---
name: "Adam Ali"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-ali"
fi1m_id: "adam-ali"
imdb_id: "nm9670148"
tmdb_id: 3204809
wikidata_id: "Q116059313"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T13:10:26.190336+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adam Ali

## Identity

Adam Ali

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adam-ali
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adam-ali
- **IMDb ID:** nm9670148
- **TMDB ID:** 3204809
- **Wikidata ID:** Q116059313
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ali_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116059313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9670148/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3204809

Actor. Born in Libya.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 2024–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ali_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116059313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9670148/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3204809

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*What It Feels Like for a Girl*](https://film.one/tv/what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adam Ali (born 1999) is a British actor and filmmaker. Born in Libya, Ali fled the civil war as a child and, after periods in Canada and Italy, settled in Manchester. They trained at the Television Workshop in Salford.

Ali made their screen debut as Zain in the Apple TV+ anthology series *Little America* (2020), earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination. They starred as Kamal in the feature film *Europa* (2021) and wrote, directed and appeared in the short film *Baba* (2021), which won two Iris Prizes. On television they have played Kai Sharif in the BBC series *Waterloo Road* (2023–2024), a tour guide in *Ludwig* (2024) and Dirty Damian in *What It Feels Like for a Girl* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *What It Feels Like for a Girl* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Dirty Damian — [page](https://film.one/tv/what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl.md)
- *Ludwig* (2024), Fi1m 76, as Tour Guide — [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Truckload* (2025), as George
- *What It Feels Like for a Girl* (2025), series, as Dirty Damian — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl.md)
- *Ludwig* (2024), series, as Tour Guide — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md)
- *Foraging* (2024), Actor
- *The Call* (2023), Actor
- *Baba* (2021), as Britannia · Director, Writer
- *Europa* (2021), as Kamal
- *Hamoody* (2021), as Mahmood / Micky · Director, Screenplay
- *Club Quarantine* (2020), Actor
- *Little America* (2020), series, as Zain — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/little-america.md)
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Kai Sharif
- *Salt Line*, as Tim

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