Laith Nakli
British-Syrian actor and producer (born 1969)
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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]
Legal issues
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | You Belong to Me | Bo, the Mover | |
| 2007 | Arranged | Abdul-Halim Khaldi | |
| 2011 | I'm Not Me | Robert Benoit | |
| 2011 | My Last Day Without You | Mahdi | |
| 2012 | Recalled | First Sergeant Wells | |
| 2013 | A Song Still Inside | Edward Carrick | |
| 2014 | Amira & Sam | Bassam Jafari[5] | He is also the associate producer of the movie. |
| 2015 | Devil’s Work | Lab Proctor | |
| 2015 | A Rising Tide | Jerry | |
| 2017 | The Wall | Juba | Voice only |
| 2018 | 12 Strong | Commander Ahmed Lal | |
| 2018 | Bodega | Amir | Short film[6] |
| 2019 | The Brawler | Martin | [7] |
| 2019 | Saeed | Sami | Short film[8] |
| 2019 | Swallow | Luay | |
| 2020 | Antarctica | Vlad | [9] |
| 2021 | No Longer Suitable for Use | Samir | Short film[10] |
| 2022 | Sweet Refuge | Hakim | Short film[11] |
| 2023 | Problemista | Khalil | |
| 2024 | Push to Enter | Hugo Martin | Short film[12] |
| 2025 | Lucky Lu | Markos | |
| 2026 | Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | TBA | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Mr. Fahim Ulleh Khan | Episode: "Live Free or Die" |
| 2015 | Blindspot | Zahir | |
| 2017 | 24: Legacy | Kusuma[13] | |
| 2017 | The Long Road Home | Alim | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | The Accidental Wolf | Zuhair | [14] |
| 2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Youssef | Episode: "God Bless America"[15] |
| 2019–2020 | Emergence | Yousef | 2 episodes[16] |
| 2019–2022 | Ramy | Uncle Naseem | 26 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Momo's Amerika | Jimmy | 2 episodes[17] |
| 2021 | Ten Year Old Tom | Fedir Jr. / Doorman / Kevork | Voice: 4 episodes[18] |
| 2022 | Ms. Marvel | Sheikh Abdullah | 3 episodes[19] |
| 2023 | FBI | Ahmed Khan | Episode: "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" |
