CHARLES NASSIF began his acting career In Sydney Australia,
studying with Brian Syron, working in theater in plays such as Alex Buzo's
NORM & AHMED to critical acclaim.
From there he was cast in the
lead role in the Movie
THE HIJACKING OF THE ACHILLE LAURO
based on the real life story of the actual hijacking. The movie was Directed by Robert E. Collins
and was nominated for 3 Emmy Awards. Charles played the lead, Bassam Al Askar,
working with Oscar winners Karl Malden and Lee Grant and also E.G.Marshal and Vera Miles.
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From there he was cast as the lead in a 3 minute
national commercial for Toyota Land Cruiser which was
shown on all TV channels at the same time and went on
to win the Martin O'Neill Award for best commercial.
He also starred as the police officer in AUSTRALIA'S MOST WANTED.
He was instrumental in helping launch The Aboriginal
National Theatere Trust in Australia, performing at the
prestigious Belvoir Street Theater which has launched
many of Australia's best talents including Mel Gibson,
Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchet .
He furthered his career studying with legendary Tony Winner Uta Hagen,Oscar
nominated William Hickey and Edward Morehouse. From there he performed at the 13th street theater in
Israel Horowitz's LINE, I-LAND and the world premiere of THE RED MOON OF NARCIE POOL.
He played a reporter in the independent film,I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, and was a special guest on THE MAURY POVICH SHOW. He also appeared on the CBS TODAY SHOW with Bryant Gumble,
promoting ING Direct.
He can be seen in the new independent film called TEN SOULS RISING, playing the lead Peter directed by
Emily Rosdeitcher, produced by S. Casper Wong.
He also can be seen in the music video THE LIFE YOU LIVE
where he plays 'the band manager' at www.marcusgoodwin.com
Charles completed a live performance and taping promotion for the show 5 DAYS TO MIDNIGHT playing a police officer, in 2004.
Charles recently just finished shooting the
independent feature film called 'Soul Mates',where he
stars , playing the Greek God 'Hermes'.
He is also the Producer of the film.
Charles is currently working on finishing his trilogy screenplay and shooting them into full features.
As to the Independent short film,
'TEN SOULS RISING' , it was accepted in 17 film festivals around the world, winning 2 awards:
1.The First Run Film Festival
Film Festival New York, NY, USA 2005
2.The Fusion Film Festival
Film Festival New York, NY, USA 2005 AWARD: Best Cinematographer.
3.Cleveland International Film Festival
Film Festival Cleveland, OH, USA March 2006
4.Sonoma Valley Film Festival
Film Festival Sonoma, CA, USA April 2006
5.Moondance International Film Festival
Film Festival Los Angeles, CA, USA June 2006
6.ReelHeART International Film Festival
Film Festival Toronto, Canada June 2006
7.Golden Wagon Film Festival
Film Festival Fire Island, NY, USA July 2006
8.Expresi�n en Corto
Film Festival San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato, Mexico July 2006
9.Rhode Island International Film Festival
Film Festival Providence, RI, USA August 2006
10.Los Angeles International Shorts Festival
Film Festival Los Angeles, USA September 2006
11.Borges en Curt
Film Festival Lleida, Spain September 2006
12.Heart of Gold International Film Festival
Film Festival Gympie, Queensland, Australia October 2006
13.Golden Lion Film Festival
Film Festival Mbabane, Swaziland October 2006
14.Annapolis Film Festival
Film Festival Annapolis, MD, USA November 2006
15.Santa Fe Film Festival
Film Festival Santa Fe, NM, USA December 2006
16.New York Jewish Student Film Festival
Film Festival New York, NY, USA March 2007 AWARDS: 2nd Prize
17.Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
OTHER Brooklyn, NY, USA June 2007
He was selected in 2004 and 2008 to be on 'The SAG Nominating Committee' for Theatrical Motion Picture Awards.
For the "11th and 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" In 1999 Charles was selected to be on 'The SAG Nominating Committee' for the Television side of the awards. He was just selected to be on the SAG Nominating Committee in 2023 for the 30th Annual SAG AWARDS Streaming live on Netflix on February 24th, 2024.
Charles is currently working on filming his Trilogy.
Click on the video reel section for clips of his work and travel down to the picture gallery
for various pictures/stills.
Contact e-mail : alienobjectLive@yahoo.com E-mail for further information. Copyright 2004-2024. By Charles Nassif - All Rights Reserved |