Ali started out his career in event promotions, in 2009. He created a circuit in São Paulo called “Circuito Velvet Club" and held the first
LGBTQA+ event at Buddha Bar at the former Daslu Building, which featured Dj
Samantha Ronson. In 2010, Ali was involved in creating a petition and collecting 100,000 signatures to bring
Lady Gaga to Brazil. In 2012, Ali was invited to be a cast member of the
reality TV show
Fazenda de Verão. He left the show after 43 days in the house due to mental health concerns that were triggered by the stress and pressure of being bullied during his time on the show. In 2014, he launched a blog called
Sem Censura which featured interviews with Brazilian celebrities such as Ticiane Pinhero. The blog was in a form of a TV show. In 2017, he moved to New York and ran a digital marketing agency working with brands such
AT&T and
Frontier Communications. In 2022, he moved to Los Angeles to invest full time in his acting career. He studied at
Stella Adler Studio of Acting. In 2024, it was announced that he would play the murderer
Marcelo Costa de Andrade, better known as the 'vampire de Niterói', in a play in Los Angeles. In 2025, Haysam played the role of
Benvolio in a
Romeo & Juliet remake in Los Angeles, California. Also in 2025, Haysam Ali played Prior Walter in a Los Angeles production of “
Angels in America”, portraying an HIV-positive character whose journey confronts the stigma surrounding the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and the effects of treatment with AZT. == Filmography ==