Hisham Tawfiq

May 17, 1970 · New York City, New York, USA

Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor, best known for playing Dembe Zuma, part of the security detail and very close friend to Raymond "Red" Reddington in NBC's The Blacklist.

Notable work

8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Jules and as FDNY Vestry
7.6
The Blacklist (2013)
as Dembe Zuma
6.2
Dead Man Down (2013)
as Harry's Jamaican #3
7.5
30 Rock (2006)
as African Dictator
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
as Souleyman Camara
7.3
The Equalizer (2021)
as Sameer Bentang

Often works with

Chris Noth
2 titles together
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Equalizer
Brett Dalton
2 titles together
The Equalizer, Found
Dominic Fumusa
2 titles together
The Equalizer, Nurse Jackie
K
Keenya Woodruff
2 titles together
Lost Money, Snitch in New York

Full filmography · 20

Found
as Alonso Mitchell
20236.3
Harlem
as Dr. Obinna Tseggai
20217.1
The Equalizer
as Sameer Bentang
20217.3
Ironside
as Cop
20135.1
The Blacklist
as Dembe Zuma
20137.6
Golden Boy
as Father Steven Truitt
20136.1
Nurse Jackie
as Angry Patient
20097.1
Kings
as Serviceman Walter
20097.6
30 Rock
as African Dictator
20067.5
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Souleyman Camara
20017.6
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jules and as FDNY Vestry
19998