Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh

Hassan Mutlag grew up on a mountain plateau looking over the Wadi Rum desert valley. He spent his childhood living there as a nomad before joining the Jordanian Army as an adult. Hassan's nomadic lifestyle gave him a natural ability to handle the physical challenges of soldiering. After a career in the army he found a job as a truck inspector in the Aqaba customs terminal, married and settled down to a quiet life. One day when Hassan was visiting his local bakery he saw a casting call for THEEB. Intrigued by the possibility of acting, he turned up to the auditions and immediately impressed the director with a combination of strong masculinity and sensitivity. He looked like a fierce warrior, but in person was a kind and gentle man. The ambiguity of his ability to physically intimidate and yet illicit immediate empathy was just what the character of The Stranger needed. Hassan was reluctant to act at first, finding the workshop games too strange and actually stopped attending the workshop after the first week. Naji Abu Nowar had to convince him to continue and Hassan has developed a great love for the craft of acting. He was fully committed to pursuing a career as a professional actor. So far Hassan has performed in three international feature films (UK, Canada and USA) and a Jordanian TV drama series. He has also gained work in the costume and production design departments of other films and TV series. Hassan lives in the Guerra Village of Wadi Rum, Jordan.

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