Portrait of Dawood Hussein

Acting

Dawood Hussein

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score83/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bye Bye London
Bye Bye London
GoodWatch score83/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Everyday Life 5
  • Family Drama 4
  • Social Satire 3
  • Kuwaiti Society 2
  • Interpersonal Relationships 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Arab Television 2
  • Arab Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Broken
Broken (2026)

TV show

Monsters
Monsters (2025)

TV show

Circus
Circus (2025)

TV show

بو طار
بو طار (2021)

TV show · as غريد

2010s

7 titles · average score 67
Sahranin
Sahranin (2019)

TV show

Raya and Sakina are back
Raya and Sakina are back (2019)

as متولي

Our Love kangaroo
Our Love kangaroo (2016)

as أبو زبيب

العم صقر
العم صقر (2015)

TV show

Hussein Who Said No
Hussein Who Said No (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Farouk

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi (2012)

TV show

kareemo
kareemo (2010)

TV show · as كريمو

2000s

5 titles · average score 59
Street Of Love
Street Of Love (2009)

as عاشق

Al Magroud
Al Magroud (2009)

TV show

Please, here, driver!
Please, here, driver! (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

as رجل عربي

Al Fatin
Al Fatin (2008)

TV show

Gargean
Gargean (2003)

TV show · Creator, Writer

1990s

22 titles
توي ستوري
توي ستوري (1998)

as وودي

Fadhaiat
Fadhaiat (1997)

TV show · Creator

dalag suhail
dalag suhail (1996)

TV show

Fifty Years Old Teenager
Fifty Years Old Teenager (1996)

as بيرق

Dawood Show
Dawood Show (1996)

Writer

النمر المقنع
النمر المقنع (1995)

as فارس

طيور الجوارح
طيور الجوارح (1995)

as صقر بن نسر

shehait Wa Mehait
shehait Wa Mehait (1995)

TV show

سارة وسعود
سارة وسعود (1994)

as سعود

Elect Mother of Ali
Elect Mother of Ali (1993)

as أبو حمد

Means Well
Means Well (1993)

TV show · as عواد

زواج بالفاكس
زواج بالفاكس (1993)

as سعود

1980s

18 titles · average score 83
He Came Back, But
He Came Back, But (1989)

TV show · as فوزي

Harassment
Harassment (1988)

TV show · as خالد

شمس الشموس
شمس الشموس (1987)

as بدر

The Money Man
The Money Man (1987)

TV show · as نافع

Bye Bye Arab
Bye Bye Arab (1986)

as مرجان

Young for life
Young for life (1986)

TV show

The Joy Of A Nation
The Joy Of A Nation (1984)

as صالح

Al-Manakh Knights
Al-Manakh Knights (1983)

as صخي الديج / زهير

Bye Bye London
Bye Bye London (1982)
GoodWatch score 83

as صافي - العربي الصديقي

Mrs. Munira
Mrs. Munira (1982)

TV show · as داود

Dunya al Dananir
Dunya al Dananir (1981)

TV show

The Bullies
The Bullies (1980)

TV show · as خميس المسيان

1970s

1 title
Juha’s Diaries
Juha’s Diaries (1979)

TV show · as كبير تجار طوروس