Haythem Noor was born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in Italy. He moved to the U.S. in 1995. Haythem was exposed to acting at a very young age from watching Arabic movies with his mother. Later, Haythem's brother Amr Youssri began his acting career in Egypt as well.Haythem's debut performance came at the University of Alexandria at the age of 17. After training with the Atlantic Theater Company and Esper Studio, he has landed various acting gigs and his career continues to grow.He has recently appeared on Law & Order - SVU, Law & Order, Without a Trace, Third Watch, theater, various independent films and more. Haythem appeared as the Palestinian Shepherd (Ismail) in Misha Schulman's play Desert Sunrise, where he was described by The New York Times as "haunting and caustic".