Firas Nassar

Actor Firas Nassar’s breakout performance in the role as Nidal al-Makdasi in the hit Israeli Netflix series "Fauda", in its second season (“the best international series of 2017” (The New York Times), deemed him a rising Arab-Israeli star, making him one of the exciting and sought-after actors coming out of the region.
He made his NY stage debut 2018 October when Gesher Theatre returned to North America. The young actor is a graduate of the Nissan Nativ acting studio in Tel Aviv. He made his television debut in December 2017 when the second season of Fauda aired. The critically acclaimed series was first introduced to international audiences in 2016 after being bought by the streaming service Netflix, with the second season. In 2021 he played the role of Ahmed Malik in Apple TV series "Invasion".
Coming from a classically trained background, he continues to work with Gesher Theatre, where takes part in the cast of "The Kite Runner", a stage adaptation of Khaled Husseini’s best-selling novel. Firas Nassar plays the role of Hisham in the political satire "In the Tunnel". He played the role of Lensky in "Onegin. Commentaries" directed in Gesher Theatre by Alvis Hermanis.