Nowras Tharb

Nowras Tharb (born 8 August 1994) is a British actor and director born to Iraqi parents in Islington, London, England. In 2006, he played Haroun in Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, and performed at the BBC Proms. Nowras trained in Shakespeare and Jacobean at LAMDA, after falling in love with classical text in his early years. He appeared as King Edward IV in "Richard III" at the Cochrane Theatre in 2009, and took on the titular role in "Macbeth" at age 15. His following years were spent studying medicinal chemistry at the University of Manchester. During this period, Nowras developed a deep love for cinema, jazz and poetry, prompting his journey back to acting. After returning to London with a Masters degree, he played George H. Jones in Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal" in 2019, and joined the National Youth Theatre. Nowras holds a distinction in unarmed combat, from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, and is trained in Karate. A passionate poet, he writes and performs spoken word poetry. As an Arabic speaker, Nowras is known for his performance as Rafiq, a Syrian refugee and grieving father, in the film "Distant Sky" (2022), directed by Dan Moss. He has also appeared in "Ernie" (2020), starring Paul Kaye and Steven Berkoff, and BFI Doc Society's "The Circle" (2019).