Marwan Naji
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Think David Cross meets John Malkovich with a smidge of Jason Statham. Lebanese-American actor Marwan Naji, was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria to Druze immigrants.
He is fluent in Arabic, all dialects and Nigerian Pidgin English.
Film/Tv: Marwan joined the cast of the international limited series Flight 422 (2023) as a regular, playing the role of Eyad. The series is streaming on Mbc's Shahid platform and directed by Ashley Pearce.
He is also known for his memorable role on Camp X-Ray (2014) opposite Kristen Stewart, his guest starring role on Fox's show Touch (2012), a supporting role on Rogue Warfare (2019), streaming on Netflix and his revered role as Arab Guide #3 on The Mummy Resurrected (2014). Revered because he crashed the audition session and booked the role.
Voice over: Catch him voicing Tony on Momo's Amerika (2020) and dubbing the characters Tarkan on German Genius (2023) starring Ricky Gervais and Ahmad on Fauda (2015) starring Lior Raz.
Theatre: Marwan made his stage debut in Rest Upon The Wind, playing one of the most beloved characters in history, Khalil Gibran. He performed the play in both English and Arabic.
Accidental writer: His first attempt to write, garnered him a Best Screenplay award at the Indie Short Film, Music & Art Festival in Long Beach. His current feature length comedic screenplay, Basheer Does Amrerica, is ranked in the top 30% screenplays on Coverfly.
Favorite quotes: "I am not a Middle Eastern Actor, I'm an actor who happens to be Middle Eastern." "Necessity is the mother of Invention" "If you cannot work with love but only distaste, it is better you should leave your work".
He is fluent in Arabic, all dialects and Nigerian Pidgin English.
Film/Tv: Marwan joined the cast of the international limited series Flight 422 (2023) as a regular, playing the role of Eyad. The series is streaming on Mbc's Shahid platform and directed by Ashley Pearce.
He is also known for his memorable role on Camp X-Ray (2014) opposite Kristen Stewart, his guest starring role on Fox's show Touch (2012), a supporting role on Rogue Warfare (2019), streaming on Netflix and his revered role as Arab Guide #3 on The Mummy Resurrected (2014). Revered because he crashed the audition session and booked the role.
Voice over: Catch him voicing Tony on Momo's Amerika (2020) and dubbing the characters Tarkan on German Genius (2023) starring Ricky Gervais and Ahmad on Fauda (2015) starring Lior Raz.
Theatre: Marwan made his stage debut in Rest Upon The Wind, playing one of the most beloved characters in history, Khalil Gibran. He performed the play in both English and Arabic.
Accidental writer: His first attempt to write, garnered him a Best Screenplay award at the Indie Short Film, Music & Art Festival in Long Beach. His current feature length comedic screenplay, Basheer Does Amrerica, is ranked in the top 30% screenplays on Coverfly.
Favorite quotes: "I am not a Middle Eastern Actor, I'm an actor who happens to be Middle Eastern." "Necessity is the mother of Invention" "If you cannot work with love but only distaste, it is better you should leave your work".
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