Joseph Al-Ahmad is a multilingual and biracial actor and director born in Bulgaria. His mother is of mixed Sudanese and Bulgarian origin, and his father is from Syria. Joseph grew up speaking four languages and is fluent in English, Bulgarian, Russian, and Levantine Arabic. He is the youngest grandson of internationally acclaimed poet and author Vanya Petkova.
After graduating from the National High School of Applied Arts in 2015 where he specialized in fine arts, he was admitted to the Gerasimov University of Cinematic Arts, the oldest film school in the world, where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in film directing with 'Excellence in the Performing Arts' in 2020.
While in college, he landed his first supporting speaking role as Bassam in the popular Egyptian TV series Above the Clouds (2018), which required performing in fluent Arabic and Russian. As a director, his short film 'Motives' was awarded 'Best Narrative Short' at the Los Angeles Film Awards in 2019, along with a second 'Honorable Mention: Director' award.
After moving to Los Angeles in 2021, he continued practicing his craft at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop and was granted 'Alien of Extraordinary Ability' status in the US as both an actor and director, with the support of the SAG-AFTRA union.
In 2022 he booked the critical role as the narrator on the set of A Christmas Story Christmas (2022), working closely with director Clay Kaytis and Peter Billingsley during production.
Today he is based in Los Angeles, often traveling to his hometown Sofia, Bulgaria, for projects and to spend time with his family, and is represented by his agent Myreon Arslan of MJB Talent, and his manager Irvin Gelb. Known for A Christmas Story Christmas (2022), Above the Clouds (2018), and for directing Motives (2018), Chase (2022).
