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Like many other actors of the mid- to late 2000s who hailed from the same geographic region, Ali Suliman signed for a number of roles that played off of an ethnic typecast, capitalizing on the public interest surge in Middle Eastern events and issues. Suliman was by no means limited to bit parts, however; in fact, as one of his first major credits, he signed for a lead -- in the controversial terrorist-themed drama Paradise Now. In that critical and public favorite, the actor offered a harrowing portrayal of Khaled, a young Palestinian man who drifts casually into a suicide-bombing mission. Suliman also landed a small role in Peter Berg's gripping counter-terrorism thriller The Kingdom (2007).