Ghassan Massoud
Biography
Ghassan Massoud (born September 20, 1958 in Damascus) is a Syrian actor and film-maker. He is best-known in the West for playing the role of the Kurdish military general Saladin in Ridley Scott's 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven. He has also played the "Sheikh" in famous Turkish film "Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak" (Valley of the Wolves Iraq). Massoud is best known in Syria for his appearance in many Syrian-made films, and writing and directing the theatre play Diplomasiyyoun, and was part of the Syrian Ministry of Culture's National Theater's 2002 season. Married with both a son and daughter, Massoud teaches Drama at both the Damascus Music and Drama School and High Institution of Theatrical Arts. He has appeared in the Syrian films The Chant of Rain, and in Haytham Hakky's well known work Memories of the Forthcoming Age, and on the Syrian stage was an actor in August Strindberg's Miss Julie.
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years2014 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Desert WarriorIMDb rating 4.1
- 2023The CelloIMDb rating 3.8
- 2014Exodus: Gods and KingsIMDb rating 6.0
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Ghassan Massoud shares two films with Ben Kingsley, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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