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Alexander Nazir Esmail (born 18 July 1993) is a
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actor, and former wrestler, who is best known for his role in the film ''
Attack the Block ''Attack the Block'' is a 2011 British science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and Nick Frost. It was the film debut of Cornish, Boyega and composer Steven Price. The ...
''.


Career

After making his debut in multi-award-winning fantasy film ''
Attack the Block ''Attack the Block'' is a 2011 British science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and Nick Frost. It was the film debut of Cornish, Boyega and composer Steven Price. The ...
'' in 2011, Esmail was nominated for Best Ensemble at the 2012
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along with the rest of the cast, but lost to ''
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''. In 2012 he went on to star in films ''
Payback Season ''Payback Season'' is a British drama film written by Danny Donnelly and Jenny Fitzpatrick that was released to cinemas on 9 March 2012. The film was directed by Danny Donnelly, and stars Adam Deacon, Nichola Burley and Leo Gregory. Plot Jer ...
'' and ''
Strippers vs Werewolves ''Strippers vs Werewolves'' is a 2012 British comedy horror film directed by Jonathan Glendening. The screenplay was written by Phillip Barron and Pat Higgins. The main cast includes Ali Bastian, Martin Compston, Alan Ford, Marc Baylis, Bil ...
''. He also had roles in television shows '' Casualty'' and ''
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''. Popcorn n Roses named him number 2, behind
Lucas Cruikshank Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated ''Fred'' series for his channel on the video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006. These videos are cen ...
, on their list of rising stars of 2012. He starred alongside
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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 fil
Dagon: Troll World Chronicles
which is set to be released in 2019.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Esmail, Alex 1993 births Living people English male film actors English male television actors 21st-century English male actors People from Islington (district) Male actors from London British people of Iraqi descent