Nicolas Mouawad is a renowned Lebanese film and television actor, with a career spanning across the United States and the Arab world.
He is widely recognized for his outstanding performances in various critically-acclaimed drama series and films, including "His Only Son" (2023),"Teleat Rohi" (Drop Dead Diva) (2019),and "Saabe' Gaar" (2017).
Throughout his career, Nicolas has starred in some of the most-watched and critically-acclaimed drama series in Egypt, Lebanon, and the UAE, including "Hagar Gohanam: Black Widows" (2017),"Wannous" (2016),and "Abriaa Wa Laken: Innocent..." (2015).
Nicolas Mouawad began his career in television as a host on the daily live show, "Rotana Cafe" (2003-2009),and also hosted programs on MTV Lebanon. He made his acting debut in Marwan Najjar's television drama, "Helm Athar" (2006).
He then went on to star in numerous TV movies and Lebanese and Pan-Arab series, including "Zero 4" and "Ruby" (2012),for which he won the Murex d'Or for Best Actor in 2013. The same year, he also won the Best Lead Actor Award at the London International Film Festival for his starring role in the feature film, "Takaseem El Hob" (2012).
In 2013, Nicolas was one of the featured stars in the Pan-Arab version of "Dancing with the Stars". In 2016, he landed his first role in Egypt, starring in "Wannous" (2016),one of the most-watched series of 2016. Critics praised his performance and fluency in the Egyptian dialect, leading to more roles in Egyptian drama.
The success he earned in "Saabe' Gaar" (2017) led to him landing the starring role in the Arabic-language version of "Drop Dead Diva", which aired on OSN. In 2019, he starred in his first English-speaking role in the American feature film, "His Only Son" (2023).
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Nicolas Mouawad graduated with a major in Acting & Directing from the Lebanese University, School of Fine Arts & Architecture in 2002. He completed his civil engineering degree from the School of Engineering the following year.
