Hisham Tawfiq is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on May 17, 1970 in New York, United States. He is most well-known for his regular role as Sudanese freedom fighter Dembe on NBC’s hit drama The Blacklist. However, he was previously seen on shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Intent and FX’s Lights Out.
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Prior to pursuing a full acting career, Tawfiq served in the U.S. Marines, deployed during Operation Desert Storm. From 1994 to 1996, Tawfiq worked as a corrections officer in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York. While pursuing his acting career, Tawfiq also served as a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department.
Tawfiq starred in the BET film Gun Hill as Capt. Sanford, commander of a counter-crime task force. On television, Tawfiq has appeared in Lights Out, Law & Order spin-offs Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent, Kings, Golden Boy, 30 Rock, and the 2013 NBC remake of Ironside.
He was born in Harlem, New York.
