Laith Nakli

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Laith Nakli
Born
Laith Nakli

(1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 55)
Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actor
Producer

Laith Nakli (born 1 December 1969) [1] 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 2018 movie 12 Strong as Commander Ahmed Lal. [2] His parents are from Syria. [3]

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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. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007You Belong to MeBo, the Mover
2007 Arranged Abdul-Halim Khaldi
2011I'm Not MeRobert Benoit
2011 My Last Day Without You Mahdi
2012 Recalled First Sergeant Wells
2013A Song Still InsideEdward Carrick
2014 Amira & Sam Bassam Jafari [5] He is also the associate producer of the movie.
2015Devil’s WorkLab Proctor
2015 A Rising Tide Jerry
2017 The Wall Juba Voice only
2018 12 Strong Commander Ahmed Lal
2018BodegaAmirShort film [6]
2019 The Brawler Martin [7]
2019SaeedSamiShort film [8]
2019 Swallow Luay
2020AntarcticaVlad [9]
2021No Longer Suitable for UseSamirShort film [10]
2022Sweet RefugeHakimShort film [11]
2023 Problemista Khalil
2024Push to EnterHugo MartinShort film [12]
2025 Lucky Lu Markos
TBA Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother TBAFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Sopranos Mr. Fahim Ulleh KhanEpisode: "Live Free or Die"
2015 Blindspot Zahir
2017 24: Legacy Kusuma [13]
2017 The Long Road Home Alim7 episodes
2018The Accidental WolfZuhair [14]
2019 Orange Is the New Black YoussefEpisode: "God Bless America" [15]
2019-2020 Emergence Yousef2 episodes [16]
2019–2022 Ramy Uncle Naseem26 episodes
2020-2021Momo's AmerikaJimmy2 episodes [17]
2021 Ten Year Old Tom Fedir Jr. / Doorman / KevorkVoice: 4 episodes [18]
2022 Ms. Marvel Sheikh Abdullah3 episodes [19]
2023 FBI Ahmed KhanEpisode: "Sins of the Past" [20]
2023 Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire The Oracle (voice)Episode: "Stardust"
2024 Bob's Burgers Papou (voice)Episode: "Colon-ly the Dronely"

References

  1. ↑ "Laith Nakli Biography". imdb.com . Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "'12 Strong' Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Forges Bonds At An Uneasy Time". geeksofdoom.com . 27 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Shesh Yak' Explores A Society Torn Apart By The Syrian Civil War". npr.org . Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Shoichet, Catherine E. (23 March 2024). "This veteran actor plays an immigration lawyer in a new movie. In real life he's fighting his own case". CNN.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Wrap". thewrap.com. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bodega". filmpittsburgh.org. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Brawler, The (2018) Cast". www.cinema.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Saeed (2019) . Retrieved 29 June 2024– via letterboxd.com.
  9. ↑ "Antarctica (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "No Longer Suitable For Use | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "SWEET REFUGE — 10 MILS". Untitled. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Push to Enter - a short film by Anthony Nicolau". Short of the Week. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (5 October 2016). "Fox Adds Two Major Cast Members to '24: Legacy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Cast The Accidental Wolf". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Cast Orange Is the New Black". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Emergence | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  17. ↑ Nelson, Adam (7 December 2020). "Egyptian-American Comedy Series "Momo's Amerika" Gets Animated in the O.C." EIN Presswire. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Laith Nakli". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  19. ↑ Hill, Lizzie (4 December 2020). "Additional 'MS. MARVEL' Casting Revealed!". Murphy's Multiverse. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Cast FBI". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.


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