Born in Corsica, a French Island, to Tunisian Parents. He mainly lived between Europe and North Africa, graduated from Dwarf Labs in Montpellier, France, to later on move to London and work in major VFX companies such as MPC Framestore or LucasFilm where he currently works. Abdel Halim is known for his work in the Oscar winning Film The Jungle Book as FX TD. He has also contributed to the making of around ten other Hollywood blockbusters, namely 300 Rise of an Empire, Guardians of the Galaxy vol1/vol2 or Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them among others.