Firass Dirani

Firass Dirani is one of Australia’s most exciting leading actors of our time. His lead role as The ‘King of the Cross’ in the award-winning ‘Underbelly: The Golden Mile’ series caused a sensation both with the Australian public and industry insiders. A born entertainer, Firass’ profile in Australia has been on a meteoric rise. In 2010, he won the ‘CLEO Bachelor of the Year’ crown, was nominated for the Inside Film ‘Out of the Box’ award and also won the GQ Men of the Year ‘Best Television Actor’ award in the same year. In 2011, he won two Logie awards for ‘Best New Talent’ and the Graham Kennedy Logie for ‘Best Actor’. He has also starred in American blockbusters such as ‘Pitch Black’ opposite Vin Diesel, and ‘Killer Elite’, where he went one on one with Robert De Niro, Jason Statham, and Clive Owen. He continued his reign on Australian TV in 2011, by starring in the ABC drama series ‘The Straits’ with award-winning actor Brian Cox (Braveheart, Red) and Rena Owen (Once Were Warriors). In 2012, he took on the role of AFL footballer in Playmakers and Channel 9’s ‘House Husbands’. The show won the most popular TV drama at the 2013 Logie awards and the series has had exceptional success filming five seasons to date. In 2015, Firass fulfilled one of his long life dreams by working with legendary director Mel Gibson, on the World War Two epic ‘Hacksaw Ridge.’ The film was released to critical acclaim and won two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards in early 2017.