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Sam was born in a small Christian village called Telaskif. Sam lived throughout the middle east where he learned many dialects and languages, some of the dialects are Egyptian, Khaliji, Yemeni, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Saudi. Soon after his high school graduation, his family moved to Greece. There, he learned a new culture and language... See full bio »

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2013 Iron Man 3 (cultural consultant/translator)
 
2013 Girl Rising (documentary) (production consultant)
 
NCIS (TV series) (cultural advisor & dialect coach - 5 episodes, 2008-2011) (cultural advisor and dialect coach - 1 episode, 2013)
– Canary (2013) (cultural advisor and dialect coach)
– Engaged (Part I) (2011) (cultural advisor & dialect coach)
– Good Cop, Bad Cop (2009) (cultural advisor & dialect coach)
– Truth or Consequences (2009) (cultural advisor & dialect coach)
– Broken Bird (2009) (cultural advisor & dialect coach)
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2012/II Refuge (short) (dialect coach, iraqi consultant)
 
2012 Touch (TV series) (mideast techincal advisor/dialect coach - 4 episodes)
– Tessellations (2012) (mideast techincal advisor/dialect coach)
– Entanglement (2012) (mideast techincal advisor/dialect coach)
– Kite Strings (2012) (mideast techincal advisor/dialect coach)
– Pilot (2012) (mideast techincal advisor/dialect coach)
 
2012 The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (video) (loop group)
 
2011 5 Days of War (ADR voice)
 
2011 Blood Shot (advisor: mideast)
 
2010 Green Zone (advisor: mideast)
 
2009 Brüno (ADR loop group)
 
2009 The Soloist (ADR loop artist - uncredited)
 
2008 The Unit (TV series) (ADR voice - 1 episode)
– Into Hell: Part One (2008) (ADR voice)
 
2008 Body of Lies (dialect coach)
 
2008 Eagle Eye (ADR voice)
 
2008 The Hurt Locker (ADR loop group - uncredited)
 
2008 War, Inc. (ADR loop group)
 
2008 Iron Man (ADR voice)
 
2007 Enchanted (ADR loop group)
 
2007 The Little Traitor (ADR voice)
 
2007 Rendition (ADR loop group)
 
2007 Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (documentary) (technical advisor: Iraq)
 
2006 The Omen (voice actor)
 
2005 Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (advisor: mideast)
 
2005 Over There (TV series) (ADR voice - 11 episodes)
– Follow the Money (2005) (ADR voice - uncredited)
– Weapons of Mass Destruction (2005) (ADR voice)
– Orphans (2005) (ADR voice)
– Suicide Rain (2005) (ADR voice)
– Spoils of War (2005) (ADR voice)
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2005 Flightplan (ADR voice)
 
2005 Stealth (ADR voice)
 
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (ADR voice)
 
2005 The Interpreter (ADR voice)
 
2005 ER (TV series) (advisor: Arabic - 1 episode)
– Here and There (2005) (advisor: Arabic)
 
2004 Collateral (ADR voice)
 
2004 Homeland Security (TV movie) (ADR voice)
 
1999 Three Kings (ADR voice)
 
1998 The Siege (ADR voice)
 
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2013 Sharia
Salah Albaghdadi
 
2013 Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage
MC
 
2012/II Refuge (short)
Barber
 
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Video Game)
Multiplayer (voice)
 
2012 Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Video Game)
Arabic Terrorist Trainer
 
2012 Unit 13 (Video Game)
Grifter/Enemy 4
 
2011 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Video Game)
Yemeni Citizens/Bedouin Riders/Multiplayer Characters/Arabic Walla (voice)
 
2010 Undercovers (TV series)
Pakistani business man
– Instructions (2010) … Pakistani business man
 
2010 Saving Grace (TV series)
Muhammad
– You Think I'm Gonna Eat My Gun? (2010) … Muhammad (as Sam Aylia Sako)
 
2009 Mr. Sadman
Colonel Nasir
 
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilized (Video Game) (voice)
 
