George Calil (born 29 March 1973) is an English actor known for his role in the TV mini-series '' Band of Brothers,'' where he portrayed Sergeant James H. "Mo" Alley, Jr.

Early life

Calil was born in

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in 1973. He is the son of Lebanese businessman

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Career

In 2004, Calil starring in the special drama ''

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'', as Don Larson, American journalist who travels to Afghanistan one year after 9/11, in an effort to learn the truth about the search for

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. The film premiered and sold at the

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. Also in 2004 he played the role of

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in the remake of the 1960 film ''

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''. In 2005 he starred in four feature films, ''Rollin' with the Nines'', ''

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'', and ''The Film Maker'', and in 2006 he played the lead role of Detective Alex Taylor in the feature film ''

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''.

Personal life

He also starred in the

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'', in which he played the drug dealing boyfriend of Sandy. Sandy was played by

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, who was Calil's girlfriend in real life. In June 2003, 22-year-old Sadler died after falling from the balcony of Calil's

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home after the pair had allegedly taken

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. Calil was arrested after Sadler's death but he was eventually released without charge after police confirmed they were treating Sadler's death as an accident.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1973 births British people of Lebanese descent Living people

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