Maxim Khalil
Birthday: Born in 1978-11-07 in Homs, Syria
Deathday: Alive
Maxim Khalil is a professional award-winning Syrian actor who has achieved considerable stardom in Syria and the rest of the Arab World. At a very young age, he was one of the first male ballet dancers in Syria. In his early 20's, he started his acting career, and within a few years, he was chosen by prominent directors in leading roles. Alongside his work in film and theatre, Maxim Khalil acted in more than 70 TV series, including the Emmy Award-winning Al-Ijtiyah (The Invasion), and appearing in 1,000+ episodes. After he was compelled to leave his home in Damascus in 2011, he started performing leading roles in pan-Arab TV series, expanding his stardom to Egypt, Lebanon, and the UAE, among others.
TV Credits
ابتسم أيها الجنرال
Character: فرات
In a fictional state gripped by a tyrannical ruling family, a scandal erupts at the heart of the presidential palace — and ignites a brutal power struggle between two brothers: one who holds the presidency, one who commands the military. As secrets leak and loyalties fracture, the machinery of authoritarian rule begins to crack from within. A daring Syrian political thriller that pulls no punches in its portrait of dynastic corruption and the violence it breeds. Stars Maxim Khalil....
صقر قريش
Character: عبيد الله بن أبان بن معاوية
When the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyad Caliphate in Damascus, slaughtering nearly the entire dynasty, one young prince escapes — Abd al-Rahman. Hunted across deserts and seas, he eventually reaches the fringes of the Muslim world and, through sheer will and political genius, founds a new Umayyad emirate in Andalusia. Written by Walid Seif and directed by Hatem Ali, this is the first chapter of their celebrated Andalusian trilogy — epic, human and historically meticulous....
ربيع قرطبة
Character: هشام المؤيد بالله
The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman....
ملوك الطوائف
Character: الرشيد بن المعتمد
The series follows the rupture of Andalusia into many warring states, which allowed the northern Kingdom of Castile to expand its borders and take control....
أحلام كبيرة
Character: رشيد
The Halaby family works in trade. When the father decides to write all his property over to one of his sons, the two brothers clash, until the eldest brother falls ill, and his younger son is forced to give up his ambition to take care of their business....
عصي الدمع
Character: يحيى
The series examines the change in the composition of the Syrian family, through the life of a number of Damascene families that are connected by a number of intertwining relationships, as love blossoms between the lawyer Riyad El Emary and the interior designer Riad El Merady....
لعنة الطين
Character: عامر
The series revolves around politics and corruption in 1980s Syria. An aspiring university student is forced to become a police officer and climb the political ladder, revealing bitter truths along the way....
غداً نلتقي
Character: جابر
Life returns to a building abandoned after the Lebanese Civil War when it becomes a temporary haven for Syrian refugees, as war ravages their homeland....
زمن العار
Character:
Having spent most of her 20s taking care of her sick mother and her family's household, a sexually repressed woman elopes and has to face the hypocrisies of middle eastern society....
Leila
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8 أيام
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The intelligence and perseverance of Amir, a brilliant lawyer, are put to the test when a critical situation has him scrambling to prove his innocence....
غزلان في غابة الذئاب
Character: Eyad
Tells a story of corruption in Syria. A minister's son takes advantage of his position and wealth to derail the life of a poor family....
التغريبة الفلسطينية
Character: أكرم
The first comprehensive dramatic telling of the Palestinian Nakba, seen through the eyes of a poor rural family from the 1930s British Mandate era through the massacres of 1948 and the defeat of 1967. Written by Palestinian poet Walid Seif — based on his own family history — and directed by the late Syrian master Hatem Ali, this is widely considered one of the greatest Arab television dramas ever produced. A monumental work of collective memory, historical witness and human endurance....
الاجتياح
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A socio-political series which highlights the horrific events that accompanied Operation “Defensive Shield” in 2002 when the Israeli army invaded Palestinian cities...
الشك
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The life of a middle-class family turns upside down when a lawyer contacts them and casts doubt on the paternity of their eldest daughter, which leads the father to suspect his wife's infidelity since the purported father of his daughter was his and his wife's college friend....
Eden
Character: Hamid
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ترتيب خاص
Character: أحمد الأصابيعي
Ahmad, an attention seeking Syrian living illegally in Lebanon whose life has come to a crawl being jobless, depressed, and barely noticeable. However, his life changes after witnessing a man take his own life. An incident which leads him to stumble his way to a job at a suicide hotline center where he gets a taste of his own dreams. A dream of becoming a well known and loved personality....
أولاد آدم
Character: Ghasan
Scandals and conflicts of society figures from different backgrounds revealing exciting events linking Ghassan and Judge Rima with Saad and Maya....
المنصة
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In the context of information and media warfare, the series revolves around an exciting thriller, and its impact on people's daily lives....
