Waleed Zuaiter is a critically acclaimed actor and Academy Award-nominated producer with an impressive international profile, spanning across theatre, film, and television.
Currently, he is headlining the all-star cast in Fremantle/Euston Films' and Channel 4 UK's Baghdad Central, which premiered to rave reviews in the UK, the Middle East, and the US on Hulu, and continues to receive healthy sales worldwide.
As a producer and actor, Zuaiter is known for his work on OMAR, a film that was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2014 Academy Awards and won several accolades at the Cannes Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, and Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
Inspired by the success of OMAR, Zuaiter and his partners founded FlipNarrative, a development and production company, with the mission of amplifying underrepresented and historically misrepresented voices around the world.
Throughout his career, Waleed has appeared in a variety of roles in television and film, including Netflix's The Spy, Altered Carbon, and Here and Now, as well as Broadway and off-Broadway productions such as George Packers Betrayed, The American Pilot, Homebody/Kabul, Stuff Happens, and Sixteen Wounded.
Born in California, Waleed grew up in Kuwait and returned to the United States to study philosophy and theatre at George Washington University. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and daughter.
Waleed's impressive career has been marked by numerous accolades and awards, and he continues to be a respected figure in the international film and theatre community.
He has been inspired by the network of investors and the greater world cinema industry that embraced OMAR, and is committed to building on the success of the film and creating more opportunities for underrepresented voices.
Waleed's passion for storytelling and his commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices have made him a respected and sought-after actor, producer, and founder of FlipNarrative.
