Laith Nakli

{{short description|British-Syrian actor and producer (born 1969)}}

{{Infobox person

| name =Laith Nakli

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| birth_name = Laith Nakli

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1969|12|1}}

| birth_place = Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

| alma_mater =

| occupation = Actor
Producer

| years_active =

| relatives =

| website = {{Official URL}}

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Laith Nakli (born 1 December 1969){{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821298/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio|title=Laith Nakli Biography|work=imdb.com|accessdate=December 15, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.geeksofdoom.com/2017/11/27/12-strong-trailer-chris-hemsworth-2|title='12 Strong' Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Forges Bonds At An Uneasy Time|work=geeksofdoom.com|accessdate=December 15, 2017|date=2017-11-27}} His parents are from Syria.{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2015/02/15/386544380/-shesh-yak-explores-a-society-torn-apart-by-the-syrian-civil-war|title='Shesh Yak' Explores A Society Torn Apart By The Syrian Civil War|work=npr.org|accessdate=April 22, 2019}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Shoichet |first1=Catherine E. |title=This veteran actor plays an immigration lawyer in a new movie. In real life he’s fighting his own case |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/entertainment/problemista-laith-nakli-immigration-cec/index.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=CNN.com |date=March 23, 2024}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| 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{{cite web\|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/paul-wesley-martin-starr-wrap-production-indie-movie-sam-amira-112761 \|title=The Wrap \|publisher=thewrap.com\|date=2013-08-23 }} \| 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{{Cite web \|title=Bodega \|url=https://filmpittsburgh.org/films/bodega \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=filmpittsburgh.org \|language=en}}
2019 \| The Brawler \| Martin \| {{Cite web \|title=Brawler, The (2018) Cast \|url=https://www.cinema.com/film/15567/brawler/cast.phtml \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=www.cinema.com}}
2019 \| Saeed \| Sami \| Short film{{Cite AV media \|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/saeed/ \|title=Saeed (2019) \|language=en \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|via=letterboxd.com}}
2019 \| Swallow \| Luay \|
2020 \| Antarctica \| Vlad \| {{Cite web \|title=Antarctica (2020) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/antarctica_2020 \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=www.rottentomatoes.com \|language=en}}
2021 \| No Longer Suitable for Use \| Samir \| Short film{{Cite web \|title=No Longer Suitable For Use {{!}} 2021 Tribeca Festival \|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/no-longer-suitable-for-use-2021 \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=Tribeca}}
2022 \| Sweet Refuge \|Hakim \| Short film{{Cite web \|title=SWEET REFUGE — 10 MILS \|url=https://www.10mils.com/film/sweet-refuge \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=Untitled \|language=en-US}}
2023 \| Problemista \| Khalil \|
2024 \| Push to Enter \| Hugo Martin \| Short film{{Cite web \|title=Push to Enter - a short film by Anthony Nicolau \|url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/01/09/push-to-enter \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=Short of the Week}}
2025 \| Lucky Lu \| Markos \|
TBA \| Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother \| {{TBA}} \| Filming

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | 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{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/paul-wesley-martin-starr-wrap-production-indie-movie-sam-amira-112761 |title=The Wrap |publisher=thewrap.com|date=2013-08-23 }}

| 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{{Cite web |title=Bodega |url=https://filmpittsburgh.org/films/bodega |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=filmpittsburgh.org |language=en}}

2019

| The Brawler

| Martin

| {{Cite web |title=Brawler, The (2018) Cast |url=https://www.cinema.com/film/15567/brawler/cast.phtml |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.cinema.com}}

2019

| Saeed

| Sami

| Short film{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/saeed/ |title=Saeed (2019) |language=en |access-date=2024-06-29 |via=letterboxd.com}}

2019

| Swallow

| Luay

2020

| Antarctica

| Vlad

| {{Cite web |title=Antarctica (2020) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/antarctica_2020 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

2021

| No Longer Suitable for Use

| Samir

| Short film{{Cite web |title=No Longer Suitable For Use {{!}} 2021 Tribeca Festival |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/no-longer-suitable-for-use-2021 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Tribeca}}

2022

| Sweet Refuge

|Hakim

| Short film{{Cite web |title=SWEET REFUGE — 10 MILS |url=https://www.10mils.com/film/sweet-refuge |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Untitled |language=en-US}}

2023

| Problemista

| Khalil

2024

| Push to Enter

| Hugo Martin

| Short film{{Cite web |title=Push to Enter - a short film by Anthony Nicolau |url=https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/01/09/push-to-enter |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Short of the Week}}

