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Dhafer L'Abidine
Actor, Director, Producer, WriterBorn February 29, 1972 (52 years)
He is a Tunisian actor and former professional soccer player. Dhaffer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from Birmingham school of Acting. He starred in Sky One's Dream Team, BBC's Spooks and ITV's The Bill. He also starred in The Mark of Cain as Omar Abdullah and in A Hologram for the King. He became famous in Tunisia after he played the role of "Dali" in a Tunisian series called "Maktoub". He later went on to participate in dramas in the Arab world, notably in Egypt, the UAE and Lebanon including shows and series such as Taht Al Saytara, Prince of Poets, and Arous Beirut.
Filmography
| 2024 | A Nose and Three Eyes · as Cast |
| 2022 | The Spider · as Adam Gubran's |
| 2022 | Finding Ola (TV Series) · as Karim |
| 2021 | Mousa · as Cast |
| 2021 | Ghodwa · as Habib |
| 2020 | Blood Line · as Nader |
| 2020 | The Eddy (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Bride of Beirut (TV Series) · as Fares Al-Daher |
| 2018 | Eugenie Nights (TV Series) |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower (TV Series) · as Mohamed Atta |
| 2017 | Habbet Caramel · as رجا |
| 2017 | The State (2017) (TV Series) · as Maqqar Amir |
| 2017 | Fearless (2017) (TV Series) · as Yusef Attar |
| 2017 | This Evening (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Life is Beautiful (TV Series) · as Selim |
| 2017 | Caramel (TV Series) · as Raja |
| 2016 | Abu Shanab · as حسن أبو دقن |
| 2016 | The Exit (TV Series) · as Omar |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the King · as Hasan |
| 2016 | SNL Arabia (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Under Control (TV Series) · as Hatem |
| 2015 | 24 Carats (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2015 | Under Control (TV Series) · as Hatem Mahmoud Al Ridi |
| 2015 | أريد رجلًا (TV Series) · as Khaled |
| 2015 | Orido Ragolan (TV Series) · as Khaled |
| 2014 | Farq Tawqit (TV Series) · as Sameh |
| 2014 | Whose Empire? (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Friendly Fire (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Bible (TV Series) · as Uriah |
| 2012 | Transporter (TV Series) · as Olivier Dassin |
| 2012 | Hunted (TV Series) · as Bernard Faroux |
| 2012 | Vertigo (2012) (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Black Forest · as Saxon |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 · as Mahmud |
| 2010 | Strike Back (TV Series) · as Hakim Al Nazeri |
| 2010 | Centurion · as Arm Wrestling Opponent |
| 2009 | 31 North 62 East · as Thierry Leroy |
| 2009 | Buried Secrets · as Ali |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK (TV Series) · as Tariq Mahmoud |
| 2008 | Wallander (UK) (TV Series) · as Migrant Worker |
| 2008 | مكتوب (TV Series) |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2007 | The Mark of Cain · as Abdullah Omar |
| 2007 | The Whistleblowers (TV Series) · as Mohamed Agiza |
| 2007 | Rise of the Footsoldier · as Emre Baran |
| 2007 | Benidorm (2007) (TV Series) · as Mohammed |
| 2007 | Thieves Like Us (TV Series) · as Claude Delacroix |
| 2006 | Voyages of Discovery (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Children of Men · as Dhafer |
| 2006 | The Stone Merchant · as 1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine) |
| 2006 | The Da Vinci Code · as Pts Agent |
| 2006 | Bombshell (TV Series) · as Raman |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | Coming Up (TV Series) · as Passenger |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Supt Raphael Cruz |
| 2002 | Wire in the Blood (TV Series) · as Hassan |
| 2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Sharaf |
| 2000 | Maria: Daughter of Her Son · as Giacomo Di Zebedeo |
| 2000 | Doctors (TV Series) · as Pete Demello |
| 1997 | Dream Team (TV Series) · as Marcel Sabatier |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost (TV Series) · as Roman Cassell |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Omar Nasri |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Ali Hakimi |
| 1980 | Love Again (TV Series) · as Migrant Worker |