
Acting
Ayman Zeidan
Born
1956-09-01 (70)
Place of birth
Ar Ruhaybah, Syria
Known for
Acting
Credits
56 titles
Ayman Ghaleb Shukri Zidane or Ayman Zidane, a Syrian actor, director, producer, writer, and presenter. He was born on September 1, 1956 in the city of Al-Rahiba (located 50 km northeast of Damascus). He is the older brother of actors Shadi Zidane and Wael Zidane. He joined the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria when he was 22 years old. After graduating, he participated in several plays, both as an actor and as a director, and gave much of his creativity to the National Theater. He traveled to Germany to take a course in theater directing in Berlin. Several years later, he became the director of the traveling theater and decided to try his hand at standing in front of a television camera …
Known for
7.5A modern classic of Arab television. A social drama set in the 1920s in Damascus- It highlights Damascene life, noble values, and ancient customs and traditions represented by the people of Harat al-Dabeh who fled to Harat al-Salihiyah after the French bombed Harat al-Dabeh. The events take place after the gold is stolen from the house of the cloth merchant Abu Ibrahim, and the guard Abu al-Samu is killed. The men of the neighborhood try to find the thief.
Bab Al-Hara
2006
4.5It follows two brothers, Amir and Wissam, who are separated by fate in childhood. Amir grows up to become a police officer and is assigned to infiltrate a powerful criminal gang as part of a covert operation. Unbeknownst to him, Wissam—who was kidnapped years earlier—has grown up within the same organisation. As their paths unknowingly cross, the brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the law, with their fates deeply and dangerously intertwined.
The Agent
2024
7.0The most expensive Arabic series ever made, chronicling the life of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan — from his early opposition to Islam, to his conversion, governorship of Syria, and ultimate founding of the Umayyad Caliphate. Spanning civil war, conquest, and political intrigue across the early Islamic world, this sweeping epic covers one of history's most controversial and consequential rulers.
Moawiya
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hulagu
2002
NRThe series revolves around the Arab Revolt that broke out in Syria against the Ottoman occupation that had ruled the country for four centuries.
Brothers of the Soil
1996
7.0A journalist working in the same newspaper as her husband, and intellectual conflict arises between them because of the differences between the nature of men and women. The series shows the relationship between the spouses, revealing many attitudes of the “Eastern Man”.
Diaries of a General Manager
1995
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRA retired security man returns to civilian life to realize that he has lost his value, so he begins a journey to regain that value and his position in life.
Days of Bullets
2024
NRAfter refusing to leave his home despite the horrors of the Syrian war, Yousef is forced to flee his hometown to protect his family and help his grandson fulfill his life-long dream.
Joseph's Journey
2022
2010s · 4 titles
NRThe film tells of a poor citizen whose wife died and has five children, three love to sing and play and work in parties, one learns and loves a rich girl, and the other works with his father in selling watermelon, they are surprised by the relationship of their father to the maid who works with them, things go wrong and some object
September Rain
2010
NRAfter his marriage to Rama, Amgad becomes an outcast in his community. When he gets injured in a raid, the siege imposed on the region prevents him from getting the proper care, leaving him blind. With his wife as his only solace, Amgad and his wife decide to emigrate illegaly to seek treatment.
The Heavenly Path
2019
NRBaha’a is ready to leave the wartorn city of Aleppo to return to his hometown. He and his fellow travellers are forced to stop their journey because of clashes ahead. Complete strangers are stuck with each other, trying to bring life back to a village that has been destroyed and to wait out the war. Will it ever end?
War Travelers
2018
NRThe film revolves around the year 2015, surrounded by "Da'ash" a Syrian village whose parents suffer under torture and near death. One of the families (father - Ayman Zeidan) has to fight another kind of struggle to spare his family from death.
The Father
2017
1980s · 2 titles
7.0Dib moves with his younger brother and their mother from his home town of Quneitra to Damascus after the death of his father. The children’s grandfather, who was known for his tyranny, reluctantly agrees to shelter the grieving family, and tries to force his daughter to marry again. The magic of the city of Damascus takes over the conscience. Dib, whose main concern has become discovering all the secrets of this city, is driven by his heart full of dreams, but he sees nothing in his life except humiliation and cruelty. The fragrance of childhood dies in Dib's heart, as he grows up in light of the political fluctuations that prevailed in the fifties (the end of the military dictatorship in Syria at that time, the nationalization of the Suez Canal, Nasser’s rise to power in Cairo, and Egyptian-Syrian unity in 1958), so that his rosy childhood dreams were shattered on the rocks of cruelty and violence. The city's dreams turn into a nightmare..