2025

| Lucky Lu

| Markos

TBA

| Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

| {{TBA}}

| Filming

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2006 \| The Sopranos \| Mr. Fahim Ulleh Khan \| Episode: "Live Free or Die"
2015 \| Blindspot \| Zahir \|
2017 \| 24: Legacy \| Kusuma{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/24-legacy-casting-veronica-cartwright-laith-nakli-1201878357/\|title=Fox Adds Two Major Cast Members to '24: Legacy' (EXCLUSIVE)\|last=Wagmeister\|first=Elizabeth\|date=October 5, 2016\|work=Variety\|accessdate=October 5, 2016}} \|
2017 \| The Long Road Home \| Alim \|7 episodes
2018 \|The Accidental Wolf \|Zuhair \|{{Cite web \|title=Cast The Accidental Wolf \|url=https://en.kinorium.com/1493692/cast/ \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=en.kinorium.com}}
2019 \|Orange Is the New Black \|Youssef \|Episode: "God Bless America"{{Cite web \|title=Cast Orange Is the New Black \|url=https://en.kinorium.com/659815/ \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=en.kinorium.com}}
2019-2020 \|Emergence \|Yousef \|2 episodes{{Cite web \|title=Emergence {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes \|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/emergence \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=www.rottentomatoes.com \|language=en}}
2019–2022 \| Ramy \| Uncle Naseem \|26 episodes
2020-2021 \|Momo's Amerika \|Jimmy \|2 episodes{{Cite web \|last=Nelson \|first=Adam \|date=2020-12-07 \|title=Egyptian-American Comedy Series "Momo's Amerika" Gets Animated in the O.C. \|url=https://www.einpresswire.com/article/532214545/egyptian-american-comedy-series-momo-s-amerika-gets-animated-in-the-o-c \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=EIN Presswire \|language=en-US}}
2021 \|Ten Year Old Tom \|Fedir Jr. / Doorman / Kevork \|Voice: 4 episodes{{Cite web \|title=Laith Nakli \|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/laith-nakli/3000439109/ \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=TVGuide.com \|language=en}}
2022 \| Ms. Marvel \| Sheikh Abdullah \|3 episodes{{cite web \|last=Hill \|first=Lizzie \|date=December 4, 2020 \|title=Additional 'MS. MARVEL' Casting Revealed! \|url=https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/ms-marvel-casting-revealed/ \|accessdate=December 4, 2020 \|work=Murphy's Multiverse}}
2023 \| FBI \| Ahmed Khan \| Episode: "Sins of the Past"{{Cite web \|title=Cast FBI \|url=https://en.kinorium.com/1669016/cast/ \|access-date=2024-06-29 \|website=en.kinorium.com}}
2023 \| Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire \| The Oracle (voice) \| Episode: "Stardust"
2024 \| Bob's Burgers \| Papou (voice) \| Episode: "Colon-ly the Dronely"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006

| The Sopranos

| Mr. Fahim Ulleh Khan

| Episode: "Live Free or Die"

2015

| Blindspot

| Zahir

2017

| 24: Legacy

| Kusuma{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/24-legacy-casting-veronica-cartwright-laith-nakli-1201878357/|title=Fox Adds Two Major Cast Members to '24: Legacy' (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|date=October 5, 2016|work=Variety|accessdate=October 5, 2016}}

2017

| The Long Road Home

| Alim

|7 episodes

2018

|The Accidental Wolf

|Zuhair

|{{Cite web |title=Cast The Accidental Wolf |url=https://en.kinorium.com/1493692/cast/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=en.kinorium.com}}

2019

|Orange Is the New Black

|Youssef

|Episode: "God Bless America"{{Cite web |title=Cast Orange Is the New Black |url=https://en.kinorium.com/659815/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=en.kinorium.com}}

2019-2020

|Emergence

|Yousef

|2 episodes{{Cite web |title=Emergence {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/emergence |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

2019–2022

| Ramy

| Uncle Naseem

|26 episodes

2020-2021

|Momo's Amerika

|Jimmy

|2 episodes{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Adam |date=2020-12-07 |title=Egyptian-American Comedy Series "Momo's Amerika" Gets Animated in the O.C. |url=https://www.einpresswire.com/article/532214545/egyptian-american-comedy-series-momo-s-amerika-gets-animated-in-the-o-c |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=EIN Presswire |language=en-US}}

2021

|Ten Year Old Tom

|Fedir Jr. / Doorman / Kevork

|Voice: 4 episodes{{Cite web |title=Laith Nakli |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/laith-nakli/3000439109/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}

2022

| Ms. Marvel

| Sheikh Abdullah

|3 episodes{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Lizzie |date=December 4, 2020 |title=Additional 'MS. MARVEL' Casting Revealed! |url=https://www.murphysmultiverse.com/ms-marvel-casting-revealed/ |accessdate=December 4, 2020 |work=Murphy's Multiverse}}

2023

| FBI

| Ahmed Khan

| Episode: "Sins of the Past"{{Cite web |title=Cast FBI |url=https://en.kinorium.com/1669016/cast/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=en.kinorium.com}}

2023

| Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire

| The Oracle (voice)

| Episode: "Stardust"

2024

| Bob's Burgers

| Papou (voice)

| Episode: "Colon-ly the Dronely"