Hisham Tawfiq Promoted to Series Regular on "The Blacklist"

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"The Blacklist" Promotes Hisham Tawfiq To Series Regular for Season 3
by Nellie Andreeva
March 31, 2015


Dembe Zuma will not be leaving Raymond Reddington’s side anytime soon.

Hisham Tawfiq, who has been recurring on "The Blacklist", playing Red’s bodyguard and protector, has been promoted to a series regular for NBC drama’s recently picked up third season.

Introduced in the first episode after the pilot, Tawfiq’s Dembe has appeared in virtually every episode since. His backstory revealed that he shares a special bond with Red who years before had saved him from the world of human trafficking.

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