July Namir (born 20 July 1995) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two serial Collateral (2018) and the Channel 4 crime drama Baghdad Central (2020).
Early life Namir was born in the county of Devon to Egyptian parents. She spent her early childhood in London, Scotland, and Egypt before settling down back in South London. She completed A Levels in English Literature, Drama, and Psychology at Richmond upon Thames College. She went on to graduate from Brunel University with a dual Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Theatre Studies. She got into acting through the drama club Footlights.
Career Upon graduating from university, Namir starred in the short film Two Seas with Ria Zmitrowicz. Namir made her television debut in 2015 with roles in the National Geographic film adaptation of Killing Jesus as young Mary and in an episode of the Showtime thriller Homeland. This was followed by a guest appearance in the Sky Atlantic crime drama The Tunnel in 2017 and the BBC One medical soap Doctors in 2018.
Also in 2018, Namir had a recurring role as Hoda Al-Hada in the 2018 Hulu miniseries The Looming Tower, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Lawrence Wright. Namir and Ahd Kamel starred as sisters Mona and Fatima Asif respectively in the four-part BBC Two drama Collateral with Carey Mulligan and Billie Piper.
In 2020, Namir starred as Mrouj al-Khafaji in the Channel 4 adaptation of Elliot Colla's Baghdad Central alongside Waleed Zuaiter, Bertie Carvel, and Leem Lubany. Namir made her professional stage debut as Meera in Foxes at the Theatre503 in 2021 and played Nazreen in Steven Moffat's Netflix series Inside Man in 2022.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Two Seas Anahita Short film 2016 Astoria Liliane Short film 2018 The First Time Samia Short film2024See it Say itDounyaShort film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2015 Killing Jesus Young Mary Television film Homeland Khadija Episode: "Our Man in Damascus" 2017 The Tunnel Yara Maleh 1 episode 2018 Doctors Leyla Farooq Episode: "Suffer the Children" The Looming Tower Hoda Al-Hada 5 episodes Collateral Mona Asif Main role 2020 Baghdad Central Mrouj al-Khafaji Main role 2022 Inside Man Nazreen 1 episode 2026 The LadyDr. Chaudhry1 episodeTBA HoneyKamilla Akhmedova
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2017 Assassin's Creed Origins Voices 2023 Assassin's Creed Mirage
References
External links
July Namir at the Artists Partnership