Alex Esmail


Alexander Nazir Esmail is a British actor, and former wrestler, who is best known for his role in the film Attack the Block.

Career

After making his debut in multi-award-winning fantasy film Attack the Block in 2011, Esmail was nominated for Best Ensemble at the 2012 Black Reel Awards along with the rest of the cast, but lost to The Help.
In 2012 he went on to star in films Payback Season and Strippers vs Werewolves. He also had roles in television shows Casualty and Switch. Popcorn n Roses named him number 2, behind Lucas Cruikshank, on their list of rising stars of 2012. He starred alongside Steve Coogan in Northern Soul. In 2013 he starred in the music video Infinity by Infinity Ink. In 2018 he signed on to play the character Scalpel in the animated dark fantasy film which is set to be released in 2019.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2011Attack the BlockPestNominated for Best Ensemble at 2012 Black Reel Awards along with Simon Howard, John Boyega,
Franz Drameh, Nick Frost, Leeon Jones, Luke Treadaway, Jodie Whittaker and Jumayn Hunter
2012Payback SeasonLeon
2012Strippers vs WerewolvesSean
2012CasualtyClint JacksonTV series, 2 episodes
2012My Brother's Keeper JoShort film
2012SwitchHoodieTV series, 1 episode
2013Northern SoulStee
2018Dagon: Troll World Chronicles’’Scalpel