Nabil Elouahabi (born 6 February 1975), often credited as Nabil Elouhabi, is a British-Moroccan actor, known for his role as Tariq Larousi in EastEnders from 2003 to 2005, as Rashid "Gary" Mahmoon in "Strangers on the Shore" (the 2002 Christmas Special of Only Fools and Horses) and as Mr. Mustapha in the Netflix series Top Boy in 2011 and 2013.
Career Nabil made his acting debut in an episode of the BBC medical drama series Casualty in 1998. He went on to have roles in several television series such as Attachments, Only Fools and Horses and In This World. He also appeared in films such as Ali G Indahouse (2002) and The Sum of All Fears (2002). In 2003 he won the role of Tariq Larousi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2005 he was axed from the soap after his character, along with his on-screen family, the Ferreiras, proved to be unpopular with audiences.
Since leaving EastEnders he has appeared in Holby City and has played real-life terrorist Ramzi Yousef in the television mini-series The Path to 9/11. In 2008 he played Meesh, a Kuwaiti translator, in HBO's Generation Kill.
Most recently Nabil played Dean Andrews on Breeders; he also appeared in the three-part Jimmy McGovern drama series Time on BBC One. On 16 January 2022, Elouahabi appeared in Vera in the episode "As the Crow Flies" in the role of Mo Hassan.
In 2023, Elouahabi featured as Joseph in the BBC series, Blue Lights.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2002Ali G IndahouseJezzy F2002DeserterAbdel Kadar2002The Sum of All FearsGhazi2002In This WorldYusif (Europe)2003AsylumMahmoud Nasdar2003Code 46Vendor2005Plato's Breaking Point2007The Boat PeopleJared2009Journey to MeccaHamza2011BlitzWitness2011JunkheartsFisherman2012Tower BlockGary2012Zero Dark ThirtyDetainee on Monitor2015Hyena RoadHaji Baba / The Cleaner2015Rise of the Footsoldier: Part IIDemirkan2016Worst FearsKarim2017Sand CastleArif2017UndocumentSami2021InfiniteO Dog2024The OutrunSamir
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1996The BillKarim BakriEpisode: "Nice Boy"1998–2017CasualtyVarious roles3 episodes1999London's BurningArabic BoyEpisode #11.162002AttachmentsKevEpisode: "Tooting Broadway"2002Only Fools and HorsesRashid Mahmoon aka GaryEpisode: "Strangers on the Shore...!"2003–2005EastEndersTariq165 episodes2004Keen EddieSunglassesEpisode: "Keeping Up Appearances"2006Holby CitySeb CarterEpisode: "Looking After Number One"2006The Path to 9/11Ramzi Yousef2 episodes2008Generation KillMeesh7 episodes2009Law & Order: UKNazim KasabaEpisode: "Paradise"2010Strike BackMassoudEpisode: "Iraq: Part One"2011The Boarding School BomberTaxi DriverTelevision film2013Mad DogsHalimEpisode #3.12013Top BoyMr. Mustapha4 episodes201424MickEpisode: "Day 9: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m."2016The Night OfYusuf4 episodes2016The MissingMirza BarzaniEpisode: "Statice"2018Deep StateHassan Nassor2 episodes2018Thunderbirds Are GoProfessor KarimEpisode: "Life Signs"2019His Dark MaterialsThe Bright-Eyed Man2 episodes2020Our GirlRabee6 episodes2021BreedersDeanEpisode: "No Friends"2021TimeP.O. Patterson2 episodes2021The TowerYounes Mehenni2021VeraMo HassanEpisode: "S11:E4" "As the Crow Flies" 2022Trigger PointHassan RahimEpisode: "Series 2 & 3"2023Blue LightsJoseph5 episodes2024FBI: InternationalAboodEpisode: “S3:E2”
Video games YearTitleRole2014Dragon Age: InquisitionAdditional voices2020ValorantCypher (Amir El Amari)2022Elden RingMerchant Kale
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