Actor

Nicholas Kadi

September 22, 1952 · Istanbul, Turkey

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.

Notable work

7.8
24 (2001)
as Ahmet
5.6
Congo (1995)
as Gorilla
6.8
Glee (2009)
as Alain Marceau
7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Nikolaj Grodsky
6.8
Alias (2001)
as Algosaibi
7
Quest for Fire (1981)
as Gaw
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Sergei Onyegin
7.3
JAG (1995)
as Ahmad Al-Barzan and as Capitain Suhare
7
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
as Marmot (voice) and as Marmoset (voice)

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