Adel Akkad
- Casting Department
- Actor
- Casting Director
Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Adel Akkad first became
interested in theater in 2002, being one of the stars of his middle
school's production of "The Deliverers." Soon after, Akkad moved to the
country of Jordan with his family. Akkad continued with his passion of
acting and has been the Cowardly Lion in "The Wiz" and Roger in "Rent."
In the spring of 2005, Akkad's theater arts teacher and one of his
biggest supporters, Lara Atalla, cast him as an extra in an Italian
made-for-TV movie "The Holy Family." It was his first on screen role
and certainly wouldn't be his last. Akkad returned to the States but
returned to Jordan a year later to become a casting assistant, body
double, and extra in Kathryn Bigelow's next movie, "The Hurt Locker."
Akkad was accepted to The Los Angeles Film School in early 2008 and
will start in July with a major in directing and a minor in production.
