Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami is an award-winning actor, writer, and comedian, born in war-torn Iran to Iraqi parents. His critically acclaimed memoir Good Muslim Boy was the winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award and Highly Commended at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards. It was also adapted for the stage in 2018 for Malthouse Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre, selling out both seasons. Osamah also co-wrote and starred in the hit Australian film Ali's Wedding, which was the winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at Sydney Film Festival, as well as The Age Critics Prize for Best Australian Film, and the Cinéfest Oz Prize for Best Film. His screenplay earned him an Australian Academy (AACTA) Award, an Australian Writers Guild (AWGIE) Award, and a Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Award for Best Screenplay. He also received AACTA Award, FCCA Award, and Australian Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Lead Actor. In 2016, his work in Melbourne Theatre Company's I Call My Brothers earned him a Green Room Award nomination for Best Lead Actor on a Main Stage production. He was also a jury member of the 7th International Persian Film Festival, and a judge on the 2020 AWGIES Awards, as well as the NSW State Library Literary Awards. Osamah has appeared in Melbourne Writers Fest, Sydney Writers Fest, Perth International Arts Festival, Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, and Shanghai Literary Festival. Osamah is a dual winner of Creative Artist of the Year at the Australian Muslim Achievement Awards, and is also recognized as a 'Notable Australian Muslim' by the Commonwealth of Australia.