تحت الأرض
Character: جودت
Early 20th-century Damascus, under the shadow of the Ottoman Empire. The Al-Safi family has ruled the tobacco trade with an iron fist for generations — until a cunning outsider named Joudad arrives, driven by ambition and a personal score to settle. What begins as a commercial rivalry quickly becomes a blood feud touching power, money and revenge. A sharp, atmospheric Syrian period drama starring Maxim Khalil and Fayez Kazak, praised for its layered performances and fresh take on Damascene histo...
الظاهر بيبرس
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The life and exploits of al-Zahir Baibars, Sultan of Egypt and the Levant, his journey from being a slave to Prince Ala’ al-Din al-Bunduqari, until he became sultan, and the many important events he was involved in, like the fall of Baghdad at the hands of Mongol commander Hulagu Khan, and the battle of Ain Jalut....
تخت شرقي
Character: طارق
The story of four young men who were high school classmates. Despite the differences in their understanding of life, their work and their tendencies, they somehow share something in common, as their destinies intersect to tell a story about love, friendship and the double standards of morality....
على قيد الحياة
Character: وسيم
The series deals with social stories of several different characters who carry the same obsessions, fears, and concerns, and then their paths intersect in a way that makes them unite with each other to overcome those fears....
أسعد الوراق
Character: نعيم
During the period of the French occupation of Syria, the events of the series revolve around As'ad AlWarraq, an orphan, illiterate, poor young man who is pushed by circumstances between various paradoxes, between false accusations and the injustice of his neighborhood people towards him....
على طول الأيام
Character: ناجي رضوان
The events revolve around social relations that are built on love and affection, through a love story between two people that doesn't work out due to the excessive ambition of one of them, which makes the other refuse to continue the relationship, despite how much they love each other....
كوما
Character: آرام / آدم
Through the story of twin brothers, the series depicts the lives of Syrian people who live in Damascus and the UAE, shedding light on their daily struggles and the circumstances they are forced to deal with, whether in their home country or in the country they emigrated to....
طالع الفضة
Character: عزيز
A story that examines the unique social fabric of the city of Damascus through the neighborhood of Talea Al Feda, where Muslims live alongside Christians and Jews, coexisting in tolerance and peace....
سوق الورق
Character: تامر
The series examines the concerns of college students and the daily and existential problems they face, in addition to addressing the effect the internet, especially Facebook, has on modern life and relationships....
يوم ممطر آخر
Character: شادي
The series discusses the living conditions of middle-class families by presenting the daily lives of a group of educated characters looking for job opportunities and self-fulfillment in the capital, Damascus, and it deals with the relationships between spouses, siblings, friends, and lovers, as well as between parents and children....
زمن الخوف
Character: حسين
Fadel, a customs employee, rethinks his life. He leaves his second wife, Badiaa, with whom he has lived for four years. For the first time, he considers praying and avoiding bribes, and moves to work in the archives. He also observes the lives of his children: Sobhi, the sheep merchant; Hussein, the leftist fighter; Zakia, the independent woman; and Zahra, the religious woman....
ذكريات الزمن القادم
Character: يزن
Matar disappears under mysterious circumstances for 20 years, during which everyone has believed he had died a martyr. However, he returns in a new form and builds a financial empire amidst the mystery surrounding the source of his wealth. Using the spider's method, he tightens his grip on everyone and exploits them to achieve his goals of doubling his wealth and taking revenge on his past friends....
مطبخ المدينة
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A Damascene chef finds sanctuary at the restaurant he works in, nurturing both his craft and his four children. But when his daughter goes missing, their world unravels, testing their morals and the bonds that hold them....
سيرة حب
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A beautiful girl of Lebanese and Egyptian descent is torn between her love for two men. One of them, a long-time womanizer, has his life turned upside down upon meeting her, as he becomes attracted only to her and seeks to win her heart....
رقصة مطر
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When a music composer falls in love with a mysterious waitress, he quickly discovers that their meeting is part of a vengeful ploy to frame him for murder....
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As Far as I Can Walk
Character: Ali
Strahinja and his wife Ababuo left Ghana with a dream of a better life in Europe. Instead of reaching the western part of the continent, they were deported back to Serbia. Strahinja has started to build himself a career, while Ababuo is unable to fulfil her ambitions and she feels increasingly frustrated. When she disappears one day, Strahinja sets out to find her… A crystal clear, humanistic story about the need to find one’s place in the world. It’s also a tale of love, the most profound testi...
My Last Friend
Character:
When a popular doctor takes his own life, leaving behind a video will and a series of films of his life, everyone who knew him is forced to reassess their own life, creating a mirror of contemporary Syrian society....
Proclaimed Murder
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An 11-year-old Syrian girl lives with her family in a Syrian refugee camp. The harsh life forces them to work in the nearby fields, then the accumulation of debt forces her parents to marry her to a man who is many years older than her....