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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-12-01 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Laith Nakli

Biography:

Laith Nakli (born 1 December 1969) is a British actor of Syrian descent best known for his role in the 2017 movie The Wall as the voice of the mythical sniper named Juba, the 2017 miniseries The Long Road Home and the 2018 movie 12 Strongas Commander Ahmed Lal. His parents are from Syria.

In the 1990s, Nakli was a bodybuilder. In 1998, he was arrested, and two years later, pled guilty to four counts of conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances. He subsequently retired from bodybuilding to pursue acting. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement administratively closed the case against Nakli in 2013.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Problemista as Khalil
Push To Enter as Hugo Martin

2022

Ms. Marvel as Sheikh Abdullah

2021

2020

Antarctica as Vlad
Swallow as Luay

2019

Saeed as Sami
Emergence as Yousef
Ramy as Uncle Naseem

2018

12 Strong as Commander Ahmed Lal
Bodega as Amir
FBI as Ahmed Khan

2017

The Wall as Juba (voice)

2015

2014

Amira & Sam as Bassam

2013

2011

I'm Not Me as Robert Benoit

2009

Emina as Nedžad

2008

The Visitor as Nasim

2007

Arranged as Abdul-Halim Khaldi
You Belong to Me as Bo, the Mover

2002

Without a Trace as Store Keeper

2001

1999

Third Watch as Man in Hospital / Suspect
Third Watch as John Doe

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Production

2019

Saeed as Producer