Dhafer L'Abidine
Acting • Born 1972-02-29
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.
Filmography
48 credits
Fausse Note
Movie • 2012
Centurion
Movie • 2010
Arm Wrestling Opponent
The Mark of Cain
Movie • 2007
Abdullah Omar
The Stone Merchant
Movie • 2006
1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
Sex and the City 2
Movie • 2010
Mahmud
Buried Secrets
Movie • 2009
Ali
Tomorrow
Movie • 2022
Habib
Late December
Movie • 2010
Kingdom of Dust
Movie • 2011
Shakir
To My Son
Movie • 2023
Black Forest
Movie • 2012
Saxon
31 North 62 East
Movie • 2009
Thierry Leroy
A Nose and Three Eyes
Movie • 2024
Children of Men
Movie • 2006
Dhafer
Kundalini
Movie
Abu Shanab
Movie • 2016
حسن أبو دقن
Habbet Caramel
Movie • 2017
رجا
The Spider
Movie • 2022
Adam Gubran's
Blood Line
Movie • 2020
Nader
A Hologram for the King
Movie • 2016
Hasan
Palestine 36
Movie • 2025
Amir
Snakes and Ladders 2: Children's Games
Movie • 2025
Memory in the Flesh
Movie • 2010
Ziad
Sophia
Movie • 2025
Drop Dead Diva
TV • 2018
Under Control
TV • 2015
Hatem
This Evening
TV • 2017
Empire of Who?
TV • 2014
Friendly Fire
TV • 2013
The Eddy
TV • 2020
Tunis 2025
TV • 2009
Fated
TV • 2008
Transporter: The Series
TV • 2013
Olivier Dassin
A Touch of Frost
TV • 1992
Roman Cassell
Caramel
TV • 2017
Raja
Life's Sweetness
TV • 2017
Sleim
The Exit
TV • 2016
المقدم عمر فاروق
Spooks
TV • 2002
Sharaf
Bride of Beirut
TV • 2019
Fares Al-Daher
Benidorm
TV • 2007
Mohammed
Saturday Night Live Arabia
TV • 2016
Bad Timing
TV • 2014
سميح
Eugenie Nights
TV • 2018
Vertigo
TV • 2012
The Masked Singer Arabia
TV • 2020
أريد رجلًا
TV • 2015
Khaled
Maybe
TV
Bad Timing
TV • 2014