Joseph Bou Nassar
Member of the lebanese actors syndicate.
Joseph Bou Nassar is a renowned Lebanese actor whose career spans over five decades. Known since the 1970s for his commanding stage presence and artistic depth, he has appeared in more than 30 productions across film and television, becoming one of Lebanon’s most respected performers.
He gained international recognition through powerful roles in landmark films such as West Beirut (1998), Around the Pink House (1999), and Listen (2017), while also establishing himself as a leading figure in Arab theater. His work is characterized by versatility—embodying both dramatic intensity and social nuance with equal mastery.
A pillar of the Lebanese acting community, Bou Nassar continues to inspire with his enduring passion, rich experience, and unwavering dedication to the craft.
Theater
• Studied and worked in Beirut "Modern Theater" with Munir Abu Debs
• In "Theatre laboratoire" with Jerzy Grotowski in Poland
• In theater "Atelier de l'epee de bois" France with Antonio Diaz Florian
• Worked in Mouhakamat Yassoua & Dakar el Nahl directed by Raymond Jbara
Founder Roles
• Founder of Massrah Al-Jam’a’-Damour
• Founder of al massrah al baladi – Jdeideh
• Founder and trainer for the municipal theater’s Workshop
Theater Directing & Acting
• Director-actor in Al Kamar Wal Shams Wal Mar’a (excerpts from the complete work of Adonis, the poet)
• Director of: al ‘Aa’ila Tot, Al-Hayat Holom, and Al-Sabiroun
• Directed: Al-beit al-hudud, meen baddo yektol meen, visa, kayd el-dares, shu bena la wara, afwan ma’ali al-wazeer, and the remake of akh ya baladna
TV Drama
• Thalath raha’en, al sodfa, al maljaa – written/directed by Shakib Khoury
• Al ‘aassifa tahoubbou marratain, al thalj al dafe’, Nissa’ fi al ‘aassifa, wa fi al yaom al hadi’aachar, ebnati Ebni, al bourj 13, kadiyat youssof, al ‘aa’ida -1, al ‘aa’ida -2
– scriptwriter: Shukri Anis Fakhoury
• Al-yanabee, Sawa – scriptwriter: Renee Frankodis
• Ghaltat mou’allem – scriptwriter: Marwan Najjar
• Nidal, hawwa’ fi al tarikh, ya reit, al chakikatan, Rahou – scriptwriter: Claudia Marshalian
• Wa achrakat al shams – scriptwriter: Mona Tayeh
• Al rou’ya elthalitha – scriptwriter: Tony Chamoun
• Al chahroura – scriptwriter: Fida’ el Shandawili
Directed by:
• Al Sajin, Men Ila – Directed by Majdi Smiri
• Al Haiba - Al Hassad, Dollar, Ana, Taj – Directed by Samer Al Barkawi
• Nafass – Directed by Elie Semaan
• Osset finianos, thamani nissa’ – adaptation for the national TV channel
• Marhaba Hadara, kel Shahr w ento Bkheir – massrah al tofel, kibaruna – creator and supervisor of TV shows on LBC channel
Cinema
• Beirut ya beirut – Director: Maroun Baghdadi
• West Beirut – Director: Ziad Doueiri
• Autour de la maison rose – Director: Jreige-Haddjee Thomas
• Batal men al janoub – Director: Mohammed Abou Seif
• Tcharrafna bmaareftak (short film) – Director: Yara Bou Nassar
• Doukhan bela nar – Director: Samir Habshi
• Romeo 11 – Director: Ivan Grbovic (Canada)
• Rasha’s dream – Director: Alessandro Guidotti (Italy)
• Al sayyida al thania – Director: Philippe Asmar
• Listen – Director: Philippe Aractingi
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