Faisal Al-Bdour

Characterized mainly by his versatile set of skills, Faisal Al-Bdour is an actor, TV presenter and a stand up comedian, who actually started out as a doctor after studying medicine at J.U.S.T Up until late 2018, although he was practicing medicine and treating people, he always felt the innate need to express himself in an unusual matter, that of a colorful behavior and talent that was totally uncharacteristic of the typical "doctor". At one point he made the decision to quit medicine and pursue a career in acting, and in order to do that, he enrolled into an Acting for Screen and TV training workshop, which gave him the basic applied knowledge and boosted his skill set to confidently go for auditions. Two weeks later he got his first role with Netflix, as the police officer in Messiah. Although he hadn't quit medicine just yet, the urge and need for acting and for him to pursue his lifelong dream grew stronger and bigger, to the point that it was either now or never! He then officially stopped practicing medicine and started a full time career in acting. 2019 was a good year for him, as he appeared in small roles in major films such as "The Allies" by Bassel Ghandour (known for Oscar winner "Theeb"), starring Munther Rayahneh, and "Daughters of Abdulrahman" by Zaid Abu Hamdan, starring Saba Mubarak. He landed the leading role in the successful short film "Station 49", which received critical acclaim for both the directing and cinematography, and the actors' performances. The small screen has seen him do comedy roles in a few series on local television and satellite TV stations as well. Early 2020 was looking promising as he had delivered 3 live stand up comedy shows by February, in addition to planning to move to Egypt for a more professional acting career, but the pandemic had hit hard by March, and had forced the country into a halt. After a hiatus for a few months, and when things started getting back to as much of a normal as one could call, he appeared in a comedy ensemble for TV and a few commercials here and there. Late 2020 was looking good for him as he appeared as coach "Bader" in the Palestinian/American short film "Touchline" which was shot in Jordan, and is due for release in 2021. As the wheel of the industry has begun turning and churning in early 2021, he has appeared in yet another Palestinian short film, the black comedy "A Gaza Weekend", which was surprisingly written over 10 years prior to the pandemic, and speaks of an alternative reality, which is set for release in late 2021 or early 2022. Ramadan will be seeing Faisal back to the small screen as well for comedy roles on various TV stations.