Lama Al-Hakim

Acting

Lama Al Hakim is a Syrian actress known for her work in television, film, and theater. She graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 2005 and began building her acting career through stage productions and Syrian television dramas. Her early credits include Wa Shaa Al Hawa (2006), Ahl Al-Gharam (2006), Siret Al-Hob (2007), Zaman Al-Khawf (2007), Ashya Tushbeh Al-Hob (2007), Marsoum Aili (2009), Hot Winter (2009), and Al-Zelzal (2010). Al Hakim gradually expanded her career into film, appearing in Maryam (2012), Rain of Homs (2017), A Man and Three Days (2017), and War Travelers (2018). Several of these projects brought her together with Syrian filmmaker Joud Said. She also continued working in television, appearing in Hadath Fi Dimashq (2013) before portraying Syrian women's rights activist Nazik Al-Abid in the historical drama Hara'er (2015). The following year, she played journalist Scarlett in Bila Ghamd (2016). After spending several years concentrating on film, Al Hakim returned to television in Wahdn (2018), playing Salma, a young woman whose seemingly innocent behavior conceals a complicated personal story. Her stage career includes productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Andromache, Talamith Al-Khawf, Taktik, and Metl El-Kezb. She has also worked in experimental theater, particularly with the Takween Theater group, exploring improvisation and collaborative performance.