Dhafer L'Abidine (Arabic: ظافر العابدين, also spelt Dhaffer L'Abidine, Zafer El-Abedin and Dhafer El Abidine; born 26 November 1972) is a Tunisian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and former professional football player.[2]

Biography

Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from the Birmingham School of Acting.[1] 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.[3] He became famous in Tunisia after playing the role of "Dali" in a Tunisian series called "Maktoub".[4] 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",[5] and "Arous Beirut"

He was voted Best Actor in the Arab World for 2017 by Sayidaty magazine.[6]

In November 2018, he was part of the jury led by Bille August at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival.[7]

Filmography

Films

Television

  • Hunted (2012)
  • Benidorm (as Mohammed) (from Series 5, March 2012)
  • Casualty (from Series 26, September 2011)
  • Spooks 5 (episode 6&7)
  • Prince of Poets (presenter, 2007)
  • Voyages of Discovery
  • The Message
  • The Bill
  • Doctors (BBC, 2005)
  • Bombshell Ramon Jim Loach Shed Productions
  • Brothers Kais (Regular) Hamadi Arafa RTT Tunisia
  • 2009 - 2013 : Tunis 2050 : Bilel
  • Dream Team (2 series) Marcel Sabatier (Regular) Various Sky Television
  • Wire in the Blood 2
  • First Love
  • Maktoub (4 Saisons) (as Dali Naji) (Prod. Cactus Of Sami Fehri RTT Tunisia)
  • Vertigo (Egyptian Ramadan 2012 series)
  • The Bible - Uriah the Hittite
  • Niran Sadiqa (Egyptian ... Ramadan 2013 series)
  • The Cube (Dubai TV, 2014)
  • Transporter: The Series
  • Taht Elsaytara (Egyptian Ramadan 2015 series)
  • Al khourouj - The Exit (Egyptian Ramadan 2016 series)
  • Halawet el Donia (Egyptian Ramadan 2017 series)
  • Caramel (Ramadan 2017 series)
  • eugenie nights (Ramadan 2018 series)
  • The Looming Tower (miniseries) (2018 Hulu Network)
  • Arous Beirut (2019 series)
  • Finding Ola (Netflix series, Season 2, 2024)

Awards

  • Best Arab Actor Award for Halawet El Donia at the Murex d'Or in 2018[8]
  • Best Actor Award at the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival for his performance in Ghodwa[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "L'hommage de birmingham university à dhafer el abidine". kapitalis.com (in French). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Sex And The City 2 - Dhafer L'Abidine interview". IndieLondon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Dhafer L'Abidine". IMDb. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Dhaffer L'Abidine - Actor - Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Dhafer L'Abidine". www.tvsa.co.za.
  6. ^ "Au Colisée : Habbet caramel en présence de Dhafer El Abidine". kapitalis.
  7. ^ "Le Festival International du Film du Caire fête sa 40ème édition". webdo.
  8. ^ "Liban : Dhafer El-Abidine et Hend Sabry sacrés meilleurs acteurs arabes". kapitalis.
  9. ^ "Dhafer L'Abidine récompensé au Festival du film arabe de Rotterdam". polture.


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