Abubakr Ali is an Egyptian-born American actor. On television, he played Officer Samir Bashir in Law & Order: Organized Crime. He also played the lead in the 2022 film Anything's Possible.
Ali was born in Egypt and raised in Pasadena, California. He is a Muslim. According to an interview he did for Wonderland, Ali and his family moved to the United States in 2000; his father died in 2017.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Someday Soon | Dancer | Short film |
| 2014 | Doradus | Demitri Christon | |
| 2018 | Irish Goodbye | Nizar | |
| 2022 | Anything's Possible | Khal | |
| TBA | Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Dig | Goat herder | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Tommy | Gamal Hadiri | |
| Katy Keene | Raj Patel | 6 episodes | |
| Little Voice | Dr. Nadeen | 1 episode | |
| 2021 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Dev | 3 episodes |
| Our Ladies of Brooklyn | Rahim | 1 episode | |
| 2020-2023 | Power Book II: Ghost | Sebastian 'Bash' Kamal-Stern | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Officer Samir Bashir | 5 episodes |
| This Really Happened | Boy | TV movie |
References
- ^ "ABUBAKR ALI: The Egyptian Arab American actor discusses becoming the first Arab Muslim to lead a comic book adaptation and landing a role in Billy Porter's Anything's Possible". Wonderland. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- Ramirez, Juan A. (July 12, 2022). "Abubakr Ali Gets a Boost From Whale-Watching and Eid Fashions". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Ford, Elisabeth (April 19, 2024). "All About Organized Crime's Ill-Fated Detective, Samir Bashir, Played by Abubakr Ali". NBC.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- Petski, Denise (September 29, 2022). "'Grendel' Star Abubakr Ali Responds To Netflix Series Cancellation & What It Means For Muslim Representation: "There Is A Space & Need For Stories Like This"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
External links
- Abubakr Ali at IMDb