{{Short description|English actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = George Calil | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|3|29}} | birth_place = England | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1996–present | father = Ely Calil }}
'''George Calil''' (born 29 March 1973)<ref>{{Cite web|title=George Calil|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130005/|access-date=2021-08-25|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> is an English actor known for his role in the TV mini-series ''Band of Brothers,'' where he portrayed Sergeant James H. "Mo" Alley, Jr.
== Early life == Calil was born in England in 1973. He is the son of Lebanese businessman Ely Calil.
== Career == In 2004, Calil starring in the special drama ''September Tapes'', as Don Larson, American journalist who travels to Afghanistan one year after 9/11, in an effort to learn the truth about the search for Osama bin Laden. The film premiered and sold at the Sundance Film Festival. Also in 2004 he played the role of Pompey the Great in the remake of the 1960 film ''Spartacus''.
In 2005 he starred in four feature films, ''Rollin' with the Nines'', ''Pterodactyl'', and ''The Film Maker'', and in 2006 he played the lead role of Detective Alex Taylor in the feature film ''Lycanthropy''.
== Personal life == Calil met fellow actress Laura Sadler in 2002, when he guest-starred in the BBC drama, ''Holby City'', and the two began dating. Calil played the drug-dealing boyfriend of Sadler's character, Sandy Harper, who was a cast regular for 11 episodes, until his storyline concluded.
In the early hours of 15 June 2003, Sadler fell 40 feet (12 metres) from the balcony of Calils flat at 85 Holland Park. She had consumed a large quantity of alcohol and was later found to have had traces of diazepam and cocaine derivatives in her blood. She suffered severe head injuries and never regained consciousness. Her family decided to take her off life support on 18 June 2003. Sadler died at Charing Cross Hospital a day later. Her funeral was held at St. Mary's and All Saints' Church in Beaconsfield, and she was cremated at Chilterns Crematorium, Amersham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/389400.final-farewell-to-tragic-laura/|title=Final farewell to tragic Laura|date= 4 July 2003|accessdate=23 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=death>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3001562.stm |title=Entertainment | Holby City star Laura Sadler dies |work=BBC News |date=20 June 2003 | access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> Calil was questioned by police, but later released on bail and never charged.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3023706.stm |title=UK | England | No charges over Sadler death |work=BBC News |date=26 June 2003 | access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref> Sadler's death was ruled as an accident.<ref name=inquest>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3080766.stm |title=Entertainment | Sadler death 'ruled accidental' |work=BBC News | date=4 September 2003 | access-date=11 November 2011}}</ref>
Calil made a brief appearance at Sadler's main funeral, but stayed away from the private family service and left a red rose, signed "G". <ref>https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/389400.final-farewell-to-tragic-laura/</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1996 |''Tiger Heart'' |Jack | |- |2004 |''September Tapes'' |Don 'Lars' Larson | |- |2004 |''EMR'' |Agent 6 | |- |2005 |''Pterodactyl'' |Sterling | |- |2006 |''Rollin' with the Nines'' |Detective Newmyer | |- |2006 |''The Other Half'' |Alex | |- |2006 |''Lycanthropy'' |Alex Taylor | |- |2007 |''Rise of the Footsoldier'' |Police Killer | |- |2008 |''Bad Day'' |Harry McCann | |- |2009 |''31 North 62 East'' |Jacob | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2001 |''Band of Brothers'' |James H. (Mo) Alley Jr. |8 episodes |- |2001 |''The Lost Battalion'' |Pvt. Lowell R. Hollingshead |Television film |- |2002 |''Relic Hunter'' |Relic Hunter |Episode: "So Shall It Be" |- |2002 |''Waking the Dead'' |David Gold |2 episodes |- |2002–2003 |''Holby City'' |Sean Hunt |11 episodes |- |2004 |''Spartacus'' |Pompey | rowspan="2" |Miniseries |- |2006 |''The Miracles of Jesus'' |Jesus |- |2007 |''Wraiths of Roanoke'' |Thomas Stevens |Television film |- |2009 |''The Bill'' |Kevin Gearie |Episode: "Innocence Betrayed" |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0130005|name=George Calil}}
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