Samy Osman

Samy Osman is a Toronto based actor and occasional filmmaker, with many interest in and outside the film/TV industry, including martial arts, stunt work and philosophical musings. He was born and grew up in the National Capital Region in Canada and has a mixed ethnic background. He is trained in the art of Hapkido under the legendary Grandmaster In-shik Hwang and appreciates many art forms, from film to video games and literature. He has also performed in shows such as The Expanse (2015), The Handmaid's Tale (2017), TallBoyz (2019), with recurring roles on Sex/Life (2021) and Nikita (2010). He has appeared in many independent films, more recently playing Samir, the leading man in Newborn (2018), screening at Academy Awards and Canadian Screen Awards qualifying festivals, taking home multiple awards and winning CBC's 2018 Short Film Faceoff in Canada. He also loves to bring his own ideas to life; he has created a handful of short films, including Overcover (2019), a buddy-cop action-comedy, which has won multiple awards.