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Bashar Rahal
Acting

Bashar Rahal
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1974-10-20,Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Gender
Male
Biography
Bashar Mounzer Rahal is the second child to a Bulgarian mother Mariana Rahal - an interior designer and Lebanese father Mounzer Rahal - an OB/GYN. The family moved back to Bulgaria when Bashar was only 6 years old. He first started acting in TV sketches when he was 12. At the age of 14 he became a member of a professional theater group, called "Tears and Laughs", with which he took part in more than 15 performances including Shakespeare and Chekhov. He attended numerous international festivals, including the ones in Avignon, France and Thun, Switzerland among others. His first big screen role at the age of 15 was in 1952: Ivan i Aleksandra (1989) which was followed by more TV and Film appearances. After graduating from The First English Language High School in Sofia, Bashar attended the National Academy of Theater and Film Art, where he received his Masters in Dramatic Arts. Shortly after graduation he was accepted as a permanent member of the national youth theatre and was a guest actor at The National Theatre Sofia Bulgaria. For the next couple of years Bashar appeared in over 25 different TV comedy shows, but became most popular with the hit TV show "It Can't Be"equivalent of SNL ,created & directed by Nellie Andreeva .The show won " Golden Melon", for best comedy show - the most prestigious TV award in Bulgaria. In 1997 Bashar hosted "The Late Night Show" on Channel 3 Sofia , where he met his co-host and future wife Kalina Rahal. In 1999 the couple moved to California so that Bashar could pursue his acting career. He was granted Alien of Extra Ordinary ability as an actor. He is a graduate from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. For a long time he was considered to play Azamat Bagatov in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Initially Bashar was not considered to play in Joshua Seftel's Political Satire War ,Inc. but the producers Danny Lerner and Les Weldon convinced both John Cusack and the Director Seftel that he is the best choice for the part. After the end of the shooting Cusack and Seftel admitted that Bashar had developed the best character. Later Danny Lerner casted Bashar as a lead in his upcoming action movie Direct Contact. Recently he was casted to play Boris in Dominic Sena's "Whiteout",starring Kate Beckinsale.

Filmography

3

I'm with Me
2023-10-20

As Far as I Can Walk

0

As Far as I Can Walk
2022-10-13

4.524

Direct Contact
2009-04-16

Target of Opportunity

5.4

Target of Opportunity
2005-07-26

5.54

War, Inc.
2008-04-28

Conan the Barbarian

5.311

Conan the Barbarian
2011-08-17

Sharks in Venice

3.917

Sharks in Venice
2008-10-06

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

5.6

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
2006-05-05

5.696

Survivor
2015-05-21

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

6.067

The Shepherd: Border Patrol
2008-03-04

4.1

City of Fear
2000-04-20

5.3

U.S. Seals
2000-01-18

Basilisk: The Serpent King

6.2

Basilisk: The Serpent King
2006-11-25

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon

4.8

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
2002-11-26

In the Heart of the Machine

6.558

In the Heart of the Machine
2022-03-18

6.31

El Gringo
2012-05-10

0

Reunion 2
2022-02-14

Assassin's Bullet

3.9

Assassin's Bullet
2012-08-01

In the Name of the King III

3.879

In the Name of the King III
2014-02-05

6.556

Death Train
2003-02-25

5.601

Whiteout
2009-09-09

3.75

Disaster
2003-04-17

5.948

The Tournament
2009-05-01

The Legend of Hercules

4.806

The Legend of Hercules
2014-01-10

Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat

6.4

Rapid Response Corps 2: Nuclear Threat
2014-01-17

Boyka: Undisputed IV

7.191

Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016-08-01

Septembers of Shiraz

5.886

Septembers of Shiraz
2015-09-15

Pulse of the dance

0

Pulse of the dance
2024-02-09

Young Woman and the Sea

7.855

Young Woman and the Sea
2024-05-31

Footsteps in the Sand

7.9

Footsteps in the Sand
2010-07-01

5.884

Automata
2014-10-09

5.4

The Throwaways
2015-01-30

6.5

XIa
2015-10-08

6

Gasoline
2017-05-19

6.323

Security
2017-03-04

Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault

4.023

Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault
1999-12-09

7.2

All She Wrote
2018-01-05

Day of the Dead: Bloodline

4.684

Day of the Dead: Bloodline
2017-12-29

6.7

Attraction
2018-02-23

4

Revolution X
2018-05-11

6.8

Reunion
2019-10-18

The Expendables 3

6.2

The Expendables 3
2014-08-07

5.1

Index Zero
2014-10-24

Search and Destroy

4.426

Search and Destroy
2020-06-19

4.6

Monster Ark
2008-01-01

Bridge of Dragons

5.505

Bridge of Dragons
1999-06-30

6.2

Uncle Claus
2021-11-26

7

Wingless
2024-12-06

It's Never Just Sex

0

It's Never Just Sex
2024-05-08

0

Picasso Affair
2023-10-13

Else – Story of a Passionate Woman

9

Else – Story of a Passionate Woman
1999-01-01

1952: Ivan and Aleksandra

7.5

1952: Ivan and Aleksandra
1989-12-27

The Incredible Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor

9

The Incredible Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
1996-03-19

6.251

Icefall
2025-10-16

7.352

The Unit
2006-03-07

7.786

24
2001-11-06

The Masked Singer Bulgaria

0

The Masked Singer Bulgaria
2019-09-14

My Name Is Earl

7.656

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

Arrested Development

7.928

Arrested Development
2003-11-02

Много мой човек

0

Много мой човек
2023-02-23

0

Brothers
2020-09-07

Big Brother Bulgaria

0

Big Brother Bulgaria
2004-10-18

9

Дунав мост
1999-11-10