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Actor

1986-04-16 · Pekan, Pahang · Male

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Ahmad Kamal Ahmad Adli, better known as Kamal Adli (born 16 April 1986), is a Malaysian actor, model, and television host. He was named Hero Remaja for 2007/2008 and is best known for comedic roles, though he has also taken on dramatic parts.

Kamal has appeared in television dramas including Bio-Nik, Zati & Si Mawas, Ana lu'lu, Putera Rayyan, Black Belt Kaler Pink and Black, as well as telefilms such as Kekasihku Is Setan, Nyamuk Tak Berdosa, Rongples Rongtaim and Perempuan Tanpa Dosa.

His film roles include Niyang Rapik (2010), Kembar Siang (2011), Gerimis Mengundang (2012), Gangster Celop (2013), Abang Long Fadil (2014), and Takluk: Lahad Datu (2024).

Early life

Kamal was born on 16 April 1986 in Pekan, Pahang, the third of seven siblings. He was named Hero Remaja 2007/2008, an award given by the teen magazine Remaja to the year's most promising entertainer or influencer aged 17 to 23. Kamal holds a Diploma in Broadcasting from the Malaysian Institute of Integrative Media (MIIM; TV3 Academy).

Personal life

Kamal was in a relationship with actress Intan Ladyana that ended after six years.

Kamal proposed to fellow actor Uqasha Senrose live on air during the MeleTOP Era Awards on 20 December 2020, shortly after presenting several awards at the ceremony; the pair had previously starred together in the drama Setelah Terlafaznya Akad. They married in a private ceremony on 5 November 2021.

Career

Kamal's first acting role came in 2008, a minor part in the second season of the drama series Renjis on Astro Ria. He began his career as a host with the show Pandanganku, Ceritaku, also broadcast on Astro Ria. In 2009, Kamal took the lead role of Nik in the superhero science fiction TV3 drama Bio-Nik, produced by KRU Studios. The drama follows a teenager named Nik who is critically injured in a road accident and subsequently revived with sophisticated, versatile robotic enhancements to his body.

After Bio-Nik, Kamal starred opposite Liyana Jasmay in the drama Zati & Si Mawas. His first film role came in 2010, in Niyang Rapik, directed by Ahmad Idham and co-starring Shaheizy Sam and Awal Ashaari.

In 2011, Kamal appeared alongside Liyana and Zahiril Adzim as a villager's assistant in the horror film Senjakala, directed by Ahmad Idham. He was first paired with Intan Ladyana in the film Kembar Siang, directed by Hatta Azad Khan, in which Kamal played twin brothers, Awal and Awi. He also starred alongside Nora Danish in the drama Ana lu'lu, broadcast on TV3's Slot Lestary.

Working again under Idham's direction, Kamal co-starred with Indonesian actress Olivia Lubis Jensen in the Malaysia–Indonesia romantic film Gerimis Mengundang, broadcast on 31 May 2012. He then returned to television as the lead in the series Putera Rayyan, on TV3's Slot Samarinda, alongside Miera Leyana and Nad Zainal.

In 2013, Kamal starred with Syamsul Yusof and Hanis Zalikha in the action-comedy film Gangster Celop, directed by Ahmad Idham and produced by Datuk Yusof Haslam. He also appeared in the film 3 Temujanji, directed by Hashim Rejab and starring Pierre Andre and Yana Samsudin. He later competed in the reality show Liga Lawak Superstar, and appeared alongside Jalaluddin Hassan, Razak Ahmad, Julia Ziegler, Radhi Khalid and Najwa P. Ramlee in the stage production Asmara Songsang, directed by Rahman Adam and staged at Lambang Sari, Istana Budaya, on 1–2 March 2013.

In 2014, Kamal and Zizan Razak took the lead roles in the action-comedy film Abang Long Fadil, directed by Syafiq Yusof. A spin-off of KL Gangster, the film cast Kamal as Adam, son of a warrior. He also appeared in the horror film Cerita Hantu Malaysia, directed by Pierre Andre.

Kamal played Chi in the telefilm Rongples Rongtaim, directed by Yusry KRU and starring Tauke Jambu, Chelsia Ng, Bell Ngasri, Chew Kin Wah and Ayahanda Abdul Rani Kulup, broadcast on Astro Citra's Karya 12 slot. This marked the second time Kamal and Tauke Jambu had acted together, after Abang Long Fadil.

He starred with Aaron Aziz in the comedy drama Black Belt Kaler Pink, which aired on Astro Warna, and later appeared in the military drama film Malay Regiment, directed by Jurey Latiff Rosli, which aired on 31 August 2017.

Kamal also appeared as a guest in Mamu Mami Gosip, a sitcom broadcast on the FINAS Malaysia YouTube channel and led by Kazar Saisi, Tauke Jambu, Delimawati, Fasha Sandha, Elisya Sandha, Afifah Nasir, Aidil Aziz, Fikhree Bakar and Amyza Adnan. Other guests on the show included Zahirah Macwilson, Saharul Ridzwan, the late Abam Bocey, Joey, Fauziah Nawi, Hazama, Farahdhiya, Achey, Liza Abdullah and Azrel Ismail. The sitcom was recorded in 2017, before the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.