Dreams of the City
1984
NRAdel is from an aristocratic family that lives in Syria during the French occupation, his culture forced him to rebel against his family, and descend to the bottom of society wishing to change his life, he got to know this society and loved him, but he became torn between his culture, and his aristocratic origins.
The Sun on a Cloudy Day
1985
Series credits
7.5A modern classic of Arab television. A social drama set in the 1920s in Damascus- It highlights Damascene life, noble values, and ancient customs and traditions represented by the people of Harat al-Dabeh who fled to Harat al-Salihiyah after the French bombed Harat al-Dabeh. The events take place after the gold is stolen from the house of the cloth merchant Abu Ibrahim, and the guard Abu al-Samu is killed. The men of the neighborhood try to find the thief.
Bab Al-Hara
2006
4.5It follows two brothers, Amir and Wissam, who are separated by fate in childhood. Amir grows up to become a police officer and is assigned to infiltrate a powerful criminal gang as part of a covert operation. Unbeknownst to him, Wissam—who was kidnapped years earlier—has grown up within the same organisation. As their paths unknowingly cross, the brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the law, with their fates deeply and dangerously intertwined.
The Agent
2024
7.0The most expensive Arabic series ever made, chronicling the life of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan — from his early opposition to Islam, to his conversion, governorship of Syria, and ultimate founding of the Umayyad Caliphate. Spanning civil war, conquest, and political intrigue across the early Islamic world, this sweeping epic covers one of history's most controversial and consequential rulers.
Moawiya
2025
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hulagu
2002
NRThe series revolves around the Arab Revolt that broke out in Syria against the Ottoman occupation that had ruled the country for four centuries.
Brothers of the Soil
1996
7.0A journalist working in the same newspaper as her husband, and intellectual conflict arises between them because of the differences between the nature of men and women. The series shows the relationship between the spouses, revealing many attitudes of the “Eastern Man”.
Diaries of a General Manager
1995
NRThe series revolves around a poor man who wants to get rich. As he has a dream that he has found a treasure, his social status changes as he goes out every night to abandoned areas and begins digging and goes home by day to rest.
A Hero From This Time
1999
NRThe events revolve around social relations that are built on love and affection, through a love story between two people that doesn't work out due to the excessive ambition of one of them, which makes the other refuse to continue the relationship, despite how much they love each other.
As the Days Pass
2006
NRIn an all-star production, Saad is raised as an orphan, not knowing that the man who raised him had killed his father. When the truth unravels, an inner conflict arises. A story of revenge that's filled with suspense in each episode.
Naseem Al Rouh
2008
NRThe work deals with a stage in the history of Syrian society between 1915 to 1926, which is the time of the Ottomans' exit from Damascus and the French occupation of Syria, and presents the conditions of Syrian society at that time until the Great Syrian Revolution
Time Of Coin
2012
NRAwdat Asoid is one of the most famous Saudi television series in the Arab world. This series was produced in 1985, by ARA of artistic production, directed by Adnan Ibrahim and authored by Mohammed Ataiwian, both the participated from Saudi arabia and Syria. Although the series is short, it was thoroughly enjoyed by its viewers.
Aswaid’s Return
1985
NRSet against the backdrop of a struggle between good and evil, a wealthy man, Azmi Bek, has his life turned upside down when he falls for a widow who lives next door, despite being a married man and a father.
The Granary
2021
NRتدور أحداث المسلسل في فترة الأربعينيات من القرن الماضي حول صراع محتدم ينشأ بعد خروج (نوري) من السجن وتمركزه في حارة دمشقية تشهد اغتيال الطبيب ذائع الصيت "عبد الرحمن الشهبندر" واختفاء أحد وجهاء الحارة، حيث يحاول "نوري" كشف الألغاز وسط صراعات على النفوذ والطمع والحب. Set in the 1940s, the series revolves around a fierce conflict that erupts after Nuri is released from prison and settles in a Damascene neighborhood where the renowned doctor “Abdul Rahman al-Shahbandar” is assassinated and the disappearance of one of the neighborhood’s prominent figures. “Nouri” attempts to unravel these mysteries amid conflicts over power, greed, and love.
