WALID CHAYA
- Financial Core,
- NON-UNION,
- SAG-AFTRA
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NURSE in "Mad" opposite Suzanne Bertish (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great emotional depth and experience with drama
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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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MT Singing Reel Broadway (Performance Video) Quicktime
- 2 Contrasting Songs- Fiddler on the Roof & Hairspray
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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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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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CAREFREE COP, Comedy/Sitcom, Chicago Nine-Nine (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great comedic timing and improv experience
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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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COOL TOUGH GUY, Action-Comedy, Saving Mr. Yamamoto (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great comedic timing and improv experience
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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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SADISTIC LEADER, Arabic Accent, Drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Skilled in various Middle Eastern dialects and speak Arabic fluently
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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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SPY, Action Dramedy, False Alarm as Matt (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great emotional depth and experience with drama
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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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US Navy, OFFICER ANSARI, Drama (Performance Video) Quicktime
Great emotional depth and experience with drama
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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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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.
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Eris Talent Agency (CA) (424) 389-0008 Theatrical (Film / TV), Commercial, Theatre, Voiceover, 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 CAP Management (CA) 484-797-0683 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, Comedian, Dance Belly, Dance Jazz, Dancer, Ear Prompter, Host, Impressionist, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, 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)