Samir is a young star on the rise, shining bright on both the big and small screen. His recent work includes national commercials, a campaign for Moderna Pharma, and a recurring spot on everyone' ...Show More
Samir is a young star on the rise, shining bright on both the big and small screen. His recent work includes national commercials, a campaign for Moderna Pharma, and a recurring spot on everyone's favorite block, "Sesame Street."Samir is the break-out star of "No Longer Suitable for Use," an Official Selection of the Tribeca Film Festival Shorts Program. His soulful performance has been widely recognized in the harrowing tale of a Syrian FBI informant single father. He faces an impossible choice when he gets one final chance to avoid deportation by setting up a target in a terrorism sting. Samir holds his own with such stars as Michael Godere and Laith Nakli.Samir has a three-episode arc on Apple TV's highly anticipated series "Extrapolations." The show explores unexpected stories of how the upcoming changes to our planet will affect love, faith, work, and family on a personal and human scale and includes some of Hollywood's biggest names like Meryl Streep, Tobey Maguire, and Kit Harrington. Additionally, Samir was featured in the powerful film 1 out of 30, directed by Lena Waithe. Samir is also playing "Gavin" in the "The Crowded Room" featuring Tom Holland.A citizen of the world, Samir is learning Spanish and speaks fluent Arabic and English. Moved by his own family's experience with orphaned children, he donated the entire contents of his closest to orphaned children as a small gesture of help and support.Samir is a french fry aficionado who loves to try them everywhere he goes. A lover of Basketball, Samir can be found shooting hoops with his older brother after school most days. He is represented by Kim Matuka of Schuller Talent in Los Angeles, CA and Bonnie Schumofsky of Stewart Talent Agency Hide
