Khalid Abdalla

Birthday: 30 December 1980, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Height: 183 cm

Khalid Abdalla was born on December 30, 1980 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is an actor and producer, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Assassin's Creed (2016) and Al midan (2013).

I'm proudly British and proudly a Londoner - but I'm also proudly Egyptian and proudly from Cairo.

It put me in all the tight spots with my identity: as an Arab, a Muslim, and an actor with my backgr...Show more »

It put me in all the tight spots with my identity: as an Arab, a Muslim, and an actor with my background. I had to walk a tightrope and find out where my balance was. Show less «

In my life, I've been acutely conscious of how the Arab world is represented.

When you say the word "Arab", I suppose the first thing that springs into anyone's mind is "terroris...Show more »

When you say the word "Arab", I suppose the first thing that springs into anyone's mind is "terrorist", suicide bomber, big scary beard, oil sheik, violence - all negative associations. I had no interest in being a part of anything that hurts me as a person when I walk down the street, hurts my family, people I know. I have no interest fundamentally in being part of promoting a stereotype. I believe that takes people backwards and not forwards Show less «

My memory is of the place I played. I remember just playing and playing and playing, going out on my...Show more »

My memory is of the place I played. I remember just playing and playing and playing, going out on my bicycle, running away from wasps in the back garden. My first girlfriend was there, my next-door neighbor, a beautiful brunette called Clare. Then we moved to London. On his childhood in Scotland. Show less «

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