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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-02-29 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

tunis, Tunisie

Also Known As

Dhafer El Abidine

Dhaffer Labidine

ظافر العابدين

Dhafer L'Abidine

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.

Known For

Acting

Centurion

2010

Centurion

as

Arm Wrestling Opponent

The Mark of Cain

2007

The Mark of Cain

as

Abdullah Omar

The Stone Merchant

2006

The Stone Merchant

as

1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)

Sex and the City 2

2010

Sex and the City 2

as

Mahmud

Tomorrow

2022

Tomorrow

as

Habib

Kingdom of Dust

2011

Kingdom of Dust

as

Shakir

To My Son

2023

To My Son

as

Black Forest

2012

Black Forest

as

Saxon

31 North 62 East

2009

31 North 62 East

as

Thierry Leroy

Children of Men

2006

Children of Men

as

Dhafer

Abu Shanab

2016

Abu Shanab

as

حسن أبو دقن

Habbet Caramel

2017

Habbet Caramel

as

رجا

The Spider

2022

The Spider

as

Adam Gubran's

Blood Line

2020

Blood Line

as

Nader

Palestine 36

2025

Palestine 36

as

Amir

Sophia

2025

Sophia

as

Transporter: The Series

Transporter: The Series

as

Olivier Dassin

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

as

Roman Cassell

Caramel

Caramel

as

Raja

The Exit

The Exit

as

المقدم عمر فاروق

Spooks

Spooks

as

Sharaf

Bride of Beirut

Bride of Beirut

as

Fares Al-Daher

Benidorm

Benidorm

as

Mohammed

Farq Tawqit

Farq Tawqit

as

سميح

Production

Tomorrow

2022

Tomorrow

as

Crew

Directing

To My Son

2023

To My Son

as

Tomorrow

2022

Tomorrow

as

Sophia

2025

Sophia

as