Francis Nijim

Francis Nijim is a rising Israeli actor, comedian, and entrepreneur. He is best known for playing the lead role in the Arabic version of the American legal drama series Suits. The Arabic series Suits (2022) will premiere during Ramadan 2023, where Francis will reprise the role of Harvey Specter, the smooth-talking senior lawyer character made famous by actor Gabriel Macht. In Ramadan 2022, during his casting for Houria (2022) on Echorouk TV, he wrote, "2022 is my shining year. I will do my best to achieve my childhood dreams; no doubt I'm so thankful to the director Ayman Mizrawi and Yihya Al Somari for giving me the opportunity to start my acting career." He enjoyed firm success in early 2022. Francis believes that "One can't be a good actor if they get too affected by the fame" and says that he is working on different projects, and many surprises will be revealed in 2023. He was born in Galilean (northern) Nazareth, Israel, on February 15, 1996. He was raised a Christian, and growing up, he learned to play football, the piano, and act. Francis has two siblings, brother Fauzi Nijim and sister Venis Nijim. Francis attended "Silvatorian Sister School," a private elementary school at Nazareth, in 2002 and graduated from high school in July 2014 at the age of 18. In September 2017, Francis continued to the University of Milano, Italy, to study acting at the Milan Film Academy, from which he graduated in 2020. In 2020, amid the covid-19 pandemic, Francis was inspired to focus on his acting career because of the lockdown around the world and the lack of other activities. He quickly gained success from the short videos he created. He is a versatile actor and has successfully covered many different roles.