George Calil (born 29 March 1973) is an English actor known for his role in the TV mini-series '' Band of Brothers,'' where he portrayed Sergeant James H. "Mo" Alley, Jr.

Early life

Calil was born in England in 1973. He is the son of Lebanese businessman Ely Calil.

Career

In 2004, Calil starring in the special drama ''

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'', as Don Larson, American journalist who travels to Afghanistan one year after 9/11, in an effort to learn the truth about the search for

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. The film premiered and sold at the

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. Also in 2004 he played the role of

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in the remake of the 1960 film ''

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''. In 2005 he starred in four feature films, ''Rollin' with the Nines'', ''

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'', and ''The Film Maker'', and in 2006 he played the lead role of Detective Alex Taylor in the feature film ''

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Personal life

He also starred in the

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drama, ''

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'', in which he played the drug dealing boyfriend of Sandy. Sandy was played by

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, who was Calil's girlfriend in real life. In June 2003, 22-year-old Sadler died after falling from the balcony of Calil's London home after the pair had allegedly taken

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. Calil was arrested after Sadler's death but he was eventually released without charge after police confirmed they were treating Sadler's death as an accident.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1973 births British people of Lebanese descent Living people

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