Qays Sheikh Najib

Acting

Qays Sheikh Najib

Born

1977-06-05 (49)

Place of birth

Syria

Known for

Acting

Credits

37 titles

Qays Sheikh Najib is a Syrian actor who was born on June 15, 1977 in Damascus. His father was the actor Mohamed El Sheikh Najib, and his mother was a dancer in one of the popular arts troupes. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1988, and appeared in a number of important dramas, including “Ayam Shamiya” (Levantine Days) in 1992, “El Teyr” (The Bird) in 1998, “Salah Eddine El Ayoubi” in 2001, “El Taghreeba El Filistiniya” (Palestinian Emigration) in 2004, “Ma Malakat Aymanukum” (The Harem) in 2010, “Zaman El Barghout” (Time of the Flea) in 2012, and “El Ikhwa” (The Brotherhood) in 2014.

Known for

Stiletto poster
7.0

A body falls from the top floor at a glamorous party in Beirut's wealthy elite. Detective Rami begins questioning the guests and quickly discovers that four women — Falak, Alma, Joelle and Nayla — are bound together by a web of secrets, betrayal and hidden history. A glossy Lebanese murder mystery set among the privileged class.

Stiletto

2022

Counterattack poster
7.2

Based on records of the Egyptian intelligence agency, the story follows Saif and Dina who carry out a series of secret operations to expose terrorist plots that seek to divide the Arab region and spread Al-Qaeda’s influence in the world.

Counterattack

2021

On the Edge of the Abyss poster
NR

Nader is lost between his parents, who are experiencing a struggle between love and hate, Lulia, who is persecuted by her stepmother, Dalal, whose hatred for her stepdaughter reaches the point of attempting murder. Dalal considers Lulia the reason for her unhappiness, but when Lulia leaves her life, she discovers her mistake. Tahseen her husband can only run away from problems and cannot solve any of them.

On the Edge of the Abyss

2007

A Thousand and One Nights poster
NR

Shahryar avenges the honor of the family by marrying a new woman every day and then kills her in the morning until it's Shahrzad's turn, who is a brilliant story teller, which attracts Shahryar's attention. He decides to spare her life, which changes the course of the whole kingdom.

A Thousand and One Nights

2015

Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi poster
NR

The series deals with the biography of the great companion Al-Qa’qa’ bin Amr Al-Tamimi, with its many heroic deeds that raised the banner of Islam in several situations, by highlighting an important Islamic stage and re-dramatizing it.

Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi

2010

Brothers poster
NR

The story of the five sons of Farid Noh, following each of their lives and the issues they face together.

Brothers

2014

Film credits

2000s · 2 titles

Series credits

Stiletto poster
7.0

A body falls from the top floor at a glamorous party in Beirut's wealthy elite. Detective Rami begins questioning the guests and quickly discovers that four women — Falak, Alma, Joelle and Nayla — are bound together by a web of secrets, betrayal and hidden history. A glossy Lebanese murder mystery set among the privileged class.

Stiletto

2022

Counterattack poster
7.2

Based on records of the Egyptian intelligence agency, the story follows Saif and Dina who carry out a series of secret operations to expose terrorist plots that seek to divide the Arab region and spread Al-Qaeda’s influence in the world.

Counterattack

2021

On the Edge of the Abyss poster
NR

Nader is lost between his parents, who are experiencing a struggle between love and hate, Lulia, who is persecuted by her stepmother, Dalal, whose hatred for her stepdaughter reaches the point of attempting murder. Dalal considers Lulia the reason for her unhappiness, but when Lulia leaves her life, she discovers her mistake. Tahseen her husband can only run away from problems and cannot solve any of them.

On the Edge of the Abyss

2007

A Thousand and One Nights poster
NR

Shahryar avenges the honor of the family by marrying a new woman every day and then kills her in the morning until it's Shahrzad's turn, who is a brilliant story teller, which attracts Shahryar's attention. He decides to spare her life, which changes the course of the whole kingdom.

