Alex Esmail | |
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Born | Alexander Nazir Esmail 18 July 1993 [1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2011–present |
Alexander Nazir Esmail (born 18 July 1993) [1] is a British actor, and former wrestler, [2] who is best known for his role in the film Attack the Block . [3] [4] [5]
After making his debut in multi-award-winning fantasy film Attack the Block in 2011, [6] Esmail was nominated for Best Ensemble at the 2012 Black Reel Awards along with the rest of the cast, but lost to The Help . [7] [8]
In 2012 he went on to star in films Payback Season and Strippers vs Werewolves . [9] [10] [11] He also had roles in television shows Casualty and Switch . [12] Popcorn n Roses named him number 2, behind Lucas Cruikshank, on their list of rising stars of 2012. [13] He starred alongside Steve Coogan in Northern Soul. [14] In 2013 he starred in the music video Infinity by Infinity Ink.[ citation needed ] In 2018, he signed on to play the character Scalpel in the animated dark fantasy film Dagon: Troll World Chronicles which wass released in 2019.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Attack the Block | Pest | Nominated for Best Ensemble at 2012 Black Reel Awards along with Simon Howard, John Boyega, Franz Drameh, Nick Frost, Leeon Jones, Luke Treadaway, Jodie Whittaker and Jumayn Hunter |
2012 | Payback Season | Leon | |
Strippers vs Werewolves | Sean | ||
Casualty | Clint Jackson | TV series, 2 episodes | |
My Brother's Keeper (Or How Not To Survive The Apocalypse) | Jo | Short film | |
Switch | Hoodie | TV series, 1 episode | |
2013 | Northern Soul | Stee | |
2018 | Dagon: Troll World Chronicles’ | Scalpel | |
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