

1982

Means Well poster
6.5

Abu Radh, a crafty and opportunistic mailman, projects an image of poverty to those around him. In reality, he's a silent partner in multiple lucrative ventures that have made him incredibly wealthy. As he juggles his secret fortune with his humble facade, the question remains: can he keep his hidden wealth under wraps, or will the truth eventually catch up to him?

Means Well

1993

The Money Man poster
NR

Rahi, a miser known as "Abu Al-Floos", runs a spice shop and gets scammed, triggering a series of comedic events as he tries to recover his money.

The Money Man

1987

The Money Man poster
NR

Rahi, a miser known as "Abu Al-Floos", runs a spice shop and gets scammed, triggering a series of comedic events as he tries to recover his money.

The Money Man

1987

The Bullies poster
NR

In this social comedy set in a lively neighborhood, a principled legal assistant named Ateej becomes entangled in community struggles and political intrigue when he helps a young woman escape the control of her domineering uncle. As Ateej gains public attention, he finds himself drawn into a local election campaign, challenging corruption and standing up for ordinary people.

The Bullies

1980

He Came Back, But poster
NR

Fouad Bukrouh leaves his wife Naima because of his many problems with her and her brothers Rami and Hanadi in order to live away from them simply and away from problems, but Naima does not leave him as she pursues him in order to bring him home by making plans with the help of her neighbor Laila, which aims through these plans to continue the problems between Naima and Fouad in order to She takes money from Naima.

He Came Back, But

1989

غنائيات poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

غنائيات

1999

Wi-Fi poster
9.0

The series returns, as it did in previous installments, to offer a variety of sketches and comedy sketches that combine satire with reality, mimic celebrities and public figures, and address many social issues in a satirical manner

Wi-Fi

2012

Lilhayat baqia poster
NR

The work deals with the story of the Salem and Fatima family, where the father works as a lawyer facing many challenges in his working life, while on the other side, Fatima tries to face the challenges and family troubles of the children, and with his death, Fatima is forced to work in the law office.

Lilhayat baqia

1990

بوصالح يريد حلا poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

بوصالح يريد حلا

1985

Harassment poster
NR

Mansour marries Hayat, and he thinks that he will live a simple, decent life with her, but he is surprised by her mother’s interference in all their affairs, and debts control him, and every time he tries to overcome his problems, he falls into another problem.

Harassment

1988

planter of Evil poster
NR

(Ibrahim) is a stingy man, who is cruel to his family and his wife (Najat), who suffers with him a lot, and tries to use his father's love for him to prevent his brother from visiting him and obtaining his inheritance, and the events continue.

planter of Evil

1995

Gargean poster
7.0

Kuwaiti Sitcom Starring Dawood Hussain and Hasan Al Ballam.

Gargean

2003

Al nas Ajnas poster
NR

A Kuwaiti comedy series, whose events revolve in separate connected episodes, and deals with topics from society in a comic form.

Al nas Ajnas

1997

بو طار poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

بو طار

2021

العم صقر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

العم صقر

2015

Fadhaiat poster
7.0

Kuwaiti sitcome starring Dawood Hussain.

Fadhaiat

1997

Young for life poster
NR

Sharifa raises her daughters after the death of her husband, assumes their responsibility, helps solve their problems until they marry, and refuses to marry her cousin to please her daughters.

Young for life

1986

kareemo poster
NR

The series revolves around two brother arrivals, Sister Taif lives with her citizen husband and becomes a Kuwaiti and an aristocratic family lives a life of good and luxurious, while the back comes from his country and suffers the woes and difficulties as a result of his sister and her children abandoning him due to the state of poverty he lives, which forces him to work in simple jobs.

kareemo

2010

Dunya al Dananir poster
NR

Nafi is a simple man, who enjoys good manners in his work, and his skill at work, but after receiving a promotion at work, his colleague Ibrahim is jealous of him and causes him to be accused of embezzlement from the company, and Nafa tries to prove his innocence.

Dunya al Dananir

1981

Al Magroud poster
NR

Bo Laish is a 50-year-old man besieged by debt and wants to escape these tragedies. He resorts to small projects and starts moving from one failed project to another that is more failed and continues in the game of losing projects until it reaches a dead end.

Al Magroud

2009

Al Fatin poster
NR

In a dramatic comedy framework, the work tells about Shaheen and his daily dealings with people in Kuwaiti society through the relationships of love, greed and deception that happened to him and those around him.

Al Fatin

2008

shehait Wa Mehait poster
NR

The two brothers (Shahit) and (Muhiet) inherit a large house from their father and then rent some rooms, then decide to increase their income by doing several projects. In each episode they start a new project that has problems and obstacles, and then ends up failing because of their rush and haste.

shehait Wa Mehait

1995

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