Fares Helou

Fares Al-Helou (Arabic: فارس الحلو‎‎; born 15 August 1961 in Mashta al-Helu, Syria) is a Syrian actor.

He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1984, soon after graduating, he got a role in Mohammad Malas’s second feature film, The Night (1992).

In 2007, he won the best actor award in "Valencia Film Festival" for his role in the movie "public relations".^[1]

Filmography

"Days and Nights of the Heart Tree" (2015-2016): In Paris, Fares Al-helou plays the role of the storyteller in the ballet opera "Days and Nights of the Heart Tree" by Franco-Algerian writer/composer Tarik Benouarka.^[2] The 80-minute operatic work has been written in the Arabic language and combines classical music, opera singing, poetry and dance.^[3] This original and modern work was dedicated by the artist to an orchestra that is unique in the world – the Orchestra El Nour Wal Amal – a classical ensemble of Egyptian blind girls musicians.

Television

• The Bureau (Le Bureau des légendes) (2015, 2016)
• Wjouh w amaken (Faces and places) (2015)
• Alhasan w alhusien (2011)
• Dalela w elzaabak (2011)
• kashf el akneaa (Revealing Masks) (2011)
• Laanet Alteen (2010)
• Taght sharqy (Arabic: تخت شرقي‎‎) (Eastern bed) (2010)
• Al zelzal (Earthquake) (2010)
• Spotlight season 7 (2010)
• Agher Ayam Alhob (2009)
• Alhosrom al-shami season 1,2 and 3 (2007-2009)
• Jeeran (2008)
• Alwarda Al-aghera (2006)
• Haseeba (2006)
• Barood ..Ahrbo (2006)
• Madrast Al-aastaz bahjt (2006)
• Arabiat (2003)
• Zaman elwsol (2002)
• Had Al-hawya (2002)
• Sham shereef (2001)
• Ahlam la tamot (2001)
• Seert Al-Eljalaly (2000)
• Agher ayam eltot (1999)
• Albahar (1998)
• Al-thorya (1998)
• Alfaray (1997)
• Ahalam abu alhana (1997)
• Sawt alfadaa alranan (1996)
• Nihayat Rajol Shojaa (1994)
• E'elet Khams Njom (1993)
• ESkan alreh (1992)

Theater

• Skan el kahef (Arabic: سكان الكهف‎‎)
• The story of a spoken death (Arabic: قصة موت معلن‎‎) - Supermarket - A scandal at the port

Cinema

• The Night (1992)
• Public relations
• Demashq ma hobi (Damascus with love) (2010)
• Swndok al-dounia (2002)

References