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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-09-22 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Nicholas Kadi

Biography:

Nicholas Kadi (born Nameer El-Kadi; September 22, 1952) is a Turkish-born Iraqi American actor.

Kadi was born in Istanbul, Turkey of Iraqi descent. His father, Nizar el Kadi, was an Iraqi ambassador.

Kadi has appeared in numerous television sitcoms and series, such as JAG, Sleeper Cell, Alias, 24, ER, The Young and the Restless and The Wayans Bros. He is fluent in Arabic and French.

According to commentary by Rae Dawn Chong and Ron Perlman on La Guerre du Feu (1981) DVD, Kadi met his wife on the set of the film (she was an on-set nurse in Scotland) and Ron is the godfather to their daughter.

He is twin brother of Naseer El-Kadi.

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Known For

Acting

2023

Down the Road as Detective Marc

2009

Glee as Alain Marceau

2006

The Unit as Rafik Hakim

2005

E-Ring as Muezzin

2002

Muhammad: The Last Prophet as Abu Sufyian (voix)

2001

Alias as Algosaibi
24 as Ahmet

1998

The Wild Thornberrys as Marmot (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys as Marmoset (voice)
Brimstone as Al Sumaysif

1995

Congo as Gorilla
JAG as Ahmad Al-Barzan
JAG as Capitain Suhare

1990

Navy Seals as Ben Shaheed

1986

Popeye Doyle as Auram Bardas / The Weasel
L.A. Law as Gaidar

1985

MacGyver as Nikolaj Grodsky

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Sergei Onyegin

1981

1978

WKRP in Cincinnati as Kyrlenko