Makram Khoury

Makram Jamil Khoury (Arabic: مكرم خوري‎, Hebrew: מכרם כורי‎) is a Palestinian born Arab-Israeli actor, born 30 May 1945 in Jerusalem. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest civic honor in Israel.

Makram Khoury
Makram Khoury in the movie Petah Tikva By Tom Shoval.
Born
Makram Jamil Khoury

(1945-05-30) 30 May 1945
Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
OccupationActor, director
Years active1970–present
Spouse(s)
Wadia Khoury
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(m. after 1976)​

Makram is active in films,[1] on the stage, and on television.

Life

Makram J. Khoury was born in 1945, into a Palestinian-Christian family, in the al-Sheikh Jarrah section of Jerusalem to his father, who was a judge, and his mother, a teacher. The Khoury family fled to Lebanon during 1948 Arab-Israeli War. A year later, they returned to what had become the new State of Israel. The family took up residence in the port city of Acre, near Haifa. Educated there and in the nearby village of Kufr Yasif, Khoury finished high school in 1963. He then entered the Hebrew University of Jerusalem but later dropped out and pursued a career as an actor.

Khoury trained in Israel and from 1970 to 1973 he studied for three years at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London, England. He later became involved with the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv and the Haifa Municipal Theater, continuing as a member of the latter for twenty years.

Makram has recently returned to Haifa following a year-long tour playing Tierno Bokar in Peter Brook's 11 and 12.[2]

Family

His eldest daughter, Clara Khoury, is a rising actress in Israel, having recently appeared in three films that garnered international attention: Rana’s Wedding (2002), The Syrian Bride (she played the daughter of the character played by Makram) (2004) and Lipstikka (2011). His son Jameel Khoury is also an actor, and appeared in Ridley Scott's film Body of Lies (2008).

Filmography

Film

Theater
Year Title Role Notes
201011 and 12Tierno Bokar
2015The Merchant of VeniceShylockPerformed in the Royal Shakespeare Company

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004The West WingChairman Nizar Farad6 episodes
2008House of SaddamTariq Aziz
2014Zaguri ImperiaSuperintendent Hazan
2015HomelandSamir Khalil2 episodes
2020MessiahMullah Omar3 episodes

Awards

See also

References
  1. "Makram Khoury IMDB (1945-)". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  2. "Strolling Players review". strollingplayers.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  3. "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)". Retrieved 2009-07-03.
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