Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Joakim Sawalha is a Jordanian-born British actor and father of actresses Julia and Nadia Sawalha. He is known for his roles in two Bond movies.
Background
Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of Who Do You Think You Are? that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September.Acting career
Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years.Personal life
Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, Julia, Nadia and Dina. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha.Television roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | ' | Zoran | Episode: The Immunity Syndrome |
| 1976 | The Sweeney | Captain Shebbeq | Episode: Visiting Fireman |
| 1976 | Survivors | Amul | Episodes: Lights of London parts 1 & 2 |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Sheikh Achmeia | Episode: Long Shot |
| 1979 | The Knowledge | Arab Man | |
| 1979 | Minder | Sardi | Episode: A Tethered Goat in Series 1 |
| 1981 | Juliet Bravo | Mr. Hamid | Episode: The Third Man |
| 1981 to 1982 | Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself | Mumtaz | |
| 1984 | Bergerac | Zaki Mansoor | Episode: A Touch Of Eastern Promise Season 3 Ep.6 |
| 1985 | Open All Hours | Mr.Gupta | Episode: Horse-Trading |
| 1990 | House of Cards | Bank Manager | Episode 1 |
| 1993-2006 | The Bill | Multiple | Episode: Part of the Family Mr. Said Episode: Nice Boy Hussein Bakri Episode: To Catch a Cobra Amit Roy Episode: On the Wagon Viviek Gupta Episode: 461: Go For Gold Rafi Nadir |
| 1995 | Dangerfield | Dr. Shaaban Hamada | |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Judge Zadic | |
| 2002 | The Last Cavalier | ||
| 2003 | Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World | Narrator | PBS |
| 2007 | ' | Mohammed Al-Fayed | docudrama |
| 2007 | Robin Hood | Bassam | Episode: We Are Robin Hood |
| 2008 | House of Saddam | King Hussein | |
| 2011 | The Hour | Naguib Hafiz | Episode #1.2 |
Film roles
Other roles
- He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game.
- In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 miniseries A Tale of Two Cities: Aleppo and London, he played the role of "Dr. Mahmoud".