Rashid Al-Warthan

🎭 Rashid Al-Warthan (1959)

A Saudi director and actor. He served as Head of the Theater Department at the Society of Culture and Arts in Dammam, and was honored at the 13th Arab Theater Festival in 2015 for his contributions to Saudi theater.

👤 Personal Information

Full Name: Rashid Abdullah Al-Warthan

Date of Birth: 1959 (Age 65–66)

Nationality: 🇸🇦 Saudi

Languages: Arabic (Saudi dialects)

Occupation: Actor, Director

🏛️ Positions

2011: Appointed Director of the Society of Culture and Arts in Dammam

📺 TV Series

A’elat Bu Kulsh (1988)

Khaznah (1990)

Eyāl Saber (1992)

Rihlat Sayd (1993)

Al-Dawa’er (1993)

Buḥayrat al-Ḍafādi‘ (2001)

Al-Ikhwah Al-Shuja‘ān (2001)

Al-Ḥulm Al-Murr (2003)

Ghaṣṣāt Al-Ḥanīn (2004)

Al-Za‘rūr (2004)

Abṭāl Al-Ḥurūf (2004)

Majādīf Al-Amal (2005)

Fawāṣil (2006)

Bi-Tawqīt Makkah (2021)

‘Alā Al-Hawā (2022)

Khuyūṭ Al-Ma‘āzīb (2024)

🎬 Films

Awaken Me (2017) – Short film

Bilāl Al-Sādis (2021)

Hubāl (2024)

🎭 Plays

Haddām Al-Dīrah (1990)

Al-Buqshah (2016) – Written by Rashid Al-Warthan

Abū Al-Humūm (2018)

Il‘ab ‘Alā Al-Maḍmūn (2020)

📺 TV Specials

Divers of the 20th Century

🎬 Directing Experience (Theater)

Roots – Written by Mohammed Al-Basha (2000)

Lost Substitute – Written by Abdul Baqi Al-Bakheet (2016)

🏆 Awards & Honors

🥇 Best Actor at the National Festival for Heritage and Culture (Janadriyah) – 2001

🎖️ Honored at the 5th Arab Pioneers and Creators Festival – 2010

🎭 Honored at the 13th Arab Theater Festival – 2015

🏅 Honored by the Society of Culture and Arts in Dammam – 2015, in recognition of his contributions and artistic achievements