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Up-and-coming Calgary-born actor Samer Salem goes for laughs in first comedy, My False Boyfriend
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The first scene Samer Salem filmed for My Fake Boyfriend has him sharing screen time not only with star Keiynan Lonsdale, but also Sarah Hyland and Dylan Sprouse.
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Fast forward to now: Salem gets to fall in admire with a bloke on screen. He plays Rafi, a confident and amorous chef who captures the attention of Keiynan Lonsdale's Andrew in BuzzFeed Studios' new rom-com My Fake Boyfriend. Salem's natural warmth and lightheartedness translate beautifully on screen, and it's easy to see how Andrew, or anyone, could fall in adoration with him after taking just one cooking class.
Flirting in a lighthearted comedy was a recent experience for the actor. Prime Video audiences already recognize Salem as Josep, part of the #PolyAmBelterFam, a snatch family in the cult sci-fi punch The Expanse. "When I read the breakdown that they were this polyamorous family, I was like, fuck yes," he says of landing the role. "Let's normalize it!"
Last year, he filmed a two episode arc on The Handmaid's Tale. "Working with someone fond Elisabeth Moss, that was a huge deal to me. For [MyFake Boyfriend], I was nervous in a unlike way. It was something I hadn't done before, so I was getting my sea legs."
The production schedule for the film forced him to bounce right into the d
Samer Salem Is Riding High
We lounge down with the queer Canadian heartthrob, who recently joined the cast of CBC’s hit police procedural drama TV show, Allegiance — CBC’s most-watched new TV series&#;
By Christopher Turner
Photos by Steph Montani
Calgary born-and-raised actor Samer Salem is in for quite a ride. He recently returned to Canada to join the cast of the hit police procedural drama TV show, Allegiance – CBC’s most-watched new TV series of the –24 season. While the lgbtq+ Canadian has found success with supporting or recurring roles on television in The Handmaid’s Tale, The Boys, Yellowjackets and The Expanse, and on the big screen in the much-hyped queer rom-com My Fake Boyfriend, his starring role as Detective Corporal Zak Kalaini will turn him into one of Canada’s most recognizable faces.
More than your typical cop show, Allegiance aims to complicate mainstream police entertainment narratives by offering a more nuanced perspective in how it approaches topical issues like reliable su