Samy Osman is a Toronto based actor and aspiring filmmaker, with many interest in and outside the film/TV industry, including martial arts, stunt work and philosophical musings. He was born and grew up in the National Capital Region in Canada and has a mixed ethnic background. He is trained in the art of Hapkido under the legendary Grandmaster In-shik Hwang and appreciates many art forms, from film to video games and literature. Samy has appeared in many independent films, more recently playing the leading man in Newborn (2018), a film appearing in Academy Awards and Canadian Screen Awards qualifying festivals, taking home multiple awards and winning CBC's 2018 Short Film Faceoff in Canada. He has also performed in shows such as The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Flashpoint (2008), Mayday (2003), Saving Hope (2012) and a recurring role on Nikita (2010) starring Maggie Q. He occasionally tries his hand at film-making and intends to continue bringing his own ideas to life.