Dhaffer L'Abidine is a Tunisian actor, who was born in 1972. He studied computer science, while simultaneously working as a model in Paris. He then moved to London to join the Birmingham Acting School, from which he graduated in 2002. A year later, he started appearing in several American films, including Children of Men, The Black Forest, and Centurion. In 2008, he started appearing in Arab productions, debuting in the Tunisian series Mektoub, and having his breakthrough in the Egyptian TV through series Friendly Fire, and Bad Timing.