Yasir Sitara (31 December 1988) is an American actor and producer. After acting in several minor stage roles throughout his teenage years, Sitara found some success and notoriety performing in short f ...Show More
Yasir Sitara (31 December 1988) is an American actor and producer. After acting in several minor stage roles throughout his teenage years, Sitara found some success and notoriety performing in short films while in college. He soon left for New York City in 2012 to develop his film career. His most notable work comprises of two films, Infinite Nightmare (2013) and Tango Shalom (2021).For his portrayal of the main antagonist in Infinite Nightmare, Sitara's performance was recognized by his colleagues as the most realistic depiction of a fictional creature they had ever seen.In his depiction of the "Imam" character in Tango Shalom, Sitara's performance was well received and ironically had began the production as an extra. Until both the producer Claudio Laniado, and the director Gabriel Bologne saw major potential, and entrusted him with what would become his "Big Break."A practitioner in the art of method acting, he is well-known to exude a magnetic air of prominence and professionalism to the set of any production he joins.Sitara was born on 31 December 1988 in Champaign, Illinois, the youngest of four children, his mother is an Arabic Teacher, and his father a Doctor of Botanical Sciences. He has Eastern-European and Middle-Eastern ancestry. Sitara received his secondary education in Tampa, Florida, where he had his first acting experiences, starring in a school production as Huckleberry Finn at the age of 14. As a child, he would memorize and rehearse entire episodes from his favorite television programs, in hopes of being one of the greatest actors of all time. Hide
