Cast & creator
Dhafer L'Abidine
Best known for Spooks, A Touch of Frost, Benidorm
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.
Also known as: Dhafer El Abidine, Dhaffer Labidine, ظافر العابدين
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film credits
24
television credits
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1992–2026 · acting roles
5.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (58)
Showing 58 of 58 credits
Spooks
Sharaf
2002
A Touch of Frost
Roman Cassell
1992
Benidorm
Mohammed
2007
Transporter: The Series
Olivier Dassin
2013
Children of Men
Dhafer
2006
Sex and the City 2
Mahmud
2010
The Eddy
2020
Bride of Beirut
Fares Al-Daher
2019
Centurion
Arm Wrestling Opponent
2010
Palestine 36
Amir
2025
Saturday Night Live Arabia
2016
Halawet El-Donia
Sleim
2017
A Hologram for the King
Hasan
2016
Drop Dead Diva
2018
Whose empire
Othman
2014
Under Control
Hatem
2015
Eugenie Nights
2018
Haza El-Masa'
2017
Bad Timing
سميح
2014Bad Timing
2014Check In
Vertigo
2012
Sophia
Hichem
2025Sophia
Director
2025Sophia
Producer
2025Sophia
Screenplay
2025
Fated
2008
Friendly Fire
2013
Caramel
Raja
2017
Abu Shanab
حسن أبو دقن
2016
The Exit
المقدم عمر فاروق
2016
Buried Secrets
Ali
2009
The Mark of Cain
Abdullah Omar
2007
Black Forest
Saxon
2012
The Stone Merchant
1st Egyptian (as Dhaffer Labidine)
2006
Maybe
2026
Snakes and Ladders: Child's Play
2025
31 North 62 East
Thierry Leroy
2009
The Masked Singer Arabia
2020
The Spider
Adam Gubran's
2022
Kingdom of Dust
Shakir
2011
To My Son
2023To My Son
Director
2023To My Son
Writer
2023
أريد رجلًا
Khaled
2015
Tomorrow
Habib
2022Tomorrow
Producer
2022Tomorrow
Writer
2022Tomorrow
Director
2022
A Nose and Three Eyes
2024
Tunis 2025
2009
Late December
2010
Habbet Caramel
رجا
2017
Memory in the Flesh
Ziad
2010Forget Me Not
Son
2006
Blood Line
Nader
2020