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Jay Abdo

Acting · Born October 21, 1962 · Damascus, Syria

A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991. He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).

Jay Abdo movies and shows

  • SEAL Team2017
  • Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders2016
  • Patriot2015
  • Omar2012
  • Queen of the Desert2015
  • Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi2001
  • I Was a Stranger2025
  • The Way Back2020
  • Brothers of the Soil1996
  • Holding Back Tears2005
  • On the Edge of the Abyss2007
  • A Hologram for the King2016
  • Ayam el Derasa2011
  • The End of a Brave Man1994
  • Maraya 20032003
  • The Sun Rises Again2005
  • Valley of the Wolves: Iraq2006
  • In the Shade of Jasmine2025
  • Missing Painting1996
  • Layl Al-Khaefeen1994
  • Al Meqaad El Akheer2026
  • Skeet2024
  • Refugee2020
  • 1st Born2019