Acting credits
9
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Josef Fares
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
Low visibility
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Movies: 10Series: 7Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 57022
IMDb ID: nm0267244
Known for: Directing
Born: September 19, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2023
Years active: 24
Average TMDB rating: 6.22
Wikidata: Q1345960
Other jobs
Director (6)Characters (1)Executive Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and video game designer of Assyrian descent. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films, including one of his major hits, A Way Out (2018). He is the founder of Hazelight Studios. He was presented with "The Game Of The Year Award" for his game It Takes Two at The Game Awards in 2021. He also directed the game Split Fiction (2025).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Josef Fares.
7.3
Exodus
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.5
Bekas
Thanks
2012 Movie
4.6
Balls
Director
2010 Movie
6.0
Hockey Model
Director
2008 Movie
5.7
Leo
as Josef
2007 Movie
5.7
Zozo
Director
2005 Movie
5.1
The Babylon Syndrome
as Male nurse
2004 Movie
6.4
Kopps
Director
2003 Movie
6.2
The Best Man's Wedding
Director
2000 Movie
Split Fiction
Characters
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Josef Fares.
8.3
GAME GENOME
as ゲスト(VTR出演) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Mästaren
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Renées brygga
as Himself • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.7
The Game Awards
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.0
Solsidan
as Regissör • 4 eps
2010 Series
5.0
Skavlan
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series