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Saïd Taghmaoui
Actor· Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Saïd Taghmaoui, born in 1973, is a French actor and screenwriter with Moroccan roots. His breakthrough role as the volatile and emblematic character Saïd in Mathieu Kassovitz’s seminal 1995 film La Haine cemented his status as a significant voice in French cinema. Beyond his native language, Taghmaoui has lent his talents to English-language productions, including the role of a U.S.-trained Iraqi interrogator in Three Kings and as the radical Islamic associate Omar in the 2008 thriller Traitor, showcasing his versatility across international projects.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
42 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kraken | Bachir | Film |
| 2025 | Tin Soldier | Shinja Atlas | Film |
| 2024 | The Killer | Prince Majeb Bin Faheem | Film |
| 2023 | The Family Plan | Augie | Film |
| 2022 | The Forgiven | Anouar | Film |
| 2020 | Embattled | Claude | Film |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | The Elder | Film |
| 2017 | Espionage Tonight | Iskandar Yasin | Film |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Sameer | Film |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Amjad Awan | Film |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Irv's Sheik Plant | Film |
| 2012 | My Brother the Devil | Sayyid | Film |
| 2011 | Conan the Barbarian | Ela-Shan | Film |
| 2010 | Stranded | Aroui | Film |
| 2009 | Linear | Cop/Biker | Film |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Breaker | Film |
| 2008 | Traitor | Omar | Film |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Suarez | Film |
| 2008 | Kandisha | Dakir Nesri | Film |
| 2007 | The Kite Runner | Farid | Film |
| 2006 | Five Fingers | Dark Eyes | Film |
| 2006 | O Jerusalem | Saïd Chahine | Film |
| 2004 | I ♥ Huckabees | Translator | Film |
| 2004 | Spartan | Tariq Asani | Film |
| 2004 | For Bread Alone | Young Mohamed Choukri | Film |
| 2003 | The Good Thief | Paulo | Film |
| 2003 | Crime Spree | Sami | Film |
| 2002 | Break of Dawn | Werner | Film |
| 2002 | Alive | The DJ Box | Film |
| 2001 | Gamer | Tony | Film |
| 2001 | Tom Thumb | le chef de troupe | Film |
| 2001 | Room to Rent | Ali | Film |
| 2001 | Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets | Dib | Film |
| 2001 | Absolutely Fabulous | Manu | Film |
| 2001 | Confession of a Dredger | Fabio | Film |
| 2000 | The Slammer | L'innocent | Film |
| 2000 | Nationale 7 | Rabah | Film |
| 1999 | Hideous Kinky | Bilal | Film |
| 1999 | Three Kings | Captain Said | Film |
| 1998 | The Garden of Eden | Aziz | Film |
| 1997 | Heroines | JP | Film |
| 1995 | La Haine | Saïd | Film |
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