Cast & creator
Hisham Tawfiq
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor, best known for playing Dembe Zuma, part of the security detail and very close friend to Raymond "Red" Reddington in NBC's The Blacklist.
Movies
10
film credits
Series
14
television credits
Career
24
1999–2023 · acting roles
Credit score
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (24)
Showing 24 of 24 credits
Series
★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jules
1999Series
★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
FDNY Vestry
1999
Series
★ 6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
★ 7.6
The Blacklist
Dembe Zuma
2013
Series
★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Souleyman Camara
2001
Series
★ 7.5
30 Rock
African Dictator
2006
Series
★ 7.2
The Equalizer
Sameer Bentang
2021
Series
★ 7.1
Nurse Jackie
Angry Patient
2009
Series
★ 6.3
Found
Alonso Mitchell
2023
Series
★ 7.1
Harlem
Dr. Obinna Tseggai
2021
Series
★ 7.6
Kings
Serviceman Walter
2009
Series
★ 6.1
Golden Boy
Father Steven Truitt
2013
Series
★ 5.1
Ironside
Cop
2013
Movie
★ 6.2
Dead Man Down
Harry's Jamaican #3
2013
Movie
★ 5.5
Five Minarets in New York
High Roller
2010
Movie
★ 6.7
Skate Kitchen
Lawrence
2018C
Series
Conrad
Officer Daniel Nack
2018
Movie
★ 5.4
Jinn
Imam Khalid
2018A
Movie
A Girl
Sterling
2018
Movie
★ 7.0
Snitch in New York
Hutch
2002
Movie
★ 7.1
Gun Hill
Captain Sanford
2014
Movie
★ 5.5
Dope Fiend
Prince
2017
Movie
Say Grace Before Drowning
Chris
2010
Movie
★ 7.0