Makram Khoury
Palestinian-Israeli actor Makram Khoury was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest artistic honor in the country. He is one of Israel's most respected actors, playing leads in all the major theatres as well as acting in films and on television. Khoury is an actor's actor: subtle, powerful and protean. He embodies many of the paradoxes of Israeli society. He was born to a Christian-Arab family who belonged to the Greek Orthodox church: Greek Orthodox, Christian, Arab, Palestinian. He and his family fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. After five months of unemployment, Makram's lawyer father decided to risk returning rather than live in a refugee camp. Makram's family found housing in the Northern Israeli city of Acco. When he graduated high school in 1963, he went to study at The Hebrew University but soon dropped out to act. He trained with Jacqueline Kronberg-an American teacher who had worked with Second City-and also got involved with an Arab Theatre in Haifa. Eventually he went to Drama School in England. When he returned, even though he soon began getting work at The Cameri Theatre and the Haifa Municipal Theatre, he experienced an identity crisis. The Cameri arranged coaching for him in voice, diction and Hebrew. No professional Arabic theatre existed in Israel, only amateur companies. To fulfill himself as an actor, he had to work in Hebrew. Khoury came to a compromise with this situation through dreams." With help from his friend Anton Shamas, a distinguished Palestinian-Israeli writer, he decoded a message from his own unconscious. He saw himself as a clown in a circus sitting on a unicycle going around a circle, balancing with arms spread out, saying, 'I'm breathing, I'm alive! & saw a coin with two heads on the handlebars. On one side it said 'Israeli-Arab,' on the other, 'Israeli.' Acting managed to cure his wounds. Maintaining this balance is particularly challenging for Makram since the 2nd Intifada began. "I started to blame and hate my colleagues. I said: How will I go up on the Israeli stage and act in Hebrew? I can't, I can't. Then I see all these bombs, these terrorist acts that I disagree with, like many other Palestinians, and that brings me back to the balancing." Makram's wife Wadia is an Art Teacher. Two of his children - Clara & Jamil- are also actors. His daughter Rula is a Project Manager at The Science Museum in Jerusalem.
Makrand Deshpande
Makrand Deshpande was born in Dahanu, Maharashtra, India. He is known for his work on Hanan (2004), Company (2002), Danav (2003), Swades (2004), Sarfarosh (1999), Satya (1998), Darna Zaroori Hai (2006), Chameli (2003), Market (2003), and Jungle (2000). His contribution to the theatre industry includes over 50 short plays and 40 full-length plays, including Sir Sir Sirla, Joke, Maa In Transit, Krishna Kidding and Shakepearcha Mhatara.
Makrand Shukla
Makrand Shukla is known for Wrong Side Raju (2016), Lakiro (2023) and Bhavna (1984).
Maks Kleoncic
Maks Kleoncic is known for Zora (2020) and Soft Creatures (2021).
Maksim
Maksim is known for Chaari 111 (2024), In Ordinary Ink (2023) and Arte Journal (1998).
Maksim Abrosimov
Maksim Abrosimov is known for 28 panfilovtsev (2016).
Maksim Al-Names
Maksim Al-Names is an actor, known for Za granyu realnosti (2018), Devyataya (2019) and Estuaries.
Maksim Artamonov
Maksim Artamonov was born on 6 June 1973 in the USSR. He is an actor, known for Chyornaya Molniya (2009), Zapreshchyonnaya realnost (2009) and Avanpost (2019).
Maksim Belborodov
Maksim Belborodov was born on 18 May 1989 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He is an actor, known for Ikariya, Zloy gorod and Oderzhimaya (2022). He has been married to Zoya Berber since 11 February 2024. They have one child.
Maksim Bityukov
Maksim Bityukov was born on December 20, 1973 in the USSR. He is an actor, known for Avanpost (2019), Belyy tigr (2012) and Sem par nechistykh (2018).
