Kais Nashef (Arabic: قيس ناشف, Hebrew: קאיס נאשף; born 1978) is a Palestinian (Arab-Israeli) actor of both Palestinian and German descent.

Born in Tayibe, Israel, to an Arab-Muslim father, and to a German-Christian mother.

Nashef studied acting at the Beit Zvi Institute of Performing Arts in Ramat Gan. He later played the lead role in Paradise Now, a film about two would-be suicide bombers in the West Bank. In 2018, he won the best actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in Tel Aviv on Fire.