July Namir

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July Namir
Born (1995-07-20) 20 July 1995 (age 28)
Alma mater Brunel University
Years active2014–present

July Namir (born 20 July 1995) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two serial Collateral (2018) and the Channel 4 crime drama Baghdad Central (2020).

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Early life

Namir was born in the county of Devon to Egyptian parents. She spent her early childhood in London, Scotland, and Egypt before settling down back in South London. [1] She completed A Levels in English Literature, Drama, and Psychology at Richmond upon Thames College. She went on to graduate from Brunel University with a dual Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Theatre Studies. She got into acting through the drama club Footlights. [2] [3]

Career

Upon graduating from university, Namir starred in the short film Two Seas with Ria Zmitrowicz. [4] Namir made her television debut in 2015 with roles in the National Geographic film adaptation of Killing Jesus as young Mary [5] and in an episode of the Showtime thriller Homeland . This was followed by a guest appearance in the Sky Atlantic crime drama The Tunnel in 2017 and the BBC One medical soap Doctors in 2018.

Also in 2018, Namir had a recurring role as Hoda Al-Hada in the 2018 Hulu miniseries The Looming Tower , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lawrence Wright. Namir and Ahd Kamel starred as sisters Mona and Fatima Asif respectively in the four-part BBC Two drama Collateral with Carey Mulligan and Billie Piper. [6]

In 2020, Namir starred as Mrouj al-Khafaji in the Channel 4 adaptation of Elliot Colla's Baghdad Central alongside Waleed Zuaiter, Bertie Carvel, and Leem Lubany. [7] [8] Namir made her professional stage debut as Meera in Foxes at the Theatre503 in 2021 [9] [10] and played Nazreen in Steven Moffat's Netflix series Inside Man in 2022. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Two SeasAnahitaShort film
2016AstoriaLilianeShort film
2018The First TimeSamiaShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Killing Jesus Young MaryTelevision film
Homeland KhadijaEpisode: "Our Man in Damascus"
2017 The Tunnel Yara Maleh1 episode
2018 Doctors Leyla FarooqEpisode: "Suffer the Children"
The Looming Tower Hoda Al-Hada5 episodes
Collateral Mona AsifMain role
2020 Baghdad Central Mrouj al-KhafajiMain role
2022 Inside Man Nazreen1 episode

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins Voices
2023 Assassin's Creed Mirage

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References

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  3. ↑ "Baghdad Central: Interview with July Namir: Mrouj". Channel 4. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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  7. ↑ Cremona, Patrick (9 March 2020). "When is Baghdad Central on Channel 4? What is it about?". RadioTimes. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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  9. ↑ Darcy, Jane (13 October 2021). "Foxes – Theatre503, London". The Reviews Hub. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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