Firass Dirani

About

Firass Dirani (born 1984 or 1985) is an Australian film and television actor best known for his roles in Power Rangers Mystic Force, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, and House Husbands.

Firass Dirani was born in Blacktown in western Sydney in 1984 and grew up in the suburb of Werrington. He is of Lebanese descent. He worked in his family’s shop for ten years. He attended St Paul’s Grammar School and graduated in 2001.
He went on to study acting at the Actors College of Theatre and Television (ACTT) in Sydney, graduating from the Professional Actor Program in 2004.

Dirani played the main role of Nick Russell, the Red Mystic Ranger in Power Rangers Mystic Force in 2006. He then played the recurring role of Amen Salim in 2007 series Kick. He pursued his acting career in Hollywood before receiving a call to play the main role of John Ibrahim in Underbelly: The Golden Mile in 2010, the role which made him a household name in Australia.
In 2010, he was nominated for the Inside Film Awards ‘Out of the Box’ award and also won the GQ Australia Men of the Year ‘Best Television Actor’ award in the same year. In April 2010, Dirani was named Cleo Bachelor…