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Alexander Nazir Esmail (born 18 July 1993) is a British actor, and former wrestler, who is best known for his role in the film Attack the Block.

Career

After making his debut in multi-award-winning fantasy film Attack the Block in 2011, Esmail was nominated for Best Ensemble at the 2012 Black Reel Awards along with the rest of the cast, but lost to The Help.

In 2012 he went on to star in films Payback Season and Strippers vs Werewolves. He also had roles in television shows Casualty and Switch. Popcorn n Roses named him number 2, behind Lucas Cruikshank, on their list of rising stars of 2012. He starred alongside Steve Coogan in Northern Soul. In 2013 he starred in the music video Infinity by Infinity Ink. In 2018, he signed on to play the character Scalpel in the animated dark fantasy film Dagon: Troll World Chronicles which wass released in 2019.

Filmography

References

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4. "The five leads from Attack The Block - Youtube". YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
5. "John Boyega, Simon Howard, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones & Alex Esmail Interview For 'Attack The Block'". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
6. "Attack The Block World Premiere at SXSW". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
7. "Alex Esmail - Awards". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
8. "Pariah's Nine Noms Lead the Black Reel Awards Field". 14 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
9. "Variety Reviews - Payback Season". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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11. "Strippers vs Werewolves DVD Movie". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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13. "The 2012 PNR Rising Stars List". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
14. "Northern Soul - The Film". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

External links

• Alex Esmail at IMDb

• 1993 births
• Living people
• English male film actors
• English male television actors
• 21st-century English male actors
• Actors from the London Borough of Islington
• Male actors from London
• British people of Iraqi descent
• People from Islington (district)
• Sportspeople from the London Borough of Islington