Actor
Saïd Taghmaoui
Biography

Saïd Taghmaoui (born July 19, 1973) is a French actor and screenwriter of Moroccan background. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.However, Saïd has also appeared in a number of more recent English Language films, with roles such as the U.S.-trained philosophical Iraqi interrogator Captain 'My Main Man' Saïd in Three Kings, and as "Omar", the close radical Islamic associate of Don Cheadle (Samir), in the 2 ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- Tin Soldier | Shinja Atlas
2024 -- The Killer | Prince Majeb Bin Faheem
2023 -- The Family Plan | Augie
2022 -- The Forgiven | Anouar
2020 -- Embattled | Claude
2019 -- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | The Elder
2018 -- At First Light | Cal
2017 -- Espionage Tonight | Iskandar Yasin
2017 -- Etta's Mission | Sameer
2017 -- Wonder Woman | Sameer
2016 -- Money Man |
2016 -- The Infiltrator | Amjad Awan
2013 -- American Hustle | Irv's Sheik Plant
2012 -- Il était une fois... « La Haine » |
2012 -- My Brother the Devil | Sayyid
2011 -- Conan the Barbarian | Ela-Shan
2010 -- An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War | Narrator (voice)
2010 -- Stranded | Aroui
2009 -- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Breaker
2009 -- Linear | Cop/Biker
2008 -- Kandisha | Dakir Nesri
2008 -- Mogadischu | Captain Mahmud
2008 -- Traitor | Omar
2008 -- Vantage Point | Suarez
2007 -- The Kite Runner | Farid
2006 -- Djihad! | Youssef
2006 -- O Jerusalem | Saïd Chahine
2006 -- Five Fingers | Dark Eyes
2004 -- I ♥ Huckabees | Translator
2004 -- For Bread Alone |
2004 -- Spartan | Tariq Asani
2004 -- Hidalgo | Prince Bin Al Reeh
2003 -- Crime Spree | Sami
2003 -- The Good Thief | Paulo
2002 -- Break of Dawn | Werner
2002 -- Alive | The DJ Box
2001 -- Tom Thumb | le chef de troupe
2001 -- Absolutely Fabulous | Manu
2001 -- Confession of a Dredger | Fabio
2001 -- Room to Rent | Ali
2001 -- Gamer | Tony
2000 -- Nationale 7 | Rabah
2000 -- Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets | Dib
2000 -- The Slammer | L'innocent
1999 -- Last Minute Kasbah | Raschid
1999 -- Three Kings | Captain Said
1999 -- Before the Sunset | Alì Ben Sellam
1999 -- Hideous Kinky | Bilal
1998 -- The Garden of Eden | Aziz
1997 -- Heroines | JP
1995 -- La Haine | Saïd
1995 -- Brothers: Red Roulette | Paul
1995 -- J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites | Maxime
1994 -- Putain de porte |
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