2009 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Video Game)
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
 
2008 Identity Crisis
Nice Arab Man
 
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Video Game) (voice)
 
2007 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Video Game) (voice)
 
2006 Commander in Chief (TV series)
Turkish Prime Minister
– Happy Birthday, Madam President (2006) … Turkish Prime Minister (voice)
 
2006 Hitman: Blood Money (Video Game) (voice)
 
2006 E-Ring (TV series)
P.M. Malawi
– Brothers in Arms (2006) … P.M. Malawi
 
2005 Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Fireteam Bravo (Video Game)
Amad Mouline/Additional Morocco AO Voices (voice)
 
2005 Conflict: Global Storm (Video Game) (voice)
 
2005 Over There (TV series)
Iraqi General
– Mission Accomplished (2005) … Iraqi General
 
2004 The West Wing (TV series)
Ashraf Murad
– Gaza (2004) … Ashraf Murad (as Sam Aylia Sako)
 
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (Video Game)
Al-Hassan/Yemen Guard A/Yemen Guard VIP A (voice) (as Sam A. Sako)
 
2004 Hidalgo
Call to Prayer Singer
 
2003 Socom II: U.S. Navy Seals (Video Game)
Additional North Africa VO (voice)
 
2001-2003 The Agency (TV series)
INS Officer / Spy
– An Isolated Incident (2003) … INS Officer (uncredited)
– Rules of the Game (2001) … Spy
 
2002 Alias (TV series)
Burly Security Guard
– Trust Me (2002) … Burly Security Guard (as Sam Aylia Sako)
 
1999 Mumford
Edmond Warris
 
1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
Desert Man (uncredited)
 
1998 The Nanny (TV series)
Guard
– Not Without My Nanny (1998) … Guard (uncredited)
 
1997 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (TV series)
Atamian
– For Love or Money (1997) … Atamian
 
1997 B*A*P*S
Prince of Arabia (uncredited)
 
1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie)
Muslim Man (uncredited)
 
1996 Soviet Strike (Video Game)
Bessus
 
1994 All-American Girl (TV series)
Abzaad
– Who's the Boss (1994) … Abzaad
 
1993 Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story (TV movie)
 
1993 The Bold and the Beautiful (TV series)
Cab Driver 'Cabi'
– Episode #1.1453 (1993) … Cab Driver 'Cabi'
 
1991 Dynasty: The Reunion (TV movie)
Middle East Ambassador (uncredited)
 
1989 Terror in Beverly Hills
Behrouz's Bodyguard
 
1989 Totally Hidden Video (TV series)
Sheik's Body Guard 1993
 
1988 The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (TV movie)
Highjacker (uncredited)
 
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
Bodyguard
 
1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Call to Prayer Imam (uncredited)
 
1985 The Man with One Red Shoe
Dock Worker
 
1984 Protocol
Emir's Bodyguard (uncredited)
 
1983 Sadat (TV movie)
Sadat's Assassin #1 (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCasting Department (2 titles)
2013 Zero Dark Dirty (Afghan casting director)
 
2009 Red Sands (extras casting)
 
Show ShowCasting Director (2 titles)
2013 Girl Rising (documentary)
 
2009 Habibi (short)
 
2012 The American Failure (short) (behind the scene director) (completed)
 
2012/II Refuge (short) (second unit director)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2012 The American Failure (short) (associate producer) (completed)
 
2010/I Casualties (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
2002 Saving Egyptian Film Classics (documentary)
 
1988 The Perfect Model
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2008 Body of Lies (writer: "Hayran Ani Ib Zamani")
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1988 Purple People Eater (camera operator: second unit)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1984 The Jerk, Too (TV movie) (stunts)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2013 Sharia (special thanks)
 
2011 Noor (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Baram & Hamza (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)

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