Omer Chawshin

Born: 1942-06-16

Birthplace: Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq

Biography

Omer Chawshin is a Kurdish theater actor born in 1942 in Sulaymaniyah. He became a member of the Sulayymaniah Acting Troupe in 1967. Because of the lack of female actors and the restrictions on female actors, he wore and played female characters from the 1960s to the late 1980s.

Known For

The Woman of My Life
Mardan
Kick Off
Death Triangle
The General Inspector
Life
Dol: The Valley of Tambourines
Before Snowfall
Whisper with the Wind

Top Movie Credits

Mardan Omer (Hotel Owner)
Kick Off Mam Karim
Death Triangle Hawre's Father
Life Old man at teahouse