Tamer Hassan (born 18 March 1968) is a British actor. He is best known for his role as the leader of the Millwall firm, opposite Danny Dyer, in The Football Factory (2004), Layer Cake (2004), Batman Begins (2005), The Business (2005), The Ferryman (2007), Sucker Punch (2008), Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009), Kick-Ass (2010), The Double (2011), The Hooligan Factory (2014), Game of Thrones (2016), and Snatch (TV series) (2017–2018).
Tamer Hassan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hassan at the Blood Out premiere | |
| Born | 18 March 1968 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | tamerhassan.com |
Early life
editHassan was born and brought up in New Cross, London into a Turkish Cypriot family.[1][2][3]
Hassan first started working on market stalls at an early age and started boxing at the age of 10. He began an amateur boxing career at the age of 17 where he won two British titles. Having sustained an injury in amateur boxing, he turned to running his own nightclubs and restaurants.[4][3]
Acting career
editHassan started acting in television before his role in The Calcium Kid.[4] He was cast as the leader of a fictional football firm in The Football Factory, alongside Danny Dyer and Frank Harper.[4] The film's director Nick Love subsequently cast him in the primary supporting role for The Business.[5]
Hassan has had roles in films including The Ferryman,[5] Batman Begins,[5] Cass,[5] Eastern Promises,[5] and Clash of the Titans,[5] 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.[5]
In 2016 he joined the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 6 as Khal Forzo.[6]
Personal life
editHassan is married and has two children: a son who is a professional football player,[7] and a daughter, Belle, who appeared in the fifth series of Love Island in 2019.[8]
He was the first actor to be a director of a Nasdaq listed company.[9] He is also a fan of Millwall.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | No Way Out | Officer at Party | |
| 2002 | Dju! | Himself | |
| 2002 | Judge John Deed[5] | Hussain Husaini | Episode: "Political Expediency" |
| 2003 | The Bill[4] | Hasan Ergunsah | Episode: "090" |
| 2004 | Murder City | Michael Samuels | Episode: "Big City Small World" |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid[4][5] | Pete Wright | |
| 2004 | Spivs | Villa | |
| 2004 | The Football Factory[5] | Fred | |
| 2004 | Layer Cake[5] | Terry | |
| 2005 | Hannibal v Rome[5] | Hannibal | TV movie |
| 2005 | Unleashed (aka Danny the Dog)[5] | Georgie | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Faden's Limo Driver | |
| 2005 | 7 Seconds[5] | Rahood | |
| 2005 | The Business[5] | Charlie | |
| 2005 | Revealed | Hannibal | Episode: "Hannibal of the Alps" |
| 2005 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Luccio | Episode: "Sex Actually" |
| 2007 | The Ferryman[5] | Dave 'Big Dave' | |
| 2007 | Eastern Promises[5] | Chechen Assassin | |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2007 | Casualty[4] | Stan / Barry Rayfield | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Sucker Punch[5] | Del | |
| 2008 | West 10 LDN[5] | Gout | TV movie |
| 2008 | Beyond the Rave | Rich Crocker | |
| 2008 | Cass | Ray | |
| 2008 | EastEnders[4] | Ahmet | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | K[5] | Alberto | |
| 2009 | Goal! III | Ronnie | |
| 2009 | iD3 | Tommaso | |
| 2009 | City Rats | Jim | |
| 2009 | Hotel Babylon | Gomez | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead | Carlos Chavez | |
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Nick Kane | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Matthew | |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | Ares | |
| 2010 | The Last Seven | Jack Mason | |
| 2010 | Bonded by Blood | 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 | |
| 2011 | The Double | Boz | |
| 2011 | Freerunner | Reese | |
| 2011 | The Hike | Dean | |
| 2011 | The Reverend | Harold Hicks | |
| 2010–2015 | NCIS | Agah Bayar | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Basher | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Hooligan Factory | Jack | Cameo |
| 2015 | Robot Overlords | Wayne | |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Khal Forzo | Episode: "Book of the Stranger" |
| 2016 | Bitter Harvest | Sergei | |
| 2016 | The Promise | Faruk Pasha | |
| 2016 | Plebs | Ptolemy | Episode: "Jugball" |
| 2017–2018 | Snatch | Henry 'Hate 'Em All Henry' | Main Cast |
| 2019 | Queen of Diamonds | Harris | Short Film |
| 2021 | Fork | Dagon | |
| 2022 | House Red | Adamo | |
| 2024 | Mother for an Hour | Joe | Post Production |
| 2024 | Bad Day at the Office | Soloman | Post Production |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dead Man Running | Executive producer |
| 2012 | Service Man | Executive producer |
| 2016 | Bitter Harvest | Co-producer |
References
edit- ^ Kibris Gazetesi. "İçimizden yükselen yıldız: Tamer Hassan…". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010. (in Turkish)
- ^ Emma Bartholemew (28 March 2011). "Layer Cake actor Tamer Hassan breaks silence on Vinnie Jones fight". Hackney Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
- ^ a b Peliza, Peliza. "Interview: Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g CypNet. "Tamer Hassan". Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Tamer Hassan credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Tamer Hassan on his new role and filming Game of Thrones season 6". Watchers on the Wall. 20 January 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Danielle DeWolfe (9 February 2023). "Gangster movie legend Tamer Hassan admits family are trapped below rubble in Turkey as death toll hits 17,100". lbc.co.uk.
- ^ https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/lottery.com-announces-changes-to-executive-management-team-and-board-of-directors
- ^ Staff. "Tamer Hassan interview". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
External links
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- Tamer Hassan at IMDb