Kamel El Basha
- Actor
- Director
Also known as: كامل الباشا · Kamel el-Bacha
Kamel El Basha is a Palestinian actor of screen and stage, theater director, play-writer and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s. He gained critical acclaim in 2017 when he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor (male) during the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his role as Yasser Abdallah Salameh in The Insult by the Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri. It was El Basha's first major role on screen, although he had appeared in a number of theatrical productions, actually also directing some of them. He is the former artistic director of the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem from 2007 to 2011 and the artistic director of Quds Art since 2012.
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Known For
Frequent Collaborators
Yasmine Al Massri3 shared works
Muayad Alayan3 shared works
Mohamed Diab2 shared works
Maisa Abd Elhadi2 shared works
Maria Zreik2 shared works
Khaled Diab2 shared works
Mohamed Nayer2 shared works
Ruba Bilal2 shared works
Sherine Diab2 shared works
Amir Eid2 shared works
Joanna Arida2 shared worksFeatured In
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2Full Filmography
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Conversation with the Sea
2026 · actor
The Land's Oath
2026 · actor
Asad
2026 · actor · ⭐ 7.5
Indigenous
2026 · actor · ⭐ 9.3
My Father's Scent
2026 · actor · ⭐ 5.7
I Know You Can Hear Me
2025 · actor · ⭐ 10.0
Palestine 36
2025 · actor · ⭐ 7.8
Thank You for Banking with Us
2025 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
I'll Get Back to You
2025 · actor
Dawa'i El-Safar
2024 · actor · ⭐ 9.5
Our Males and Females
2023 · actor · ⭐ 5.5
Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
2022 · actor
Room 207
2022 · actor · ⭐ 6.1
Huda's Salon
2022 · actor · ⭐ 6.0
The Translator
2021 · actor · ⭐ 5.7
Curfew
2020 · actor · ⭐ 6.8
Rogue Arrows
2018 · actor · ⭐ 8.0
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem
2018 · actor · ⭐ 6.9
Love, Theft and Other Entanglements
2015 · actor · ⭐ 4.0
In Production
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How old is Kamel El Basha?
Kamel El Basha is 64 years old.
When was Kamel El Basha born?
Kamel El Basha was born on March 14, 1962.
What is Kamel El Basha's nationality?
Kamel El Basha is Palestine.
How many works has Kamel El Basha appeared in?
Kamel El Basha has 20 credited works in our database.
What is Kamel El Basha known for?
Kamel El Basha is known for I Know You Can Hear Me, Conversation with the Sea, Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me, I'll Get Back to You.
Where was Kamel El Basha born?
Kamel El Basha was born in Jerusalem, Palestine.