Born 31st
May 1985 in Nairobi Mourad is a rare breed of stellar actors that have ever
graced the Phoenix Players stage.
He started
acting at the age of 9 in Class three at Thornden Primary where as a boy scout
he performed skits to his fellows during camps.
“It was at
Eastleigh high where my artistic juices burst with a flame where I was a member
of the drama club and subsequently involved in Drama festivals” Says the
exceptionally tongued Sadat. From there he got trained at the performance
training workshop hosted by the renowned Keith Pearson.
He has most
recently finished his law degree at Makerere University majoring in corporate
affairs and is set to graduate soon and later do his post graduate diploma.
Having been
a timid and self inundated kid, acting is the only other form of art that truly
lights up Mourad’s world. “Through acting my different characters get exposed,
I could adopt and become anything I want to be and that boosts my confidence.” He
says
He says that
at first people misconceive him a snob but what really makes him an exceptional
actor is his passion, dedication and diligence in every performance. “I go an
extra mile in every script I take and I feel I haven’t done that, I would
rather not do it at all.”
He has
featured in countless theatrical performances at Phoenix, Alliance,KNT and
Radio theatre. His notable TV appearances include Nairobi Law, Shuga Sn. II, he
has also featured in the abroad movies Africa Monamoir and Taking the Flack and
is currently shooting Mali.
His best
moment on set is when his hard work pays off and the director declares a shot
perfect in the first take.
He however
asserts that the hardest thing he has to do on stage is to act drunk! And that
the worst moment he ever had, was clumsily banging his head on the door after
an outburst of his energy.
“Although
the audience laughed as it seemed to be part of the plot it was my most
embarrassing moment”
His unique
qualities as an actor he says are his colour, exuberant stage presence and
ability to completely envelope and internalize a script.
Mourad who
features in the farce Who’s Who showing at Phoenix Players says that his
favourite actor of all time is Fareed Khimani “whose level of professionalism
and character on set would lift up anyone.”
In the near
future he sees himself practicing law, voicing the voiceless and producing
film.
He adds that
“if I had the power to change something in the Kenyan Industry, I would change
the stereotype that Kenyan actors are lazy and are in the profession because of
lack of an alternative”
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