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Ismael Kanater

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Ismael Kanater
full scene Ralph Fiennes and Ismael Kanater The Forgiven written and directed by Michael Mcdonagh based on the novel by Lawrence Osborn
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Ismael Kanater was born in Casablanca, Morocco. A Drama graduate from the Casablanca Conservatory of Drama and dance and a Film-Making graduate from Rhode Island School of Design. Mr. Kanater is also a stage writer/director notably at the prestigious Off Broadway theater La Mama E.T.C and most recently at the Washington Shakespeare Theatre Company the creation with the ensemble and the South African writer/director Yael Farber a new take on Salome .
DiedFebruary 20, 2026
DiedFebruary 20, 2026
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Known for

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
The Forgiven
6.1
  • Abdellah Taheri
  • 2021
Nicki Aycox, Lizette Carrion, Keith D. Robinson, and Josh Henderson in Over There (2005)
Over There
7.8
TV Series
  • Iraqi father(as Ismail Abou-el Kanater)
Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)
24
8.4
TV Series
  • General Mohmar Habib(as Sam Kanater)
Stephanie Vogt in Fear Within (2004)
Fear Within
8.5
Short
  • Cab Driver(as Ismail Kanater)
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • Down by the Water
    • The Mysterious Man (as Ismail Kanater)
    • Pre-production
  • Autisto (2025)
    Autisto
    7.7
    • Mahmoud
    • 2025
  • Mounia Lamkimel, Oussama Bastaoui, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Rabie Kati, Mourad Zaoui, Meryem Zaimi, Kamal Kadimi, and Salwa Zarhane in Ala Ghafla (2025)
    Ala Ghafla
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Hakam
    • 2025
  • The Last Supper (2025)
    The Last Supper
    5.1
    • Grandfather Ezequiel
    • 2025
  • The Slave (2022)
    The Slave
    • Alhaj Ben Omar
    • 2022
  • Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven (2021)
    The Forgiven
    6.1
    • Abdellah Taheri
    • 2021
  • Yto (2018)
    Yto
    Short
    • HAy Britel
    • 2018
  • Fatima Herandi Raouya, Leila Hadioui, Fatima Bouchain, Souad Hassan, Mina Touraf, and Mohamed Bousfiha in The Pilgrims (2017)
    The Pilgrims
    7.1
    • Lkhamamsi
    • 2017
  • Tears of Satan (2016)
    Tears of Satan
    6.6
    • Le Colonel
    • 2016
  • Ghoul (2016)
    Ghoul
    5.1
    TV Series
    • 2016
  • Tut (2015)
    Tut
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Priest of Sobek (as Sam Kanater)
    • 2015
  • Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert (2015)
    Queen of the Desert
    5.7
    • Hayil Gate Keeper (as Sam Kanater)
    • 2015
  • Ismael Kanater, Mohamed Marouazi, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Nadia Alami, Aziz Dadas, Meryem Bakouch, and Jamal Eddine Dkhissi in Addiab La Tanam (2014)
    Addiab La Tanam
    TV Movie
    • Sellam Chiadmi
    • 2014
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Honorable Woman (2014)
    The Honorable Woman
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Palestinian Authoriy Senior Education Minister (as Sam Kanater)
    • 2014
  • Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, and Moran Atias in Tyrant (2014)
    Tyrant
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Doctor (as Sam Kanater)
    • 2014
  • Femme écrite (2011)
    Femme écrite
    4.9
    • Naim (as Ismail Kanater)
    • 2011

Production Department

  • Sex Appeal (1986)
    Sex Appeal
    4.3
    • production assistant (as Ismial Kanater)
    • 1986
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Ismael Kanater

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ismail Abou-El-Kanater
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • Casablanca, Morocco
  • Died
    • February 20, 2026
    • USA

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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