Dhafer L'Abidine
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Spooks
Sharaf
2002
Series
A Touch of Frost
Roman Cassell
1992
Series
Transporter: The Series
Olivier Dassin
2013
Series
Benidorm
Mohammed
2007
Film
Children of Men
Dhafer
2006
Series
Bride of Beirut
Fares Al-Daher
2019
Series
Fated
2008
Film
Centurion
Arm Wrestling Opponent
2010
Film
Sex and the City 2
Mahmud
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live Arabia
2016
Series
The Eddy
2020
Series
Caramel
Raja
2017
Film
Palestine 36
Amir
2025
Series
Vertigo
2012
Series
Drop Dead Diva
2018
Series
Haza El-Masa'
2017
Film
Abu Shanab
حسن أبو دقن
2016
Film
A Hologram for the King
Hasan
2016
Series
Bad Timing
سميح
2014
Series
Bad Timing
2014
Series
Under Control
Hatem
2015
Series
Whose empire
2014
Series
Halawet El-Donia
Sleim
2017
Film
Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play
2025
Series
Friendly Fire
2013
Film
Buried Secrets
Ali
2009
Series
The Exit
المقدم عمر فاروق
2016
Series
Maybe
2026
Series
Eugenie Nights
2018
Film
The Mark of Cain
Abdullah Omar
2007
Sophia
2025
Film
The Stone Merchant
1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
2006
Series
The Masked Singer Arabia
2020
Series
Tunis 2025
2009
Film
Late December
2010
Film
31 North 62 East
Thierry Leroy
2009
Film
The Spider
Adam Gubran's
2022
Film
To My Son
2023
Film
Black Forest
Saxon
2012
Film
Memory in the Flesh
Ziad
2010
Film
Kingdom of Dust
Shakir
2011
Film
Tomorrow
Habib
2022
Series
أريد رجلًا
Khaled
2015
Film
A Nose and Three Eyes
2024
Film
Habbet Caramel
رجا
2017
Forget Me Not
Son
2006
Film
Blood Line
Nader
2020
Film
Fausse Note
2012
Kundalini