A Thousand and One Nights

2015

Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi poster
NR

The series deals with the biography of the great companion Al-Qa’qa’ bin Amr Al-Tamimi, with its many heroic deeds that raised the banner of Islam in several situations, by highlighting an important Islamic stage and re-dramatizing it.

Al Qaqaa Ibn Amr Al Tamimi

2010

Brothers poster
NR

The story of the five sons of Farid Noh, following each of their lives and the issues they face together.

Brothers

2014

People of Love poster
NR

The series revolves around failed love stories as a result of a compelling circumstance or because of a social or financial problem or a problem related to religion so that the audience develops a state of sympathy with the series characters In each episode the series presents a separate station from the other detailing a glowing love relationship that was extinguished by various circumstances

People of Love

2006

The Harem poster
7.0

Haramlek is a Syrian historical drama set during the late Ottoman era in Syria. It explores life inside elite households, focusing on women’s quarters (“haramlek”) and the hidden power struggles within. The story follows intertwined characters dealing with love, betrayal, and ambition, revealing how influence is exercised behind closed doors, especially by women navigating strict social structures.

The Harem

2019

Palestinian Alienation poster
9.5

The first comprehensive dramatic telling of the Palestinian Nakba, seen through the eyes of a poor rural family from the 1930s British Mandate era through the massacres of 1948 and the defeat of 1967. Written by Palestinian poet Walid Seif — based on his own family history — and directed by the late Syrian master Hatem Ali, this is widely considered one of the greatest Arab television dramas ever produced. A monumental work of collective memory, historical witness and human endurance.

Palestinian Alienation

2004

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi poster
8.0

A sweeping historical epic tracing the life of Saladin from his humble origins to his unification of fractured Muslim kingdoms and his legendary recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders after nearly a century of occupation. Starring Jamal Suleiman and directed by the late Hatem Ali, written by Walid Seif — the same partnership behind Palestinian Alienation — this is widely regarded as one of the finest historical dramas in Arabic television, epic in scale yet deeply human in its portrayal of leadership, faith and sacrifice.

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi

2001

Layali Al-Salehiya poster
6.4

A man entrusts Abu Al Makhraz with a huge sum of money and disappears. When Abu Al Makhraz dies, his family finds themselves pitted against his relatives.

Layali Al-Salehiya

2004

The Harem poster
NR

The story of the beginning and the rise of the Mamluks reign in Egypt, and how their rise from enslavement to fighting wars to ruling a significant country in the region, had affected the social, political, and military status of the country.

The Harem

2019

Love Has Decreed poster
7.0

The series discusses the stories of young university students, their reality during their studies, and the hardships and unknown fate they endure after graduation.

Love Has Decreed

2006

A Safety Distance poster
NR

The series manifest the lives of war veterans, and addresses subjects such as love, hope and life after war. There is also the ugly side of war such as organ trafficking and arms dealing.

A Safety Distance

2019

The Leader poster
8.0

In 1918 Damascus, after the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and before the French colonization of the country, six Damascene neighborhoods decide to choose one head to rule over them, only for clashes over the throne to crystalize and extend.

The Leader

2011

Orchidia poster
8.0

The Assyrian king conquered Orchidia kingdom, the defeated king's wife and her two children fled to Samara Kingdom, to start her revenge.

Orchidia

2017

The Traitor poster
NR

Dr. Aseel's perfect life is shattered when she discovers her husband Saif's two-year-long affair with a woman 15 years younger than him, sending her down a vengeful path.

The Traitor

2023

Biography of Al-Jalali Family poster
NR

The series sheds light on the life of the Al-Jalali family, one of the most prestigious families in the city of Aleppo. The story revolves around a man who amassed a great fortune through both legitimate and illegitimate means, including depriving his siblings of their rightful inheritance. As time passes, the elder of the Al-Jalali family falls ill and finds himself with no one to assist him and his children except his brother—whom he had previously denied his wealth. However, mysterious events surround the disappearance of Haj Amin's money at the hands of his brother Anas.

