- Born
- Nicknames
- Joe
- Yous
- Josey
- J
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Joseph Al-Ahmad is an actor, writer, and award-winning director of mixed Syrian, Bulgarian, and Sudanese heritage. Raised in Sofia and trained in Los Angeles, he is best known for portraying bilingual characters, such as Bassam in Above the Clouds (2018) (MBC) and Sgt. Zinchenko in Man of War (2026) (Apple TV & Prime), sharing the screen with LaMonica Garrett and Andrew Howard.
Al-Ahmad is native or professionally fluent in English, Russian, Bulgarian, and Levantine Arabic. His diverse background and versatility have led to collaborations on major studio productions for Paramount, Legendary, and Warner Bros, such as A Christmas Story Christmas (2022), where he contributed as the Narrator of the story during production, working closely with Peter Billingsley and Erinn Hayes.
As a director, his film Motives (2020) earned him the 'Best Narrative' award, along with the 'Honorable Mention: Director' award at the Los Angeles Film Awards in 2019.
He is based between his hometown of Sofia, Bulgaria, and Los Angeles, CA, and is represented by Tila Datta at DBA, London.
"Joseph’s unique performances, artistic mastery, and flawless multilingual skills make it clear he has a lot to offer to the industry in the coming years."- Ghassan Massoud (Kingdom of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribbean)
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Pronounshe/him
- Race / EthnicityIndigenous, Middle Eastern / North African
- He was born on May 4th, Star Wars Day, and is a devoted fan of the franchise.
- He played the role of the Narrator on the set of 'A Christmas Story Christmas' (2022), the sequel to the 1983 classic 'A Christmas Story', working closely with Peter Billingsley and director Clay Kaytis.
The role was originally played by the late author of the story Jean Shepherd. - His mixed name is because his father is Muslim and his mother is Christian. His maternal great-grandmother was Jewish, from Poltava, Ukraine.
- Speaks fluent English, Russian, Bulgarian and Levantine Arabic.
- Syrian actress Jafra Younes is his cousin.
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