Acting

Iyad Abu Al-Shamat

Born

1974-03-13 (52)

Known for

Acting

Credits

21 titles

A Syrian actor, born in Damascus. He graduated from the acting department at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1996. He made his debut in the series A Nautical Kind of Love (1997), after which he participated in a large number of series such as Family Girls (2012), Under the Home Country's Sky (2013), and Omar ( 2012). He also has many contributions to dubbing and theater. Then, he turned to writing and wrote the series We Shall Meet Tomorrow (2015), which was a great success.

Known for

Omar poster
9.0

A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.

Omar

2012

Al Zeer Salem poster
8.2

Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.

Al Zeer Salem

2000

Rijal Al-Izz poster
9.7

Rijal Al-Izz — Men of Honor — is a 2011 Syrian Damascene period drama set in the Saroujeh neighborhood of Damascus during the French occupation of the 1930s. The series follows Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shami, a wrongfully accused man who escapes a death sentence and transforms into a resistance fighter, striking fear into the French occupiers while navigating betrayal and injustice within his own community. Starring Rashid Assaf and Qusai Khouli.

Rijal Al-Izz

2011

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

The Age of Shame poster
NR

Having spent most of her 20s taking care of her sick mother and her family's household, a sexually repressed woman elopes and has to face the hypocrisies of middle eastern society.

The Age of Shame

2009

Takht Sharqi poster
10.0

The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality.

Takht Sharqi

2010

Film credits

Series credits

Omar poster
9.0

A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.

Omar

2012

Al Zeer Salem poster
8.2

Chronicling the Basus War between two Arabian tribes and their allies, the drama follows the emergence of renowned Arab figure, Al Zeer Salem.

Al Zeer Salem

2000

Rijal Al-Izz poster
9.7

Rijal Al-Izz — Men of Honor — is a 2011 Syrian Damascene period drama set in the Saroujeh neighborhood of Damascus during the French occupation of the 1930s. The series follows Abd Al-Rahman Al-Shami, a wrongfully accused man who escapes a death sentence and transforms into a resistance fighter, striking fear into the French occupiers while navigating betrayal and injustice within his own community. Starring Rashid Assaf and Qusai Khouli.

Rijal Al-Izz

2011

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

The Age of Shame poster
NR

Having spent most of her 20s taking care of her sick mother and her family's household, a sexually repressed woman elopes and has to face the hypocrisies of middle eastern society.

The Age of Shame

2009

Takht Sharqi poster
10.0

The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality.

Takht Sharqi

2010

Seraa Al Zaman poster
NR

Set in a traditional Damascene neighborhood, the story follows—in a comedic way—the protagonist's quest to find the woman he loved but never confessed his feelings to over forty years ago, after he begins seeing her in his dreams every day.

Seraa Al Zaman

2002

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ayyam el dirasseh

2011

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

Holding Back Tears poster
NR

The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady.

Holding Back Tears

2005

A Minute of Silence poster
10.0

Amir and Adham are two inmates that are facing death sentence. but strange events begin to happen that leads to smuggling them out of prison, by the car of the new director, and the execution of two others instead of them, and then a series of events begin to evolve.

A Minute of Silence

2019

Soft Thorns poster
NR

At a Damascus girls' high school, the school counsellor Hanan is the quiet centre of everyone's storms — helping teenagers navigate family pressure, social expectations and the bruising complexities of adolescence, while quietly managing the unravelling of her own marriage. Each student carries a different wound; each episode peels back another layer. A warm, perceptive Syrian drama about the hidden costs of growing up female in Arab society. Directed by Rasha Sharbatji, starring Salma Al-Masri and Qusay Khouli.

Soft Thorns

2005

Kings of Sects poster
6.3

The 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

Alive poster
NR

The series deals with social stories of several different characters who carry the same obsessions, fears, and concerns, and then their paths intersect in a way that makes them unite with each other to overcome those fears.

Alive

2009

النصية poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

النصية

1998

Small Projects poster
NR

كوميديا لطيفة هادفة تصوّر معاناة أسرة كبيرة العدد لحالة بائسة من الفقر الثقيل الذي يجعل الأخ الأكبر يترك المدرسة ليشتغل ويُعيل والدته وإخوته السبع حتى يتخرجوا ويتزوجوا. ثم يكتشف أنه قد بلغ الأربعينات وأن قطار العمر قد فاته، وأنه قد خسر قصّة حب عمَّرتْ 15 سنة. A charming, meaningful comedy depicting the struggles of a large family living in abject poverty. The eldest brother drops out of school to work and support his mother and seven siblings, ensuring they all graduate and get married. Eventually, he realizes he has reached his forties—having let life pass him by—and has lost a romance that spanned fifteen years.

Small Projects

2006

صدى الروح poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

صدى الروح

2006