Deyar Alkalash

Known for

Acting

Birthplace

Damascus, Syria

Deyar Alkalash (born 2007) is a Kurdish actor from Damascus, now based in Hamburg. He started out on stage at the Junges SchauSpielHaus, where he was part of the production “Epic Fail”, which was presented at the Theatertreffen der Jugend 2024 at the Berliner Festspiele. In 2025 he played the young Haftbefehl in the Netflix documentary “Babo: The Haftbefehl Story”, which reached No. 1 across the DACH region. The role marked his early breakthrough and led to an international production, “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” (2026). His work is marked by a natural, quiet intensity and emotional honesty. Alkalash is represented by Edda Bond Schauspielmanagement and speaks Kurdish, German, English, Arabic and Spanish.