Nadim Joakim Sawalha ( ar, نديم صوالحة) (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor, the father of actresses
Nadia
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.
In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: Uk ...
and
Julia Sawalha
Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968) is an English actress who played Saffron "Saffy" Monsoon in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous''. She is also known for her portrayal of Lynda Day, editor of the ''Junior Gazette'', in ''Press Gang'', as ...
. He appeared in two
Bond film
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s, ''
The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and ''
The Living Daylights
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'' (1987).
Background
Sawalha was born in
Madaba
Madaba ( ar, مادبا; Biblical Hebrew: ''Mēḏəḇāʾ''; grc, Μήδαβα) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, espec ...
,
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of ''
Who Do You Think You Are?'' that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September.
Acting career
Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years.
Personal life
Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters,
Nadia
Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.
In Slavic, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope" in many Slavic languages: Uk ...
,
Julia
Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. ...
and Dina. His brother is comedian
Nabil Sawalha.
Filmography
Film
Television
Other roles
*He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game.
*In the 2018
BBC Radio 4
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miniseries ''A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London'', he played the role of "Dr. Mahmoud".
BBC Radio 4 - Drama, A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London
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References
External links
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1935 births
Living people
English male film actors
English male television actors
English people of Jordanian descent
Jordanian emigrants to the United Kingdom
People from Madaba Governorate
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors