Mousa Hussein Kraish
Mousa Hussein Kraish
BornNovember 21
State of Palestine
Occupation(s)Actor, director
Years active2000s-present

Mousa Hussein Kraish (/ˈmuːsə ˈkreɪʃ/ MOO-sə KRAYSH;[1] Arabic: موسى حسين قريش; born November 21)[2] is an American actor and director, who has appeared in several Hollywood films including Steven Spielberg's 2005 film Munich. He is best known for his role as the Jinn in American Gods.

Biography

Kraish was born and raised in a Palestinian family in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York.[3] He is the oldest of nine children. He first studied to become a doctor, then switched to working for an internet company.[4] After graduating from Brooklyn College he spent two and a half years studying theater at David Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company. In addition to appearing in numerous independent and Hollywood films in recent years, Kraish also performed on stage at the 2004 New York Fringe Festival and the 2005 Arab-American Comedy Festival. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2005Man Push CartGuy in Karaoke
2005MunichBadran - Mohammed Safady
2007Finishing the GameRaja
2007King of CaliforniaBruce
2007SuperbadBilly Baybridge
2008Option 3Bison
2008You Don't Mess With The ZohanBashir
2008FlingPatrick
2008The Day the Earth Stood StillYusef
2009Fast & FuriousSilvia Driver
2009Land of the LostBarry (uncredited)
2009The Junior League of SuperheroesTeacher's Assistant
2011TreatmentNight Clerk
2012Sunset StoriesTom
2012Super ZeroesJimmy
2012OvernightMohammed
2012The DictatorWadiyan Soldier
2012Dust UpFarmer
2014Echo ParkTheo
2019The Day Shall ComeMalik

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010Blue BloodsKalid HassanEpisode: What You See
2011ChuckDamianEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Muuurder"
2015HomelandBehruzEpisode: "The Tradition of Hospitality"
2017American GodsThe Jinn5 episodes[5]
2023Star Trek: PicardUSS Titan cook1 episode

as Writer/Director

  • How To Make A Dollar Bill in Brooklyn
  • A Brother's Love
  • The Fourth Estate

References

  1. ↑ "Mousa Kraish". YouTube. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ↑ @MousaKraish (November 21, 2017). "Happy Birthday to ME! I was born today. So I will fill this bag up with Candy, Love, more candy…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Mousa Kraish". IMDb. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Mousa Kraish: Actor and Director". Institute for Middle East Understanding. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bryan Fuller Demanded a Reshoot of American Gods' Gay Sex Scene Because It Wasn't Gay Enough". vulture.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.