Suhail Dabbach

Suhail Dabbach (born 1965) is an American-Iraqi actor.

Suhail Dabbach
Suhail Al-Dabbach
سهيل دباچ
Born1965
Iraq
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Spouse(s)Hanna Dabbach
Children3

Early life and education

Suhail Dabbach was born in Iraq in 1965. He earned his bachelors degree in Fine Arts from Baghdad College of Fine Arts, University of Baghdad in 1990. In 1997, he left Iraq to live in Jordan. In 2008, while residing in Jordan he got a role of suicide bomber in the movie The Hurt Locker. After the release of the movie, he and his family were moved to Albuquerque in New Mexico where they stayed for around 12 years.[1]

Currently, he is married to Hanna and have three children; one daughter and two sons.

Acting career

Before going international, Dabbach was quite active in Iraqi cinema. But, he fled after Saddam Hussein put his son Uday Hussein in charge of the film censorship.[2]

In 2007, Dabbach's first Hollywood acting break through Brian De Palma's Redacted.[2] Later in 2008 he appeared as a "repentant suicide bomber" begging for his life in Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker.[3] In 2020, the movie was selected for preservation.[4]

In 2019, he appeared in Matthew Michael Carnahan's Netflix original Mosul.[5][6][7][8] He played the role of Colonel Jasem, the leader of Nineveh SWAT, who leads a team of 10 members against ISIS in the city of Mosul.[2][9][10][11] The movie was based on a true acount of a rogue Nineveh SWAT team.[12]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleOther notes
2007RedactedArab manFilm
2008The Shooting of Thomas HurndallDr. SamirTV film
2008The Hurt LockerSuicide bomberfilm
2012Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin LadenArab manTV film
2015NajmiaShort film
2019MosulMajor JasemNetflix film

References
  1. "Former Albuquerque resident getting big break in Netflix film 'Mosul'". KRQE News 13 Albuquerque - Santa Fe. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
  2. Utichi, Joe (2019-09-07). "Meet Suhail Dabbach, The Iraqi 'Hurt Locker' Highlight Finally Offered A Chance To Play The Hero In 'Mosul' – Venice". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. Developer, Tyler Green | Web. "a01_jd_04nov_up3". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. Gomez, Adrian. "Making a masterpiece: An Oscar-winning film with NM ties, 'The Hurt Locker' selected for preservation". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  5. Kenigsberg, Ben (2020-11-26). "'Mosul' Review: In Iraq, This Time It's Personal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. "Mosul's Matthew Michael Carnahan, Suhail Dabbach & Adam Bessa Talk the Project's Real-Life Inspirations". CBR. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. Bean, Travis. "New Movies On Netflix This Week". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. "'Mosul' Film Review: Russo Brothers Produce an Action-Packed Tale of Fighting ISIS". TheWrap. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. "'Mosul' Rejects the Formulaic Approach to Present an Introspective Story". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  10. "Russo brothers' engaging Iraq-set movie forgoes Hollywood polish". Arab News. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  11. "Mosul movie review: Russo brothers' brutal action film is a worthy follow-up to Endgame and Extraction". Hindustan Times. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  12. "When action is emotion". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-12-28.


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