Dhafer L'Abidine

Acting

Born February 29, 1972, tunis, Tunisie

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

• Maybe
• 2025Palestine 36 — Amir
• 2025Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play
• 2025Sophia — Hichem, Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2024A Nose and Three Eyes
• 2023To My Son — Director, Writer
• 2022The Spider — Adam Gubran's
• 2022Tomorrow — Habib, Producer, Writer, Director
• 2020Blood Line — Nader
• The Eddy
• The Masked Singer Arabia
• Bride of Beirut — Fares Al-Daher
• Drop Dead Diva
• Eugenie Nights
• Caramel — Raja
• 2017Habbet Caramel — رجا
• Halawet El-Donia — Sleim
• Haza El-Masa'
• 2016A Hologram for the King — Hasan
• 2016Abu Shanab — حسن أبو دقن
• Saturday Night Live Arabia
• The Exit — المقدم عمر فاروق
• Under Control — Hatem
• أريد رجلًا — Khaled
• Bad Timing — سميح
• Whose empire — Othman
• Friendly Fire
• Transporter: The Series — Olivier Dassin
• 2012Black Forest — Saxon
• 2012Fausse Note
• Vertigo
• 2011Kingdom of Dust — Shakir
• 2010Centurion — Arm Wrestling Opponent
• 2010Late December
• 2010Memory in the Flesh — Ziad
• 2010Sex and the City 2 — Mahmud
• 200931 North 62 East — Thierry Leroy
• 2009Buried Secrets — Ali
• Tunis 2025
• Fated
• Benidorm — Mohammed
• 2007The Mark of Cain — Abdullah Omar
• 2006Children of Men — Dhafer
• 2006Forget Me Not — Son
• 2006The Stone Merchant — 1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
• Spooks — Sharaf
• A Touch of Frost — Roman Cassell
• Check In
• Kundalini