July Namir (born 20 July 1995) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the

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serial '' Collateral'' (2018) and the

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crime drama '' Baghdad Central'' (2020).

Early life

Namir was born in the county of

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to Egyptian parents. She spent her early childhood in London, Scotland, and Egypt before settling down back in South London. She completed

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in English Literature, Drama, and Psychology at

Richmond upon Thames College Richmond upon Thames College is a large college of further and higher education located on a single site in Twickenham. It provides education and training to 16- to 18-year-olds and adults from across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames a ...

. She went on to graduate from

Brunel University Brunel University of London (BUL) is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It is named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution. It became a university ...

with a dual

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in English Literature and Theatre Studies. She got into acting through the drama club

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Career

Upon graduating from university, Namir starred in the short film ''Two Seas'' with

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. Namir made her television debut in 2015 with roles in the

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film adaptation of '' Killing Jesus'' as young Mary and in an episode of the

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thriller ''

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''. This was followed by a guest appearance in the

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crime drama '' The Tunnel'' in 2017 and the

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medical soap ''

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'' in 2018. Also in 2018, Namir had a recurring role as Hoda Al-Hada in the 2018

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miniseries ''

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'', an adaptation of the novel of the same name by

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. Namir and

Ahd Kamel Ahd Hassan Kamel () is an actress and filmmaker from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is known for her role in the BAFTA-nominated film, ''Wadjda (2014)'' and for her role as ''Fatima'' in BBC Two's Collateral (miniseries), Collateral (2018). Education ...

starred as sisters Mona and Fatima Asif respectively in the four-part

drama '' Collateral'' with

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and

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. In 2020, Namir starred as Mrouj al-Khafaji in the

adaptation of

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's '' Baghdad Central'' alongside

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Bertie Carvel Robert Hugh Carvel (born 6 September 1977) is a British film and theatre actor. He has twice won a Laurence Olivier Award: for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as Miss Trunchbull in '' Matilda the Musical'', and for Best ...

, and Leem Lubany. Namir made her professional stage debut as Meera in ''Foxes'' at the

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in 2021 and played Nazreen in

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series ''

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'' in 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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July Namir
at the Artists Partnership {{DEFAULTSORT:Namir, July Living people 1990 births Actresses from Devon Actresses from London Alumni of Brunel University London English people of Egyptian descent