Film and televisionהישאם סלימאן

Hisham Sulliman

Hisham Sulliman is an Arab-Israeli actor known for the film Bethlehem and for playing Taufiq Hammed in the series Fauda.

born 1978Taufiq Hammed in FaudaThe film BethlehemCo-founding Nazareth's Fringe theater

Born: 28 February 1978, Nazareth
Occupation: actor, reality television participant

Hisham Sulliman was born in 1978 in Nazareth

Sulliman was born in Nazareth on February 28, 1978, and grew up there in an Arab Muslim family. He began acting as a child in a community theater.

In 1997 he moved to Tel Aviv to study acting at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio. He finished his studies in 2000.

He has acted in plays at the Al-Midan, El-Hakawati, Habima and Cameri theaters. In 2007 he co-founded the Fringe theater in Nazareth and serves as its artistic director. His screen work includes a small role in Munich in 2005, the film Bethlehem in 2013 and the series Fauda from 2015.

In 2019 he took part in Big Brother VIP and was the seventh to be voted out. Since 2024 he has acted in two drama series about the October 7 attacks, One Day in October and Red Alert.

He is married to actress Rahik Haj Yahi from Tayibe, whom he met in 2002. They have 3 children and live in Nof Hagalil.