Tamer Hassan
| Tamer Hassan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hassan at the Blood Out premiere | |
| Born |
18 March 1968 South Bermondsey, London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website |
www |
Tamer Hassan (born 18 March 1968), is an English actor of Turkish Cypriot descent. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Millwall firm, opposite Danny Dyer, in the Football Factory.
Early life
Hassan was born and raised in New Cross, London into a Turkish Cypriot family.[1][2][3][4]
Having sustained an injury in amateur boxing, he turned to running nightclubs and restaurants. He is a fan of Millwall.[5]
Acting career
Hassan started acting in television before his role in the The Calcium Kid.[6] He was cast as the leader of a fictional football firm in The Football Factory. The film's director Nick Love subsequently cast him in the primary supporting role for The Business.
Hassan has had roles in films including The Ferryman, Batman Begins, Cass, Eastern Promises, and Clash of the Titans, in which he portrayed Ares, the ancient Greek god of war. In 2011, he played "The Boss", a shady police officer, in the British film noir Jack Falls. He played "Chavez" in Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead.
In 2016 he joined the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Khal Forzo.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | No Way Out | Officer at party | |
| 2002 | Dju! | Himself | |
| 2002 | Judge John Deed[6] | Hussain Husaini | Episode: "Political Expediency" |
| 2003 | The Bill[6] | Hasan Ergunsah | Episode: "090" |
| 2004 | Murder City[6] | Michael Samuels | Episode: "Big City Small World" |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid[6][8] | Pete Wright | |
| 2004 | Spivs[6] | Villa | |
| 2004 | The Football Factory[8] | Fred | |
| 2004 | Layer Cake[6] | Terry | |
| 2005 | Hannibal v Rome | Hannibal[6] | TV movie |
| 2005 | Unleashed (aka Danny the Dog)[6] | Georgie | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Faden's Limo Driver | |
| 2005 | 7 Seconds[6] | Rahood | |
| 2005 | The Business[6] | Charlie | |
| 2005 | Revealed | Hannibal | Episode: "Hannibal of the Alps" |
| 2005 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Luccio | Episode: "Sex Actually" |
| 2007 | The Ferryman[6] | Big Dave | |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises[6] | Chechen | |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show[6] | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2007 | Casualty[6] | Stan / Barry Rayfield | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Sucker Punch | Del | |
| 2008 | West 10 LDN[6] | Gout | TV movie |
| 2008 | Beyond the Rave[6] | Rich Crocker | |
| 2008 | Cass[6] | Ray | |
| 2008 | EastEnders[6] | Ahmet | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | K[6] | Alberto[6] | |
| 2009 | Goal! III[6][8] | Ronnie[9] | |
| 2009 | iD3 | Tommaso | |
| 2009 | City Rats[6][8] | Jim[6] | |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon | Gomez | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead | Carlos Chavez | |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running[8] | Nick | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew | |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Ares | |
| 2010 | The Hike | Dean | |
| 2010 | The Last Seven | Jack Mason | |
| 2010 | Bonded by Blood[8] | Pat Tate | |
| 2010 | Magic Boys | Splendid Ben | |
| 2010 | Service Man | Corporal Thomas | |
| 2010 | Jack Falls | The Boss | |
| 2011 | Blood Out | Elias | |
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | Stoller | |
| 2011 | Amoc | Dell | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Double | Boz | |
| 2011 | Freerunner | Reese | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Hike | Dean | (post-production) |
| 2011 | The Reverend | Harold Hicks | (pre-production) |
| 2010-2015 | NCIS | Agah Bayar | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Basher | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Jack | Cameo |
| 2014 | The Devil’s Harvest | Sergei | |
| 2015 | Robot Overlords | Wayne | |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Khal Forzo | Episode: "Book of the Stranger" |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Executive producer |
| 2012 | Service Man | Executive producer
2016 |
promises
Personal life
Hassan is married and has two children. He is a close friend of fellow Cockney actor Danny Dyer.[10] His son, Taser, is a football player.[11]
References
- ↑ Kibris Gazetesi. "İçimizden yükselen yıldız: Tamer Hassan…". Retrieved 19 December 2010. (in Turkish)
- ↑ Hackney Gazette. "Layer Cake actor Tamer Hassan breaks silence on Vinnie Jones fight". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ Peliza, Peliza. "Interview: Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan". AskMen.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ CypNet. "Tamer Hassan". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ Staff. "Tamer Hassan interview". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Tamer Hassan 2". CV and BIOG. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ "Tamer Hassan on his new role and filming Game of Thrones season 6". Watchers On The Wall. 20 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Film4 Filmography Tamer Hassan". film4.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ↑ "Tamer Hassan;s IMDB Page". imdb.com. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ Lime. "An exclusive interview with Tamer Hassan". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ↑ The Huddersfield Daily Examiner (20 April 2010). "Huddersfield Town hopeful Taser Hassan hopes to emulate actor dad Tamer Hassan's career progression". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
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