Dhafer L'Abidine
Biography
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.
Movies 26
Children of Men
as Dhafer
2006
Sex and the City 2
as Mahmud
2010
Centurion
as Arm Wrestling Opponent
2010
Palestine 36
as Amir
2025
A Hologram for the King
as Hasan
2016
The Mark of Cain
as Abdullah Omar
2007
The Stone Merchant
as 1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
2006
Abu Shanab
as حسن أبو دقن
2016
Sophia
as Hichem
2025
Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play
2025
Black Forest
as Saxon
2012
31 North 62 East
as Thierry Leroy
2009
Buried Secrets
as Ali
2009
Kingdom of Dust
as Shakir
2011
Tomorrow
as Habib
2022
Check In
A Nose and Three Eyes
2024
To My Son
2023
Habbet Caramel
as رجا
2017
The Spider
as Adam Gubran's
2022
Late December
2010
Memory in the Flesh
as Ziad
2010
Blood Line
as Nader
2020
Forget Me Not
as Son
2006
Fausse Note
2012
Kundalini
TV Shows 24
Spooks
as Sharaf
2002
A Touch of Frost
as Roman Cassell
1992
Benidorm
as Mohammed
2007
Transporter: The Series
as Olivier Dassin
2013
Bride of Beirut
as Fares Al-Daher
2019
Saturday Night Live Arabia
2016
The Eddy
2020
Drop Dead Diva
2018
Bad Timing
as سميح
2014
Bad Timing
2014
Whose empire
as Othman
2014
Haza El-Masa'
2017
Under Control
as Hatem
2015
Vertigo
2012
Friendly Fire
2013
Halawet El-Donia
as Sleim
2017
Eugenie Nights
2018
Fated
2008
Caramel
as Raja
2017
Maybe
2026
The Exit
as المقدم عمر فاروق
2016
Orido Rajolan
as Khaled
2015
The Masked Singer Arabia
2020