Laith Nakli

British-Syrian actor and producer (born 1969)

Laith Nakli
Born	Laith Nakli (1969-12-01) 1 December 1969 (age 54) Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Actor Producer

Laith Nakli (born 1 December 1969)^[1] is a British-born actor and producer 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]

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]

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"

References

^ "Laith Nakli Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "'12 Strong' Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Forges Bonds At An Uneasy Time". geeksofdoom.com. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "'Shesh Yak' Explores A Society Torn Apart By The Syrian Civil War". npr.org. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
^ 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.
^ "The Wrap". thewrap.com. 23 August 2013.
^ "Bodega". filmpittsburgh.org. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Brawler, The (2018) Cast". www.cinema.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Saeed (2019). Retrieved 29 June 2024 – via letterboxd.com.
^ "Antarctica (2020) | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "No Longer Suitable For Use | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "SWEET REFUGE — 10 MILS". Untitled. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Push to Enter - a short film by Anthony Nicolau". Short of the Week. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (5 October 2016). "Fox Adds Two Major Cast Members to '24: Legacy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "Cast The Accidental Wolf". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Cast Orange Is the New Black". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Emergence | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Nelson, Adam (7 December 2020). "Egyptian-American Comedy Series "Momo's Amerika" Gets Animated in the O.C." EIN Presswire. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "Laith Nakli". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ Hill, Lizzie (4 December 2020). "Additional 'MS. MARVEL' Casting Revealed!". Murphy's Multiverse. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
^ "Cast FBI". en.kinorium.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.