Bashar Rahal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 20, 1974 (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Biography
Bashar Mounzer Rahal is the second child to a Bulgarian mother Mariana Rahal - an interior designer and Lebanese father Mounzer Rahal - an OB/GYN. The family moved back to Bulgaria when Bashar was only 6 years old. He first started acting in TV sketches when he was 12. At the age of 14 he became a member of a professional theater group, called "Tears and Laughs", with which he took part in more than 15 performances including Shakespeare and Chekhov. He attended numerous international festivals, including the ones in Avignon, France and Thun, Switzerland among others. His first big screen role at the age of 15 was in 1952: Ivan i Aleksandra (1989) which was followed by more TV and Film appearances. After graduating from The First English Language High School in Sofia, Bashar attended the National Academy of Theater and Film Art, where he received his Masters in Dramatic Arts. Shortly after graduation he was accepted as a permanent member of the national youth theatre and was a guest actor at The National Theatre Sofia Bulgaria. For the next couple of years Bashar appeared in over 25 different TV comedy shows, but became most popular with the hit TV show "It Can't Be"equivalent of SNL ,created & directed by Nellie Andreeva .The show won " Golden Melon", for best comedy show - the most prestigious TV award in Bulgaria. In 1997 Bashar hosted "The Late Night Show" on Channel 3 Sofia , where he met his co-host and future wife Kalina Rahal. In 1999 the couple moved to California so that Bashar could pursue his acting career. He was granted Alien of Extra Ordinary ability as an actor. He is a graduate from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. For a long time he was considered to play Azamat Bagatov in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Initially Bashar was not considered to play in Joshua Seftel's Political Satire War ,Inc. but the producers Danny Lerner and Les Weldon convinced both John Cusack and the Director Seftel that he is the best choice for the part. After the end of the shooting Cusack and Seftel admitted that Bashar had developed the best character. Later Danny Lerner casted Bashar as a lead in his upcoming action movie Direct Contact. Recently he was casted to play Boris in Dominic Sena's "Whiteout",starring Kate Beckinsale.
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Filmography
The Heir
Movie · as Анатолий Мордем
Icefall
Movie · as Carl
Pulse of the dance
Movie · as Stefan
Young Woman and the Sea
Movie · as Reporter on Boat
Wingless
Movie · as The Father
It's Never Just Sex
Movie
I'm with Me
Movie · as Pastor Philips
Picasso Affair
Movie · as Georgi
Много мой човек
TV · as Мирослав · 13 eps
As Far as I Can Walk
Movie · as Syrian Father
In the Heart of the Machine
Movie · as Captain Kozarev
Reunion 2
Movie · as Branimir
Uncle Claus
Movie · as Продуцента
Search and Destroy
Movie · as Nikola
Brothers
TV · 65 eps
Reunion
Movie · as Бранимир
The Masked Singer Bulgaria
TV · as Himself - Owl (Guest) · 1 ep
All She Wrote
Movie · as Michael
Attraction
Movie · as Borisov
Revolution X
Movie
Gasoline
Movie · as Карим
Security
Movie · as Fake US Marshal
Day of the Dead: Bloodline
Movie · as Daniels
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Movie · as Scout #2
Survivor
Movie · as Militiaman #2
Septembers of Shiraz
Movie · as Komiteh Member
The Throwaways
Movie · as The Broker
XIa
Movie · as Ivan
In the Name of the King III
Movie · as Ulrich
The Legend of Hercules
Movie · as Battalion Commander
Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat
Movie · as Kutrum
Automata
Movie · as Doctor
The Expendables 3
Movie · as Chief Commander (uncredited)
Index Zero
Movie · as Andrews
El Gringo
Movie · as Sullivan
Assassin's Bullet
Movie · as Abdullah Said
Conan the Barbarian
Movie · as Quarter Master
Footsteps in the Sand
Movie · as Hanny
Direct Contact
Movie · as General Drago
Whiteout
Movie · as Russian Pilot
The Tournament
Movie · as Asa Sadi
War, Inc.
Movie · as Video Guy #1
Sharks in Venice
Movie · as Medical Examiner
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
Movie · as Soldier
Monster Ark
Movie · as Insurgent #2
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Movie · as Hasdrubal
Basilisk: The Serpent King
Movie · as Bedouin Leader
The Unit
TV · as Cleric Adnan Al-Hilali · 1 ep
Target of Opportunity
Movie · as Ivan
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Arab Man · 1 ep
Big Brother Bulgaria
TV · as Self - Host · 43 eps
Death Train
Movie · as Lopez
Disaster
Movie · as Gamer
Arrested Development
TV · as Iraqi Cab Driver · 1 ep
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
Movie · as Luis Ruiz
24
TV · as General Wasim · 1 ep
City of Fear
Movie · as Phillips
U.S. Seals
Movie · as Hidalgo
Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
Movie · as Dmitri Minkov
Bridge of Dragons
Movie · as Robert
Else – Story of a Passionate Woman
Movie
Дунав мост
TV · as Moldovanetz · 7 eps
The Incredible Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
Movie · as (voice)
1952: Ivan and Aleksandra
Movie · as Cvetan