Osamah Sami Biography

Osamah Sami is an Australian actor, born in Iran to Iraqi parents. Since settlement in Australia, he's gone on to work regularly in Theatre, Television and Film. As a young teen, he studied Arts at Kanoon Parvaresh Fekri - Iran's lead arts development institute. He then appeared in two Iranian Features before migrating to Australia in 1995. Osamah then finished his training at the Australian Film & Television Academy and has a long list of film and theatre credits next to his name, including lead roles in the award-magnet films 'Saved' (dir: Tony Ayres and starring Claudia Karvan) and 'Eliminated!' (dir: Dee McLachlan); a drama and the latter a comedy. Osamah is also a playwright and screenwriter - he has written a number of large stage shows (including a musical) as well as developing a TV series and several feature films. He holds a Masters in Writing from Swinburne University, a post-grad certificate in Literary classics and has studied English Literature through Oxford University's online program. Osamah also plays the Guitar, Oud (Lute) and Piano. He's also a talented sportsman, having won best goalkeeper award twice in a row in Melbourne's NortWest division and plays for a cricket club in the summer. Following his success as actor and story developer, he's a guest lecturer at various Melbourne acting academies.