Fedi Nuril (born 1 July 1982) is an Indonesian actor, model, and musician. He is known for his role as Fahri in Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2008) and Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 (2016), and as Genta in 5 cm (2012). Nuril has been referred as polygamy icon in Indonesian cinema.
Fedrian Nuril was born on 1 July 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the youngest child and son of the three children of Nuril Rachman (1924–1993), a soldier.[1][2] He went to Faculty of Economic and Business at University of Indonesia, majoring in accounting.[3]
Nuril started his career as a catwalk, magazine, and advertisement model.[4] He made his film debut by starring in Rudy Soedjarwo directed Mengejar Matahari (2004) followed by Apa Artinya Cinta? (2005), and Janji Joni (2005).[3] Nuril was then cast by director Mira Lesmana to starred in Garasi (2006) as a member of music band group called Garasi, along with Ayu Ratna and Aries Budiman.[3] After the film was finished, Garasi released a single titled "Hilang" which received a positive review from music listener.[5] In 2007, Hanung Bramantyo cast him for Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2008), a film adapted from Habiburrahman El Shirazy novel, as Fahri.[3] Nuril later won an award for Best Actor from the film at Bandung Film Festival in 2008.[3]
Nuril was cast in Get Married 3 (2011), a third film of Get Married series which was released every Eid al-Fitr, as Rendy co-starring Nirina Zubir.[6] In 2013, he starred in Moga Bunda Disayang Allah as a drunkard.[7] He then starred in Ayah: Menyayangi Tanpa Akhir (2015) as Juna, a pharmacist and single parent who struggling to cure his children from brain cancer, followed by Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan (2015) as a man who practices polygamy co-starring Raline Shah, and then starred in the sequel of the film two years later.[8][9][10] In 2017, Nuril starred in Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2, a sequel of the film with the same name, as Fahri.[11] The film attracted a million viewers and received a mixed review due to the plot.[11][11] Due to his role in Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan series, Nuril was considered as a polygamy icon in Indonesian cinema.[11]
In 2021, Nuril starred in Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan 3, a third installment of Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan series.[12] He also starred in 48 Jam Untuk Indah (2022) as a father who lived in poverty followed by Air Mata di Ujung Sajadah (2023), as a husband who fighting for custody of his adopted child.[12] In order to break his polygamy image, Nuril starred in Rumah Masa Depan (2023) as Sukri co-starring Laura Basuki as his wife Surti.[13][12] He also starred in Kapan Hamil (2023) again with Basuki.[12]
Nuril is one of the actor who has critical views and uphold human rights, and often shows his arguments to the media.[14] During 2024 Indonesian presidential election, he is against second candidate Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and said that he won't votes for them due to Prabowo who was the perpetrator of kidnapping activists during the fall of Suharto in 1998.[14] He also defended Maria Catarina Sumarsih, an activist who initiated the Kamisan action, which is considered to have raised human rights issues regarding Prabowo as the perpetrator of kidnapping every five years, and added that he did not want the perpetrator of the kidnapping during the 1998 riots to become president.[14][15]
Nuril received both positive and criticism response for his action.[16] Labour law lecturer at Gadjah Mada University, Nabiyla Risfa Izzati, praising Nuril's courage and joking that she would seek attention so that Nuril would pay attention to him.[17]