Biography of Al-Jalali Family

2000

Children of Adam poster
6.3

Scandals and conflicts of society figures from different backgrounds revealing exciting events linking Ghassan and Judge Rima with Saad and Maya.

Children of Adam

2020

Forgiveness poster
NR

Fadeela tries to move on after the death of her husband and son in an accident, while Amjad, her son, tries to help her. Amjad meets by chance his childhood sweetheart, Azza, in his new job. A love story between Azza and Amjad, whose hopes and efforts are united to make a happy family. But their love faces unexpected obstacles which turns into an inescapable parting story.

Forgiveness

2011

Summer Cloud poster
NR

The events revolve around the migration and the difficult circumstances of a mixture of Arab citizens and refugees produced by the Iraq war.

Summer Cloud

2009

Julia poster
NR

Julia is an actress playing small parts, aspiring to take leading roles and prove herself as a star. She gets into character deeply, till she becomes the character she's playing for a period, which gets her into many comic situations.

Julia

2018

Ma Malakat Aymankum poster
7.0

The issues of contemporary, middle-class Syrian families through four female figures who serve as archetypes representing religious extremism, social chaos, and the wide gap between people's aspirations and their potential.

Ma Malakat Aymankum

2010

The Unknown poster
NR

Ten strangers are invited to a distant island by a letter, but then they die one by one, and they soon realize that the killer is among them.

The Unknown

1999

Forgetting poster
NR

The events revolve around a couple who live a happy life with their two children until an accident occurs that turns their lives upside down. Their two sons are kidnapped, so they try to search for them to reunite the family again.

Forgetting

2024

The Salt of Life poster
NR

During a protest against French occupation, Mr. Wahib kills a French soldier and gets exiled to French Guiana. He escapes after years of exile and runs into a Belgian guy, Leopold, who is about to become the Belgian ambassador in Syria. On their way to Damascus, a friendship grows between them.

The Salt of Life

2011

فجر آخر poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

فجر آخر

2007

El Leila Doub That's my Jam poster
NR

A musical entertainment program presented by Hassan Al-Raddad, in which an elite group of stars compete in an atmosphere full of singing, fun, and challenges that test their musical knowledge and artistic talents.

El Leila Doub That's my Jam

2024

The mirage poster
NR

The story focuses on the three segments of the society which is the upper one, which has the money and the influence, the original one that live in houses where several families staying together , and the very poor ones, and in spite of the differences between these segments, however, there are several common denominators among them .

The mirage

2011

بنات العيلة poster
NR

While she was cleaning up, aunt Malak found a message that was written years ago. She gathers the girls to investigate who wrote this message and to whom.

بنات العيلة

2012

Under the Tread poster
NR

A realistic social drama that revolves around "Awf," a kind and simple man living in a rural environment. Exposed to severe injustice and cruelty from society and his surroundings, he is forced to displace to the city to escape his reality. The events intertwine to shed light on issues of corruption, poverty, and the class struggle. تدور أحداث المسلسل في إطار درامي اجتماعي واقعي حول شخصية "عوف"، وهو رجل طيب وبسيط يعيش في بيئة ريفية، لكنه يتعرض لظلم قاهر وقسوة شديدة من المجتمع ومن الظروف المحيطة به، مما يدفعه للنزوح إلى المدينة هرباً من واقعه، لتتشابك الأحداث وتسلط الضوء على قضايا الفساد، والفقر، والصراع بين الطبقات.

Under the Tread

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Social Anecdotes poster
NR

The events deal with life details, sensitive issues, and various experiences of people struggling to maintain balance in their lives, amid the troubles of life, love, despair, and hope.

Social Anecdotes

2009