Actor

Nicholas Kadi

Born September 22, 1952 in Istanbul, Turkey8 films

Nicholas Kadi (born Nameer El-Kadi; September 22, 1952) is a Turkish-born Iraqi American actor.

Kadi was born in Istanbul, Turkey of Iraqi descent. His father, Nizar el Kadi, was an Iraqi ambassador.

Kadi has appeared in numerous television sitcoms and series, such as JAG, Sleeper Cell, Alias, 24, ER, The Young and the Restless and The Wayans Bros. He is fluent in Arabic and French.

According to commentary by Rae Dawn Chong and Ron Perlman on La Guerre du Feu (1981) DVD, Kadi met his wife on the set of the film (she was an on-set nurse in Scotland) and Ron is the godfather to their daughter.

He is twin brother of Naseer El-Kadi.

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First watchQuest for Fire19817.0as GawA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach

5.4Navy Seals1990

5.6Congo1995

Filmography

8 films as actor

2023Down the RoadDetective Marc
2005Soldier of GodOmar
2002Muhammad: The Last ProphetAbu Sufyan ibn Harb (voice)
2002Great Women Of IslamAbu Sufyian(voice)(as Nick Kadi)
1995CongoGorilla
1990Navy SealsBen Shaheed
1986Popeye DoyleAuram Bardas / The Weasel
1981Quest for FireGaw