Bassel Khayyat

A Syrian native with a degree in theatrical arts, Bassel Khayyat was always attached to acting since he was 8 years old, even participating in children's theater as a hobby. He was able to exercise that hobby into a career in acting where he would often portray daring and charismatic characters. His intensive roles and work in the television industry made him an immensely popular actor in the Arab world, especially in Syria. He executed most of his work in Syria but gained popularity in Egypt when acting in several Egyptian drama series between 2008-2015. In Ramadan 2017, Khayyat was recognized for his exceptional role when starred in 30 days series. As for his work in the film industry, some of his most credible work was Bab el Shams, El Aawda which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004

The Gate of the Sun (2004)

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yousry Nasrallah
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Rim Turkhi  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  Orwa Nyrabia

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yousry Nasrallah
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Rim Turkhi  •  Béatrice Dalle  •  Orwa Nyrabia

The Devils (The Return) (2007)

After a prolonged separation, the members of The Devils team reunite once more to foil a wicked plot intended to steal a large number of Egyptian antiquities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmad Abu-Zaid
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Dolly Shaheen  •  Bassel Khayyat  •  Talaat Zein

After a prolonged separation, the members of The Devils team reunite once more to foil a wicked plot intended to steal a large number of Egyptian antiquities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmad Abu-Zaid
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Dolly Shaheen  •  Bassel Khayyat  •  Talaat Zein

Dreamy Visions (2003)

The film is about a dreamy girl who belongs to a middle class family. She is dominated by her father who is characterized by severe authority, goodness and tenderness, by conservatism and liberalism. The family lives in a heterogeneous quarter with contradictions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waha Al-Raheb
CAST:  Waha Al-Raheb  •  Rim Ali  •  Raja Kotrach  •  Salim Sabri

The film is about a dreamy girl who belongs to a middle class family. She is dominated by her father who is characterized by severe authority, goodness and tenderness, by conservatism and liberalism. The family lives in a heterogeneous quarter with contradictions ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waha Al-Raheb
CAST:  Waha Al-Raheb  •  Rim Ali  •  Raja Kotrach  •  Salim Sabri