Dhafer L'Abidine
Dhafer L'Abidine (also spelt Dhaffer L'Abidine, Zafer El-Abedin and Dhafer El Abidine; born 26 November 1972) is a Tunisian actor.
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Dhafer L'Abidine

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- Name
- Dhaffer L'Abidine
- Birthplace
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Occupation
- Actor
- Education
- Birmingham School of Acting
- Born
- 1972. · El Menzah.
- Nationality
- Tunisia and United Kingdom.
- Languages
- Arabic.
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• Name — Dhaffer L'Abidine • Native Name — ظافر العابدين • Birthplace — Tunis, Tunisia • Occupation — Actor • Education — Birmingham School of Acting • Website — http: www.dhaferlabidine.com/
Biography
Biography
Dhafer made his acting debut in the UK after graduating from the 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 playing 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" He was voted Best Actor in the Arab World for 2017 by Sayidaty magazine. In November 2018, he was part of the jury led by Bille August at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival.
Television
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) • Transporter: The Series • Taht 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) • Finding Ola (Netflix series, Season 2, 2024)
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England.
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El Menzah.
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Films
• 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 • The Spider (2022) • asbet alf lila wa lila • Anf wa Thalath Uyoon:A Nose and Three Eyes(2023) • Palestine 36 (2025)
Awards
• Best Arab Actor Award for Halawet El Donia at the Murex d'Or in 2018 • Best Actor Award at the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival for his performance in Ghodwa

Couverture du numéro 90 du magazine tunisien Tunivisions.
Nizar Chaari · Nizar Chaari, directeur général de Tunivisions.
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- 1.Neïla Azouz. Interview exclusive avec Dhafer El Abidine. jetsetmagazine.net. 3 septembre 2014.
- 2.Frida Dahmani, « Le drôle de « mektoub » de Dhafer el-Abidine », Jeune Afrique, 21 mars 2010, .
- 3.Dhafer L'abidine élu le meilleur acteur arabe par le magazine Sayidati. HuffPost Maghreb. 21 janvier 2018.
- 4.Dhafer El Abidine présente son film Ghodwa au Festival international d’Amman. Kapitalis. 25 juillet 2022.
- 5.Hend Sabry lance une campagne de promotion du tourisme tunisien avec des stars tunisiennes et égyptiennes. HuffPost Maghreb. 8 avril 2015.
- 6.Wafa Samoud. Murex d'or : Dhafer L'Abidine et Hend Sabri couronnés. HuffPost Maghreb. 20 avril 2018.
- 7.Une belle récompense pour Dhafer Abidine à Rotterdam. Réalités (magazine tunisien) Réalités. 20 juin 2022. lire en.
- 8.Dhafer L'Abidine récompensé au Festival du film arabe de Rotterdam. polture.com. 21 juin 2022.
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