Maxim Khalil is a professional awardwinning Syrian actor who has achieved considerable stardom in Syria and the rest of the Arab World At a very young age he was one of the first male ballet dancers in Syria In his early 20s he started his acting career and within a few years he was chosen by prominent directors in leading roles Alongside his work in film and theatre Maxim Khalil acted in more than 70 TV series including the Emmy Awardwinning AlIjtiyah The Invasion and appearing in 1000 episodes After he was compelled to leave his home in Damascus in 2011 he started performing leading roles in panArab TV series expanding his stardom to Egypt Lebanon and the UAE among others