Dhafer L'Abidine ( ar, ظافر العابدين, also spelt Dhaffer L'Abidine, Zafer El-Abedin and Dhafer El Abidine; born 26 November 1972) is a

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n actor and former professional football player.

Biography

Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from

Birmingham School of Acting Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), previously known as Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (BSSTDA) and then as Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) was a drama school located in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 19 ...

. He starred in Sky One's ''

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'', BBC's ''Spooks'' and ITV's ''The Bill''. He also starred in '' "The Mark of Cain"'' as Omar Abdullah and in

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. He became famous in

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after he played the role of "Dali" in a Tunisian series called "Maktoub". He later went on to participate in dramas in the

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, notably in

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, the

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and

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including shows and series such as "''Taht Al Saytara"'', ''"

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"'', and "''Arous Beirut"''

Film

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'' (2006) *''

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'' (2006) *''The Gems Merchant'' *''The Hunt Feast'' *''Marie la Fille de Son'' *''Le Rendez-Vous'' *''

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'' (2010) *''

'' (2016) *''Abu Shanab'' *''Habet Caramel'' *''asbet alf lila wa lila''

Television

* ''Hunted'' (2012) *''Benidorm'' (as Mohammed) (from Series 5, March 2012) *''Casualty'' (from Series 26, September 2011) *''Spooks 5'' (episode 6&7) *''

'' (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 *''

'' (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) *''

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*''Niran Sadiqa'' (Egyptian ... Ramadan 2013 series) * ''The Cube'' (Dubai TV, 2014) * Transporter: The Series *'' 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) *''

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'' (2018 Hulu Network) *''Arous Beirut'' (2019 series)

References

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* * * Living people 1972 births Tunisian footballers Tunisian male television actors Tunisian male film actors 20th-century Tunisian male actors 21st-century Tunisian male actors People from Tunis Association footballers not categorized by position {{Tunisia-actor-stub