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Dhafer El Abidine Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Contact & Information
Dhafer El Abidine ( ظافر العابدين ), was born on November 26, 1972 in Tunis, is a Tunisian actor. He began his career as a model for the Parisian agency Metropolitan. As early as 2002, he launched an acting career in the UK. He made his first television appearance playing a role in the British series Dream Team. But it is thanks to his role as Mohamed Ali Néji (Dali), in the Tunisian soap opera Maktoub by Sami Fehri , that he became super famous in Tunisia. Various brands then choose it to promote their products, such as Boga and Hamadi Abid.. The actor is also enjoying success in Egypt, starring in a number of soap operas there.
Dhafer El Abidine Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Contact & Information
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Real name
Dhafer El Abidine
Nickname
Dhafer El Abidine
Occupation
Actor
Date of Birth
November 26, 1972
Age
48 years old (2021)
Physical characteristics
Cut
1.83M
Weight
88KG
Eye colour
Dark Browns
Hair color
Black
Career & Timeline
Movie theater
- 2006: The Sons of Men by Alfonso Cuarón
- 2006: A Different Dish by Shay Hamias (short film)
- 2006: Il mercante di pietre by Renzo Martinelli
- 2007: The Mark of Cain by Marc Munden
- 2007: Rise of the Footsoldier by Julian Gilbey
- 2009: 31 North 62 East by Tristan Loraine
- 2009: The Secrets of Raja Amari
- 2010: Centurion by Neil Marshall
- 2010: Sex and the City 2 by Michael Patrick King
- 2010: End of December by Moez Kamoun
- 2011: Kingdom of Dust by Heath Jones
- 2012: False note by Majdi Smiri
- 2015: A Hologram for the King by Tom Tykwer
- 2016: Abu Shanab by Sameh Abdelaziz
- 2017: South of Hope Street by Jane Spence
Television
- 2002-2004: Dream Team
- 2003: RI:SE
- 2003: Ikhwa wa Zaman by Hamadi Arafa
- 2004: Fury in the Blood
- 2005: Flying Squad (The Knock)
- 2005: Doctors
- 2005: The Bill
- 2006: Bombshell
- 2006: Voyages of Discovery
- 2006: MI-5
- 2007: The Whistleblowers
- 2007: Thieves Like Us
- 2007: Ameer Al Shuaraa
- 2008: Inspector Frost
- 2008: Coming Up
- 2008-2014: Maktub
- 2009: The Omid Djalili Show
- 2009-2013: Tunis 2050
- 2010: The Investigations of Inspector Wallander
- 2010: Dhakiret El Jassad by Najdat Isamail Anzour
- 2010: Mystery! (in)
- 2010: Strike Back
- 2011: Casualty
- 2011: Daybreak
- 2011: The Wright Stuff
- 2012: Benidorm
- 2012: Vertigo
- 2012: Hunted
- 2013: The Bible
- 2013: Always cops
- 2013: Niran Sadika
- 2014: Fark Tawkit
- 2014: Gears (season 5)
- 2014: London, judicial police
- 2014: The Transporter
- 2015: Taht El Saytara
- 2015: 24 Karat
- 2016: Al Khourouj (The Exit)
- 2017: Halawet El Donia
TV movies
- 2000: Maria, figlia del suo figlio by Fabrizio Costa
- 2002: Talak Incha by Moncef Dhouib
- 2012: The Secrets of the Black Forest (Black Forest) by Patrick Dinhut
Emissions
- The Cube on Dubai TV: Host
- Prince of Poets on Abu Dhabi Al Oula: Host
Videos
- 2012: Advertising spot for the Tunisian soft drink brand Boga
- 2013: Commercial for the car brand Chevrolet in the Middle East
- 2015: Participation in the promotional video Visit Tunisia produced on an initiative of the actress Hend Sabri following the attack on the Bardo museum
Personal data:
- Place of birth: Tunis
- Astrological sign: Scorpio
- Tunisian nationality
- Location: England
- Education: Department of Drama and Theater – University of Birmingham
- Start of career: 2000
- Religion: Muslim
- Hobbies: Soccer
- Political Opinion: N/A
favorite things
- Favorite Food: Peas
- Favorite Actor: Robert De Niro
- Favorite singer: N/A
- Favorite movie: Seven
- Favorite footballer: N/A
- Favorite song: N/A
Family & Marriage
- Father: N/A
- Mother: Aziza
- Sisters/Brothers: Two brothers and Two sisters
- Marital Status: Married
- Wedding Date: N/A
- Wife: Joanne Farrell
- Child: Yassmine El Abidine
Revenue
- Projects & Business: N/A
- Salary: N/A
- Earnings: N/A
Little known facts
- Dhafer is elected as the best actor in the Arab world for the year 2017 by Sayidaty magazine.
- Golden Murex: Hend Sabry and Dhafer El Abidine best actors, during the awarding of the prize, Dhafer Abidine took the floor to thank his wife and daughter for the sacrifices they make and wished to pay tribute to his mother and his sister who battled and beat cancer.
- Dhafer El Abidine is appointed by Alecso, goodwill ambassador to the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science.
- Dhafer refused to play a lead role alongside Nadine Njeim in a new soap opera.
- He said he had a rather delicate experience after medical tests revealed that he had cancer.
- On January 11, 2019, Dhafer was honored by the University of Birmingham for his film career.
- Dhafer will soon play a leading role in an Arabic version of a Turkish series.