My Family's House
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
حنين
2002
7.0The events revolve around the cruel and tyrannical Abu Nadhir, who seeks to control the lives of his family members without any regard for the psychological pain he causes them, while it becomes clear that there are secrets in his life and his past returns to haunt him.
Jinn Alley
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
الدوامة
2009
NRSet in the town of Al-Rukniya in the early 1930s, the work explores the conflict between Bedouin and urban communities, the impact of World War II on Syrian politics, the outbreak of the Great Syrian Revolution, and the subsequent withdrawal of the French occupation from the country. The work also highlights the opportunists who continue to spread colonialist ideas, in contrast to the strength and unity of the people as they confront tyranny despite the conspiracies plotted against them.
Migration of Hearts to Hearts
1991
6.3The series follows the rupture of Andalusia into many warring states, which allowed the northern Kingdom of Castile to expand its borders and take control.
Kings of Sects
2005
5.0The story of Jamil Al-Homsi, who is shy around women, which explains his wife Hanaa's lack of jealousy. This drives him to invent many ways to make her jealous and force her to pay more attention to him, which gets him into many comedic situations.
Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries
1997
NRIn one of the slums, a group of intertwined stories revolve around residents whose movement may extend outside this neighborhood due to work or study, and their fates intersect with the paths of some characters from other neighborhoods of the city.
The Slums
2009
NRNo synopsis available yet.
اختفاء رجل
1992
NRThis series tells the story of the sheikh of an Arab tribe named Ibn al-Wahaj, who is one of the noblest and most honorable Arabs, and has three sons called al-Bashiq and Osama and the youngest Aqab. There was in the tribe of Ibn al-Wahhaj there is a man who hated him and his sons, so he submitted to the sage of the tribe and the author of the narrations in it (Ibn al-Rumiyya), and he asked him to test the ability of the sons of Ibn al-Wahhaj to live outside their father's tribe, so the idea entered his head and he decided to send his three sons to unknown destinations, and said to them: I want you to be the raptors that live in a land that is not its land. So they set off, and Osama went to the north, Al-Bashiq to the south, and Aqab went to the east
Al Jawareh
—
10.0AlDaghari is a Syrian social comedy series, based on the story of Turkish writer Aziz Nesin, produced by Syrian Arab Television in 1992, directed by Haitham Haqqi. It tells the story of a fraudulent person who exploits the gullibility of the villagers.
Aldighri
1992
8.0Mufid the monster, the naughty teenager, did not find anyone who knew how to deal with him properly, so he did not discover anyone around him and develop the good qualities that Mufid was distinguished for. The society in which he lived, starting from the harsh father at home, to the ignorant and arrogant teacher at school, to the mukhtar who punished him for cutting off the tail of Abboud's donkey... All of these were the cause of Mufid's loss and his premature end. As a result of this treatment, Mufeed could not bear to stay even for a single minute in the farm, so he ran away and decided never to return to this farm that caused him pain and persecuted him.
The End of a Brave Man
1994
NRA poor man makes a great fortune, but his wife believes that the richer he gets, the more likely he is to marry another woman. So she takes it upon herself to rid him of all his money to prevent a possible second marriage.
Enta Omry
2001
NRThe series focuses on the social, economic, and religious life of Arab and Jewish people during the time of Muhammad. It details a perceived notion of the Jewish community's characteristics and their perceived hostility towards other groups. The series concentrates on the battle along Islamic and Jewish business interests in and around the Arabian Peninsula and against an alliance of Polytheists and the Muslim Front Business Interests, which ended with a victory by the Muslim business interests.
Khaybar
2013
NRMukhtar is one of the most skilled artisans in the creation of mosaics; however, he encounters a number of financial difficulties and personal problems with his sisters, ex-wife, and daughter. Meanwhile, Hashem tries to catch a prostitution ring that thinks that it is above the law.
