WALID CHAYA
- Financial Core,
- NON-UNION,
- SAG-AFTRA
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NBC BLACKLIST: Redemption as BADASS OFFICER, S1E2 (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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Dramatic Motivational Manager Monologue (Performance Video) Quicktime
Hollywood Manager manipulates his client to take a job.
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Dramady Manager Pitches Biz Idea (Performance Video) Quicktime
Comedy/Drama, Hollywood manager making business arrangements for his client even though she seems uninterested.
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QUIRKY GUY ON DATE, Comedy Sitcom (Performance Video) Quicktime
Guy is head-over-heels for his date and goes overboard upon their first meeting; great at comedy and improv
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GENUINE GUY ON DATE, Comedy Sitcom (Performance Video) Quicktime
Guy apologizes after going overboard on a first-date; great at comedy and improv
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SADISTIC LEADER, Arabic Accent, Drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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FOREIGN SON, Accent, Comedy, Driving Ms. Saudi (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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CAREFREE COP, Comedy/Sitcom, Chicago Nine-Nine (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great comedic timing and improv experience
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US Navy, OFFICER ANSARI, Drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great emotional depth and experience with drama
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INTERROGATION, Drama, Kareem Under Pressure (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great emotional depth and experience with drama from "Breaking The I.C.E." film
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NURSE in "Mad" opposite Suzanne Bertish (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great emotional depth and experience with drama
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Sick Hopeful Man in Hospital - Drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled at portraying deep emotions and expertise in dramatic performance
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COOL TOUGH GUY, Action-Comedy, Saving Mr. Yamamoto (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great comedic timing and improv experience
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URBAN TECH GUY, Action Dramedy, False Alarm as Hazim (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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VICTIM, Drama, SKIN by Oscar-Winner Guy Nattiv (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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Arabic Drama (with English Subtitles) as Ezra, Foreign Doctor (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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Singing POP-RAP Demo Walid Chaya (Performance Video) Quicktime
Songs: Love The Way You Lie (Eminem) and at 0:26 Grenade (Bruno Mars)
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MT Singing Reel Broadway (Performance Video) Quicktime
- 2 Contrasting Songs- Fiddler on the Roof & Hairspray
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AUDIOBOOK VO Sample THE KITE RUNNER Excerpt Walid Cha (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Natural English speaker and skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects, also speak Arabic fluently
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Voiceover Commercial Reel - Walid Chaya (Audio Tracks) Quicktime
Commercial VO demo in English, as well as Middle Eastern dialect. Can also speak Arabic.
Résumé Print Résumé
Represented by: |
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Aqua - Courtney Peldon -Head of Theatrical Division (CA) (310) 859-8889 Theatrical (Film / TV), Theatre Eris Talent Agency (CA) (424) 389-0008 Commercial, Modeling, Print, Hosting / Public Appearances Eris Talent Agency (NY) 212-865-3091 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Modeling, Print, Hosting / Public Appearances SW Artists (NY) 646-246-8853 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Modeling, Print, Hosting / Public Appearances Hutson Talent Agency (VA) (757) 673-6436 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, Modeling, Print, Hosting / Public Appearances |
