Dhafer L'Abidine

Dhafer L'Abidine

Known for
Acting
Born
February 29, 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
tunis, Tunisie

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.

Known For

Filmography

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Kundalini

Kundalini

Movie

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Check In

Check In

Movie

2026
Maybe poster

Maybe

TV · 21 eps

2025
Palestine 36 poster

Palestine 36

Movie · as Amir

2025
Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play poster

Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play

Movie

2025
Sophia poster

Sophia

Movie · as Hichem

2024
A Nose and Three Eyes poster

A Nose and Three Eyes

Movie

2023
To My Son poster

To My Son

Movie

2022
Tomorrow poster

Tomorrow

Movie · as Habib

2022
The Spider poster

The Spider

Movie · as Adam Gubran's

2020
Blood Line poster

Blood Line

Movie · as Nader

2020
The Eddy poster

The Eddy

TV · 2 eps

2020
The Masked Singer Arabia poster

The Masked Singer Arabia

TV · 1 ep

2019
Bride of Beirut poster

Bride of Beirut

TV · as Fares Al-Daher · 220 eps

2018
Drop Dead Diva poster

Drop Dead Diva

TV · 45 eps

2018
Eugenie Nights poster

Eugenie Nights

TV · 30 eps

2017
Habbet Caramel poster

Habbet Caramel

Movie · as رجا

2017
Haza El-Masa' poster

Haza El-Masa'

TV · 30 eps

2017
Caramel poster

Caramel

TV · as Raja · 30 eps

2017
Halawet El-Donia poster

Halawet El-Donia

TV · as Sleim · 30 eps

2016
Abu Shanab poster

Abu Shanab

Movie · as حسن أبو دقن

2016
A Hologram for the King poster

A Hologram for the King

Movie · as Hasan

2016
The Exit poster

The Exit

TV · as المقدم عمر فاروق · 30 eps

2016
Saturday Night Live Arabia poster

Saturday Night Live Arabia

TV · 1 ep

2015
Under Control poster

Under Control

TV · as Hatem · 30 eps

2015
Orido Rajolan poster

Orido Rajolan

TV · as Khaled · 61 eps

2014
Bad Timing poster

Bad Timing

TV · as سميح

2014
Whose empire poster

Whose empire

TV · as Othman · 1 ep

2013
Friendly Fire poster

Friendly Fire

TV · 30 eps

2013
Transporter: The Series poster

Transporter: The Series

TV · as Olivier Dassin · 2 eps

2012
Fausse Note poster

Fausse Note

Movie

2012
Black Forest poster

Black Forest

Movie · as Saxon

2012
Vertigo poster

Vertigo

TV · 30 eps

2011
Kingdom of Dust poster

Kingdom of Dust

Movie · as Shakir

2010
Centurion poster

Centurion

Movie · as Arm Wrestling Opponent

2010
Sex and the City 2 poster

Sex and the City 2

Movie · as Mahmud

2010
Late December poster

Late December

Movie

2010
Memory in the Flesh poster

Memory in the Flesh

Movie · as Ziad

2009
Buried Secrets poster

Buried Secrets

Movie · as Ali

2009
31 North 62 East poster

31 North 62 East

Movie · as Thierry Leroy

2009
Tunis 2025 poster

Tunis 2025

TV

2008
Fated poster

Fated

TV · 98 eps

2007
The Mark of Cain poster

The Mark of Cain

Movie · as Abdullah Omar

2007
Benidorm poster

Benidorm

TV · as Mohammed · 1 ep

2006
The Stone Merchant poster

The Stone Merchant

Movie · as 1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)

2006
Children of Men poster

Children of Men

Movie · as Dhafer

2006
Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not

Movie · as Son

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Sharaf · 2 eps

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Roman Cassell · 1 ep