Damasco
2015
NRSet in 1920s
Al-Tuwaibi
1998
NRThe events revolve around the daily conflicts of Masoud and his family which consists of his wife Lama and their four children, in addition to Majid, his brother-in-law, and his sister Maysa who are staying at his home against his will.
A Family Decree
2010
NRAmidst an intense political battle for power and social dominance in a Damascene neighbourhood under French rule, a young aspiring actress gets the opportunity of a lifetime to star in the first film ever made in Syria.
Roxy Nights
2025
NRThey fell in love despite their differences and contradictions, and they were ready to move forward towards their destiny and ready to give everything they had in order to be together, even if this cost them to leave their lives and families behind.
Autumn of Lovers
2021
NRHady and Magda are a married couple who work together in a governmental institution. When Magda becomes her husband's general manager, a series of comic situations follow as their professional lives entangle with their marital relationship.
Zawj Alset
2005
A well-known musician lives in an almost forgotten village, so that his musical works are almost a piece of the past. As a result of certain events, this musician restores his relationship with the instrument by reproducing some soundtracks belonging to different past times, as if he were expressing, in some way, a break with this world that surrounds him.
Memory's Sidewalk
2008
NRThe series revolves around a collection of love stories that bring together the characters in a romantic and emotional setting.
Series of Secrets
2021
NRThis Syrian drama series takes place before the crisis in Syria, focusing on two aristocratic families who appear to love and understand each other. In reality, however, there is a hidden conflict lurking beneath this facade.
Faces Behind the Faces
2015
NRNo synopsis available yet.
أنا وأربع بنات
2005
NRThis 30-episode television series falls within the genre of contemporary social dramas with a comedic tone. It presents a group of characters who work at the same institution, each dealing with their own concerns, problems, desires, and dreams. These issues affect both their personal and professional lives, as the challenges of the workplace follow them home, impacting their family dynamics. Likewise, the hardships of daily life influence their performance at work.
Time of silence
2003
NRA Syrian historical‑social drama set in early 20th‑century Damascus, following women whose lives are shaped by political upheaval, restrictive traditions, and shifting social norms. The series explores resilience, dignity, and personal sacrifice as its characters confront oppression, family pressures, and the struggle for autonomy. A layered, female‑centered portrait of courage amid a transforming society.
Harair
2015
NRThree men, well past their prime, staring down an economy that has left them with nothing. In the aftermath of everything Syria has been through, this warm Syrian comedy follows a trio of older men and their families as they scramble to make ends meet — trying every trick in the book, legal or otherwise, just to put food on the table. Funny, honest and impossible not to root for.
The Three Musketeers
2022
The series talks about a doctor who is appointed as a general manager in a government department, and he notices the great corruption in this department, and tries to fix it.
Yawmiyat Modeer Aam
—
Behind the camera
NRA retired security man returns to civilian life to realize that he has lost his value, so he begins a journey to regain that value and his position in life.
Days of Bullets
2024
NRA retired security man returns to civilian life to realize that he has lost his value, so he begins a journey to regain that value and his position in life.
Days of Bullets
2024
NRThe story revolves around a woman who faces a lot of troubles and ambitions, and she lives in chaos, emotional and great life due to the circumstances of her sick son and her daughter who becomes the focus of attention of one of the influential people, so that the struggle begins in her life between the desire to preserve the life of her son, and the happiness of her daughter threatened, through her simple human relations with surrounding characters With her in her village.
Amina
2018
NRThe story revolves around a woman who faces a lot of troubles and ambitions, and she lives in chaos, emotional and great life due to the circumstances of her sick son and her daughter who becomes the focus of attention of one of the influential people, so that the struggle begins in her life between the desire to preserve the life of her son, and the happiness of her daughter threatened, through her simple human relations with surrounding characters With her in her village.
Amina
2018
NRAfter a Syrian man who has lived for a long time in the West learns that he is ill, he resolves to return to his homeland; however, he returns to find that strangers have taken over his home, and due to the chaos of war, his fate becomes intertwined with theirs.
Dark Clouds
2021
NRAfter a Syrian man who has lived for a long time in the West learns that he is ill, he resolves to return to his homeland; however, he returns to find that strangers have taken over his home, and due to the chaos of war, his fate becomes intertwined with theirs.
Dark Clouds
2021


