Dhaffer L'Abidine explained

Dhaffer L'Abidine
Native Name:	ظافر العابدين
Native Name Lang:	Arabic
Birth Place:	Tunis, Tunisia
Nationality:	Tunisian
Occupation:	Actor,Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Education:	Birmingham School of Acting
Children:	1

Dhafer L'Abidine (Arabic: ظافر العابدين, also spelt Dhaffer L'Abidine, Zafer El-Abedin and Dhafer El Abidine; born 26 November 1972) is a Tunisian actor, director, screenwriter, producer and former professional football player.^[1]

Biography

Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from Birmingham School of Acting.^[2] 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.^[3] He became famous in Tunisia after he played the role of "Dali" in a Tunisian series called "Maktoub".^[4] 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",^[5] and "Arous Beirut"

He was voted Best Actor in the Arab World for 2017 by Sayidaty magazine.^[6]

In November 2018, he was part of the jury led by Bille August at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival.^[7]

Film

• Mark of Cain
• Children of Men (2006)
• The Da Vinci Code (2006)
• The Gems Merchant
• The Hunt Feast
• Marie la Fille de Son
• Le Rendez-Vous
• 31 North 62 East (2009)
• Sex and the City 2 (2010)
• A Hologram for the King (2016)
• Abu Shanab
• Habet Caramel
• asbet alf lila wa lila

Television

• Hunted (2012)
• Benidorm (as Mohammed) (from Series 5, March 2012)
• Casualty (from Series 26, September 2011)
• Spooks 5 (episode 6&7)
• Prince of Poets (presenter, 2007)
• Voyages of Discovery
• The Message
• The Bill
• Doctors (BBC, 2005)
• Bombshell Ramon Jim Loach Shed Productions
• Brothers Kais (Regular) Hamadi Arafa RTT Tunisia
• 2009 - 2013 : Tunis 2050 : Bilel
• Dream Team (2 series) Marcel Sabatier (Regular) Various Sky Television
• Wire in the Blood 2
• First Love
• Maktoub (4 Saisons) (as Dali Naji) (Prod. Cactus Of Sami Fehri RTT Tunisia)
• Vertigo (Egyptian Ramadan 2012 series)
• The Bible - Uriah the Hittite
• Niran Sadiqa (Egyptian ... Ramadan 2013 series)
• The Cube (Dubai TV, 2014)
  • Elsaytara (Egyptian Ramadan 2015 series)
• Al khourouj - The Exit (Egyptian Ramadan 2016 series)
• Halawet el Donia (Egyptian Ramadan 2017 series)
• Caramel (Ramadan 2017 series)
• eugenie nights (Ramadan 2018 series)
• The Looming Tower (miniseries) (2018 Hulu Network)
• Arous Beirut (2019 series)

Awards

• Best Arab Actor Award for Halawet El Donia at the Murex d'Or in 2018^[8]
• Best Actor Award at the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival for his performance in Ghodwa^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Sex And The City 2 - Dhafer L'Abidine interview. IndieLondon.co.uk. 16 August 2010.
2. Web site: L'hommage de birmingham university à dhafer el abidine . kapitalis.com . 12 January 2019 . 18 January 2020 . fr.
3. Web site: Dhafer L'Abidine. IMDb. 2017-07-08.
4. Web site: Dhaffer L'Abidine - Actor - Filmography، photos، Video. elCinema.com. en. 2017-07-08.
5. Web site: Dhafer L'Abidine. www.tvsa.co.za.
6. Web site: Au Colisée : Habbet caramel en présence de Dhafer El Abidine . kapitalis.
7. Web site: Le Festival International du Film du Caire fête sa 40ème édition . webdo.
8. Web site: Liban : Dhafer El-Abidine et Hend Sabry sacrés meilleurs acteurs arabes . kapitalis.
9. Web site: Dhafer L'Abidine récompensé au Festival du film arabe de Rotterdam . polture.