TELEVISION | ||
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Blind-sided |
Lead |
Station Films |
Madam Secretary |
Co-Star |
CBS |
Blacklist: Redemption |
Co-Star |
NBC |
The Looming Tower |
Co-Star |
Hulu |
Mysteries at the Museum |
Co-Star |
Travel Channel |
FBI: Criminal Pursuit |
Co-Star |
Investigation Discovery |
IHabibi (Web Series) |
Lead |
Providence Productions |
It Can Wait |
Lead |
PWCS Media |
FILM | ||
Saving Mr Yamamoto |
Lead |
American U Films |
Skin (Nationwide Release; TIFF Winner) |
Supporting |
Oscar-Winner Guy Nattiv |
MAD? (opposite Suzanne Bertish) |
Supporting |
Saskia Rifkin |
Magic Hour (opposite Miriam Shor) |
Supporting |
Jacqueline Christy |
Youth Roundtable Project |
Lead |
The MIX |
Spin |
Supporting |
Hobgoblin Pictures |
COMEDY | ||
Old School Sketch Show (Off-Broadway) |
Lead (Sketch & Improv) |
The People’s Improv Theater |
Driving Ms. Saudi |
Lead (Sketch) |
Film Festivals / Walid Chaya |
The Energized Guys (Touring) |
Lead (Sketch & Improv) |
National Theatre for Children |
OFF-BROADWAY | ||
The Shadowlands |
Ishmael |
La Mama Exp. Theatre (Reading) |
Barnyard Follies |
Robert Barton |
Playwrights Horizons (Reading) |
MUSICAL THEATER | ||
Radio Disney Music Show |
Host |
Walt Disney Company |
NYC Cranky Cabaret |
Principal |
Holz Productions |
Disney's High School Musical |
Troy |
FCPA Theatre |
Seussical, the musical |
Mr. Mayor |
St. B's Theatre |
The Who's Tommy |
Ensemble |
Raymond Hodges Theatre |
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown |
Snoopy |
Lancer Theatre |
THEATER | ||
The Art of Dining |
Paul |
Shafer St Playhouse |
Picasso at the Lapin Agile |
Gaston |
Black Box Theater |
The Rivals |
David |
Lee Drama |
Twelve Angry Men |
Juror No. 4 |
Hammond Theatre |
HOSTING | ||
Extra! On-Air with Mario Lopez |
Host |
NBC |
LA Monologue & Song Slam |
Host |
Zephyr Theatre |
MENASA Diversity Showcase |
Host |
MENA AAC |
Talent Thursday |
Host |
Moonlit Wings Productions |
Afternoon Tea with Industry |
Host |
Studio For Performing Arts LA |
TRAINING | ||
B.F.A. in Performance |
Magna Cum Laude Honors |
VCUarts Dept. of Theatre |
Upright Citizens Brigade LA |
Improv & Sketch Writing |
Diversity Scholarship Recipien |
Advanced TV Acting |
Clint Alexander, CD |
FOX Network |
Advanced Film/TV Acting |
Tiffany L. Canfield, CD |
Telsey & Co. |
Acting for Indie Films |
Brette Goldstein, CD |
Brette Goldstein Casting |
On-Camera Intensives w/Casting Directors: |
Pamella Pearl, Phillip Huffman, |
Meghan Rafferty, Kim Graham |
Musical Theater |
Patti D’Beck |
SDC & Broadway Veteran |
LOCAL HIRE | ||
NYC (Tri-State area) |
Atlanta, GA |
Richmond, VA |
Los Angeles, CA |
Washington, DC / VA / MD |
Raleigh, NC |
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Cooking, Great with Kids, Improvisiation, Pet Friendly, Basketball, Combat - Stage, Jet Skier, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Running - Sprint, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - diving, Swimming - freestyle, Track & Field, Trampoline, Yoga, Audio Prompter, Bartender - Vegas Style Flair, Chef, Clowning, Comedian, Dance Belly, Dance Jazz, Dancer, Disc Jockey, Ear Prompter, Gamer (Console), Host, Impressionist, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Magician, Medical Equip., Mime, Piano, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor, Vocal Range: Baritone, Voiceover, Whistler, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, East Indian Accent, French Accent, Greek Accent, Iraqi Accent, Israeli Accent, Jewish/Yiddish Accent, Persian Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent Arabic, Fluent Spanish
• Trilingual (English, Arabic & Spanish) • Walid's original film "Driving Ms. Saudi" had a Special Presentation at the World Expo in 2022 and won "Best Comedy Short" at the Dubai W.O.W. Film Festival and others (drivingmssaudifilm.com) • Performed Off-Broadway in mainstage "Old School Sketch Show" at The People's Improv Theatre NYC • LA UCB recipient of "Diversity Scholarship" for improv and sketch comedy • Dialects/accents (Middle Eastern, Indian, British, Southern) • Sing (baritone) & Dance (jazz)