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.
Known For
Spooks
A Touch of Frost
Benidorm
Transporter: The Series
Children of Men
Bride of Beirut
Sex and the City 2
Centurion
All Movies (25)
- Sophia2025
- Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play2025
- Palestine 362025 · as Amir
- A Nose and Three Eyes2024
- To My Son2023
- The Spider2022 · as Adam Gubran's
- Tomorrow2022 · as Habib
- Blood Line2020 · as Nader
- Habbet Caramel2017 · as رجا
- Abu Shanab2016 · as حسن أبو دقن
- A Hologram for the King2016 · as Hasan
- Fausse Note2012
- Black Forest2012 · as Saxon
- Kingdom of Dust2011 · as Shakir
- Late December2010
- Memory in the Flesh2010 · as Ziad
- Sex and the City 22010 · as Mahmud
- Centurion2010 · as Arm Wrestling Opponent
- 31 North 62 East2009 · as Thierry Leroy
- Buried Secrets2009 · as Ali
- The Mark of Cain2007 · as Abdullah Omar
- Forget Me Not2006 · as Son
- Children of Men2006 · as Dhafer
- The Stone Merchant2006 · as 1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
- Kundalini—
All TV Shows (24)
- Maybe2026
- The Masked Singer Arabia2020
- The Eddy2020
- Bride of Beirut2019 · as Fares Al-Daher
- Eugenie Nights2018
- Drop Dead Diva2018
- Haza El-Masa'2017
- Caramel2017 · as Raja
- Halawet El-Donia2017 · as Sleim
- The Exit2016 · as المقدم عمر فاروق
- Saturday Night Live Arabia2016
- Under Control2015 · as Hatem
- أريد رجلًا2015 · as Khaled
- Bad Timing2014 · as سميح
- Bad Timing2014
- Whose empire2014
- Friendly Fire2013
- Transporter: The Series2013 · as Olivier Dassin
- Vertigo2012
- Tunis 20252009
- Fated2008
- Benidorm2007 · as Mohammed
- Spooks2002 · as Sharaf
- A Touch of Frost1992 · as Roman Cassell