Since his graduation from the Syrian Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in 1984, he has appeared in numerous plays, TV and cinema productions, both in Syria and in France.

[1] He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1984, and soon after, he played a role in Mohammad Malas’s second feature film, The Night (1992).

In 2007, he won the best actor award at the "Valencia Film Festival" for his role in the movie "Public relations".

"Days and Nights of the Heart Tree" (2015–2016): In Paris, Fares Al-Helou plays the role of the storyteller in the ballet opera "Days and Nights of the Heart Tree" by Franco-Algerian writer/composer Tarik Benouarka.

[3] The 80-minute operatic work has been written in Arabic language and combines Western classical music, opera singing, poetry and dance.