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 2018 movie 12 Strong as Commander Ahmed Lal. His parents are from Syria.
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.
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 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 2019 The Brawler Martin 2019 Saeed Sami Short film 2019 Swallow Luay 2020 Antarctica Vlad 2021 No Longer Suitable for Use Samir Short film 2022 Sweet RefugeHakim Short film 2023 Problemista Khalil 2024 Push to Enter Hugo Martin Short film 2025 Lucky Lu Markos 2026 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother TBA She Gets It from Me Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Sopranos Mr. Fahim Ulleh Khan Episode: "Live Free or Die" 2015 Blindspot Zahir 2017 24: Legacy Kusuma 2017 The Long Road Home Alim 7 episodes2018The Accidental WolfZuhair2019Orange Is the New BlackYoussefEpisode: "God Bless America"2019–2020EmergenceYousef2 episodes 2019–2022 Ramy Uncle Naseem 26 episodes2020–2021Momo's AmerikaJimmy2 episodes2021Ten Year Old TomFedir Jr. / Doorman / KevorkVoice: 4 episodes 2022 Ms. Marvel Sheikh Abdullah3 episodes 2023 FBI Ahmed Khan Episode: "Sins of the Past" 2023 Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire The Oracle (voice) Episode: "Stardust" 2024 Bob's Burgers Papou (voice) Episode: "Colon-ly the Dronely"
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