Jay Abdo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 21, 1962
- Birthplace
- Damascus, Syria
A Syrian actor who excelled in music and acting. After obtaining a diploma in civil engineering from the University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania in 1986, he decided to complete his studies in art and obtained a diploma in theatrical acting from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1991. He began his career in his homeland, and he then continued his work in Hollywood, where he became known as Jay. He's known for Explosion (2013), A Very Hard Birth (2011) and Attendance of the Absence Procession (2022).
Filmography

I Was a Stranger 2025
as Papa Homsi

Cave 2025
as Man in the Cave

Behind the Mask 2025
as Michael

Möbius Loop 2025
as Jurius Hesham

Anwar 2024
as Anwar (80 years old)

Skeet 2024
as Mohamed

Neighbours 2022
as Nahum

Refugee 2020
as Papa Homsi

The Way Back 2020
as Liquor Store Owner

Jihad in Hollywood 2019
as Self

1st Born 2019
as Hamid

Ablution 2017
as Khaled

Facing Mecca 2017
as Fareed

Under Concrete 2017
as Father

Bon Voyage 2016
as Kareem

A Hologram for the King 2016
as Dr. Haddad

Jihad in Hollywood 2016
as Self

Queen of the Desert 2015
as Fattuh

We've Got Balls 2013
as Butler

Valley of the Wolves: Iraq 2006
as Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)
Credits from TMDB.