2020Nominee
Best Performance
The Way Back
Jay Abdo
Actor
Damascus, Syria
October 21, 1962
Biography
A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991. He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2016Nominee
Best Performance
A Hologram for the King
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Queen of the Desert
Career Highlights
2025Highlight
Best Performance
I Was a Stranger
2024Highlight
Best Performance
Anwar
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The Way Back
A Hologram for the King
Queen of the Desert