Yasmine Al-Bustami | |
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Born |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Citizenship | United States |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2013–present |
Yasmine Al-Bustami ( Arabic: ياسمين البسطامي : Yāsmīn al-Busṭāmī) is an American actress. [1] She is most known for her roles on The Originals, NCIS: Hawaiʻi, and The Chosen.
Yasmine Al-Bustami was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to a Palestinian-Jordanian father and Filipina mother, but moved with her family to Texas at the age of three. After receiving a degree in Finance, she decided to enter the world of entertainment, and improved her studies in Chicago, Illinois. [1] [2]
In 2013, Al-Bustami made her television debut in The Originals as the recurring role of Monique Deveraux, a season one villain. [3]
In 2014, she guest starred in a season 3 episode of Nashville playing the role of Delissa Birch. [3]
In 2015, Al-Bustami guest starred in a season 4 episode of Switched at Birth. [3]
In 2016-2017, she had a recurring role on season 2 of The Inspectors. [3] In 2017 she appeared in the music video of John Legend's single, "Surefire." [3] Al-Bustami also had a role in the feature film You Get Me. [4] She was a series regular in the CW Seed series I Ship It playing Sasha. [3]
In 2018, Al-Bustami was cast as a series regular in the Alpha streaming service live interactive sci-fi series Orbital Redux playing the role of Tommie. [5]
In 2019, season 2 of I Ship It was released with Al-Bustami back as Sasha. The season premiered again on CW Seed, but also premiered this time on The CW. [6]
In 2021, she reprised the role of Ramah in multiple episodes of The Chosen's second season and third season, after appearing in a season one episode in 2019. [7] She was also cast as a series regular in NCIS spin-off NCIS: Hawaiʻi playing the role of Special Agent Lucy Tara. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013–14 | The Originals | Monique Deveraux | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
2014 | Film School Shorts | Anoosheh | Episode: "Life During Wartime" |
Nashville | Delissa Birch | Episode: "First to Have a Second Chance" | |
2016 | The Inspectors | Amy | 2 episodes on CBS |
2018 | Orbital Redux | Tommie | 8 episodes |
2019 | S.W.A.T. | Amina | Episode: "Kingdom" |
2019–present | The Chosen | Ramah | Main cast |
2021–24 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | Special Agent Lucy Tara | |
2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Crossover: "A Long Time Coming" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Nessyane | Nour | Series Regular |
2016–19 | I Ship It | Sasha | CW Seed Series |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Unimaginable | Robin | Short |
The Neighbors Horror Saga | Kari-Tale of the Pawn | ||
Flower | Grac | ||
2011 | Road to Peshawar | Anoosheh | |
2012 | The Symphony of Silence | Monica | |
The Package | Guns | ||
Walking the Halls | Student | ||
2013 | Reborn | Ingrid | |
M15F1T5 | Preacher Boy | ||
Ladies' Man: A Made Movie | Dahlia | MTV Productions | |
When It's Your Time | Alana | Short | |
R | Rana | ||
2015 | SuperNovas | Afsheen | |
Unimaginable | Robin | ||
Angie + Zahra | Zahra | ||
2016 | You Get Me | Grace |