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]
Dhaffer L'Abidine | |
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ظافر العابدين | |
 Dhafer on the June 2010 cover of Tunivisions. | |
| Born | 26 November 1972 |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Education | Birmingham School of Acting[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Biography
editDhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from 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 he played 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]
Film
edit- Mark of Cain
- Children of Men (2006)
- The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- The Gems Merchant
- The Hunt Feast
- Marie la Fille de Son
- Le Rendez-Vous
- 31 North 62 East (2009)
- Sex and the City 2 (2010)
- A Hologram for the King (2016)
- Abu Shanab
- Habet Caramel
- asbet alf lila wa lila
Television
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b "L'hommage de birmingham university à dhafer el abidine". kapitalis.com (in French). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Sex And The City 2 - Dhafer L'Abidine interview". IndieLondon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Dhafer L'Abidine". IMDb. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Dhaffer L'Abidine - Actor - Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Dhafer L'Abidine". www.tvsa.co.za.
- ^ "Au Colisée : Habbet caramel en présence de Dhafer El Abidine". kapitalis.
- ^ "Le Festival International du Film du Caire fête sa 40ème édition". webdo.
- ^ "Liban : Dhafer El-Abidine et Hend Sabry sacrés meilleurs acteurs arabes". kapitalis.
- ^ "Dhafer L'Abidine récompensé au Festival du film arabe de Rotterdam". polture.
External links
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- Dhaffer L'Abidine at IMDb
Media related to Dhaffer L'Abidine at Wikimedia Commons
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