Fahim Fazli

Fahim Fazli (Dari: فهیم فاضلی; born May 30, 1966) is an Afghan American film actor.

Fahim Fazli
Born	(1966-05-30) May 30, 1966 (age 58) Kabul, Afghanistan
Nationality	Afghan, naturalized American
Occupation(s)	Actor, author
Years active	2004–present

Biography

Fazli was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He escaped Afghanistan and settled in the United States in the 1980s.^[1] He returned to Afghanistan as an interpreter with the U.S. Marines in 2009 and 2010.^[1] After returning, he wrote a memoir, Fahim Speaks that was released in early 2012.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Iron Man	Omar
2008	Eagle Eye	Al Kohei
2009	Red Sands	Goat herder
2009	Hired Gun	Abdul-Aziz
2009	Welcome to A'Stan	Jamalia
2009	Anti-Narcotics	Jalali
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Camel handler	Uncredited
2009	After Action Review	Jamalia
2011	We Will Rock You	Shopkeeper	Uncredited
2012	Argo	Komiteh subordinate
2012	Big Bad Bugs	Enemy soldier
2013	Blood Shot	Terrorist #2
2014	Fort Bliss	Afghan driver
2014	American Sniper	Messianic tribal leader
2015	Aloha	Afghani tribesman
2015	Rock the Kasbah	Tariq
2018	12 Strong	Khaled
2018	American Warfighter	Bear V.O.
2018	Saint Judy	Taliban leader
2019	Fahim	Jamil Kahn
2019	The Outpost	Taliban fighter	Uncredited
2020	I Am Fear	Rashid
2023	Ghosted	Mosque Hammam
2025	Superman	Jarhanpurian President
	Thunderbolts*	Agent Wild

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Homeland Security	Karzai Bodyguard	Television film
2004	NYPD 2069	Voices
2006	The Path to 9/11
2006	A.K.A.	Chef
2008	The Unit	Auctioneer	Episode: "Shadow Riders"
2011	Outsourced	Inmate #1	Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Delhi"
2011	Deadliest Warrior	Saddam Hussein	Episode: "Saddam Hussein vs. Pol Pot"
2011	Louie	Afghan local	Episode: "Duckling"
2012	NCIS: Los Angeles	Iranian soldier	Episode: "Descent"
2015	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Uber driver	Episode: "Mila Kunis/Bob Odenkirk/Charli XCX"
2015	The Brink	Warlord	2 episodes
2015	Homeland	Video Jihadist	Episode: "Separation Anxiety"
2019	Barry	Afghan villager	3 episodes
2020	68 Whiskey	Warlord

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Additional voices

References

1. Marquez, Miguel (November 23, 2009). "Hollywood Actor's New Role: Serving With Troops in Afghanistan". ABC News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
2. Zevely, Jeff (January 5, 2015). "Afghanistan refugee now living the Hollywood dream". CBS News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

External links

• Fahim Fazli at IMDb