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Alex Esmail

Alex Esmail

British actor, and former wrestler

Alexander Nazir Esmail (born 18 July 1993)[1] is a British actor, and former wrestler,[2] who is best known for his role in the film Attack the Block.[3][4][5]

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Career

After making his debut in multi-award-winning fantasy film Attack the Block in 2011,[6] Esmail was nominated for Best Ensemble at the 2012 Black Reel Awards along with the rest of the cast, but lost to The Help.[7][8]

In 2012 he went on to star in films Payback Season and Strippers vs Werewolves.[9][10][11] He also had roles in television shows Casualty and Switch.[12] Popcorn n Roses named him number 2, behind Lucas Cruikshank, on their list of rising stars of 2012.[13] He starred alongside Steve Coogan in Northern Soul.[14] In 2013 he starred in the music video Infinity by Infinity Ink.[citation needed] In 2018 he signed on to play the character Scalpel in the animated dark fantasy film Dagon: Troll World Chronicles which is set to be released in 2019.

Filmography

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References

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    "Question and Answer Session - Youtube". YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. [2]
    "FULL MATCH! London Riots vs Velocity Vipers". YouTube. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. [3]
    Lamont, Tom (8 May 2011). "Meet the new kids on the block - Film - The Observer". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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    "The five leads from Attack The Block - Youtube". YouTube. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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    "John Boyega, Simon Howard, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones & Alex Esmail Interview For 'Attack The Block'". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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    "Attack The Block World Premiere at SXSW". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  7. [7]
    "Alex Esmail - Awards". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. [8]
    "Pariah's Nine Noms Lead the Black Reel Awards Field". 14 December 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  9. [9]
    "Variety Reviews - Payback Season". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  10. [10]
    "Strippers vs Werewolves - Eventful Movies". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  11. [11]
    "Strippers vs Werewolves DVD Movie". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  12. [12]
    "BBC One Casualty, Series 26, #HolbyRiot - Part 2". Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  13. [13]
    "The 2012 PNR Rising Stars List". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  14. [14]
    "Northern Soul - The Film". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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