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Biography
Fares Fares is a Lebanese-Swedish stage, film and television actor. He often plays starring roles in the feature films of his brother, Josef Fares.
Awards & recognition
- Litteris et Artibus · 2026
- Robert Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2019
- Guldbagge Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2018
- Robert Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2015
- Svend Award · 2014
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- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2019 · nominated
Filmography21 titles

Chernobyl
2019as Bacho
2019as Bacho

Westworld
2016as Antoine Costa
2016as Antoine Costa

The Wheel of Time
2021as Ishamael
2021as Ishamael

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016as Senator Vaspar
2016as Senator Vaspar

The Purity of Vengeance
2018as Hafez el-Assad
2018as Hafez el-Assad

Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith
2016as Hafez el-Assad
2016as Hafez el-Assad

Department Q: The Absent One
2014as Hafez el-Assad
2014as Hafez el-Assad

Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
2013as Hafez el-Assad
2013as Hafez el-Assad

Zero Dark Thirty
2012as Hakim
2012as Hakim

Cairo Conspiracy
2022as Ibrahim
2022as Ibrahim

The Nile Hilton Incident
2017as Noredin
2017as Noredin

Safe House
2012as Vargas
2012as Vargas

The Contractor
2022as Salim
2022as Salim

The Commune
2016as Allon
2016as Allon

Easy Money
2010as Mahmoud
2010as Mahmoud

Day and Night
2004as Kristian
2004as Kristian

A Day and a Half
2023as Lukas
2023as Lukas

Child 44
2015as Alexei Andreyev
2015as Alexei Andreyev

Easy Money II: Hard to Kill
2012as Mahmoud
2012as Mahmoud

Metropia
2009as Firaz (voice)
2009as Firaz (voice)

Partisan
as Johnny
as Johnny