AMER HLEHEL

“Amer Hlehel is one of the very best in his profession - capturing the audience in a big bear hug. He could convincingly bring to life a waffle recipe, an Ikea instruction note, an advertising letter.”  This is how the Swedish journalist Henric Tiselius describes Palestinian Actor, playwright and director AMER HLEHEL.

Amer is best known for his unique works in Theater and Cinema, they include the international production of the play “TAHA” (written and performed by Hlehel), which won the Best Production- Asian arts award- Edinburgh 2017, and he was nominated for the best theater actor in the prestigious Helpman awards in Australian 2018. He has appeared in numerous productions, including as Caliban in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in David Farr’s production at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon; as Abu Altayib in “Goats” at The Royal Court Theatre, London; as Yusuf in “I am Yusuf and This is My Brother” by Amir Nizar Zuabi at the Young Vic (London), He has also performed as Diab in “Diab” (Award for Best Actor and Best Solo Performance at the Masraheed Festival, 2005, Acre).

Hlehel’s film work includes films: The Silver lion (Venice festival 2025) winner and Golden Globes, Bafta and the Oscars nominated “The Voice Of Hind Rajab”  the Golden Globe award-winning  “Paradise Now”, the best script winner at Cannes festival -un certain regard category- “Mediterranean Fever” 2022,  “Tel Aviv On Fire”, “Personal Affairs”, “The Idol”, “The Time that Remains”, “Amreeka” and more. Hlehel is a Sundance Institute Theatre Program alumnus.