Laith Nakli

Biography

Laith Nakli (born 1 December 1969) 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 the 2018 movie 12 Strongas Commander Ahmed Lal. His parents are from Syria.

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.

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Known For

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Jesus

Third Watch

Man in Hospital / Suspect

Third Watch

John Doe

Without a Trace

Store Keeper

Madam Secretary

Kasib Hajar

FBI

Ahmed Khan

Orange Is the New Black

Youssef

Blindspot

Zahir

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Lucky Lu	Markos
2024	Problemista	Khalil
2024	Push To Enter	Hugo Martin
2024	Ayat	Adil
2021	No Longer Suitable For Use	Samir
2020	Antarctica	Vlad
2020	Swallow	Luay
2019	Saeed	Sami
2018	12 Strong	Commander Ahmed Lal
2018	Bodega	Amir
2017	The Wall	Juba (voice)
2015	A Rising Tide
2014	Amira & Sam	Bassam
2011	My Last Day Without You	Mahdi
2011	I'm Not Me	Robert Benoit
2009	Emina	Nedžad
2008	The Visitor	Nasim
2007	Arranged	Abdul-Halim Khaldi
2007	You Belong to Me	Bo, the Mover
	Juliet	Dr. Ahmed
	Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Year	TV Show	Role
2022	Ms. Marvel	Sheikh Abdullah
2019	Emergence	Yousef
2019	Ramy	Uncle Naseem
2018	FBI	Ahmed Khan
2015	Blindspot	Zahir
2014	Madam Secretary	Kasib Hajar
2013	Orange Is the New Black	Youssef
2002	Without a Trace	Store Keeper
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jesus
1999	Third Watch	Man in Hospital / Suspect
1999	Third Watch	John Doe