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Khalid Abdalla (Arabic: خالد عبد الله, romanized: Khālid ‘Abd Allāh; born 26 October 1980) is a British actor and activist. He came to international prominence after starring in the 2006 Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning film United 93 .
Khalid Abdalla as Ulle Dag Charles (series 1), a billionaire tech entrepreneur and activist who becomes the Jackal's target. Lia Williams as Isabel Kirby, the MI6 Deputy Chief of Staff, Bianca and Halcrow’s superior. Eleanor Matsuura as Zina Jansone, a liaison between the Jackal and her employer, Winthrop.
The show – which also stars Lashana Lynch, Eleanor Matsuura, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Khalid Abdalla – is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 novel of the same name.
Khalid Abdalla as Ulle Dag Charles in 'The Day of the Jackal' Bianca, meanwhile, was encouraged to take a leave of absence from MI-6 due to her refusal to give up on hunting the Jackal.
But for Khalid Abdalla, who played Dodi Al Fayed, it was the perfect setting. “It's incredible to be here and it’s incredible to be in London…now we’re home,” he said.
The Crown is a historical drama web television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.
Rounding out the cast are Úrsula Corberó, Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi and Florisa Kamara.
Khalid Abdalla, Ann Akinjirin, David Ganly, and Antonia Salib also star. Benson and Moorhead joined the series in January 2021 to direct two episodes of the series. Filming took place at Origo Studios in Budapest, with location filming occurring in Jordan.