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Mehdi Dehbi
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Dehbi in 2013
Born (1985-12-05) December 5, 1985 (age 39)
Occupation Actor, director
Years active 2004 – present
Notable work
  • La Folle Histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy [fr] (He is My Girl)
  • Le Fils de l'Autre (The Other Son)
  • A Most Wanted Man
  • Messiah

Mehdi Dehbi (born on December 5, 1985) is a talented actor and theatre director from Belgium. He is well-known for his roles in many films and TV shows. Some of his famous works include He is My Girl (2009), The Other Son (2012), and A Most Wanted Man (2014). In 2020, he played the main character in the Netflix series Messiah.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Mehdi Dehbi was born in Liège, Belgium, on December 5, 1985. His family originally came from Tunisia. When he was just ten years old, Mehdi started attending a theatre and music school called Académie Grétry. This school was actually in the same building where he was born!

At sixteen, Mehdi got his first main role in a movie called Le Soleil assassiné [fr]. Famous directors, the Dardenne brothers, helped produce this film. For his work, Mehdi was nominated for Best Actor at the Joseph Plateau Awards in 2003.

After high school, he continued to study acting and music. He went to several famous schools, including the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, CNSAD in Paris, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. These studies helped him build his career in both movies and theatre.

In 2012, Mehdi also started directing plays. His first play was Les Justes by Albert Camus, which was shown at the Théâtre de Liège. This play later toured in France and Germany. In 2014, Mehdi was nominated for a special "Discovery" award for his directing work.

Film Roles

Mehdi Dehbi has acted in many films. Here are some of his notable movie roles:

Year Title Role Director Notes
2004 Le Soleil assassiné [fr] Hamid Abdelkrim Bahloul Nominated – Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actor
2006 Bourreau Le Suicidé Frédérick Vin Short film
2009 La Folle Histoire d'amour
de Simon Eskenazy
Naïm Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
2010 Sweet Valentine Pierre Emma Luchini
2011 Looking for Simon Jalil Jan Krüger
2012 The Other Son Yacine Al Bezaaz Lorraine Lévy Won Best Actor at the International Film Festival of Boulogne-Billancourt
2013 Le sac de farine Nari Kadija Leclere Nominated – Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor
Je ne suis pas mort Yacine Mehdi Ben Attia
2014 Lili Rose Samir Bruno Ballouard
A Most Wanted Man Jamal Abdullah Anton Corbijn
Mary Queen of Scots David Rizzio Thomas Imbach
2015 Another South Khaleed Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
2016 London Has Fallen Sultan Mansoor Babak Najafi
2018 Mescaline Mehdi Clarisse Hahn [fr] Short film
2022 Boy from Heaven Zizo Tarik Saleh Nominated - Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor
2023 Animalia Amine Sofia Alaoui
TBA Prisoners of Paradise Mitch Jenkins Post-Production
Baron Day Barracks Muhammad Joah Jordan Filming

Television Appearances

Mehdi Dehbi has also appeared in several television series and movies.

Year Title Role Director Notes
2007 Septième Ciel Belgique [fr] Guillaume Luc Boland,
André Chandelle, ...
TV series (10 episodes)
2011 L'Infiltré [fr] Issam Mourad Giacomo Battiato TV Movie
Won Golden Fipa for Best Actor at the Biarritz Film Festival
2014-15 Tyrant Abdul Gwyneth Horder-Payton,
Michael Lehmann, ...
TV series (11 episodes)
2020 Messiah Al-Masih James McTeigue & Kate Woods TV series (10 episodes)

Theatre Performances

Mehdi Dehbi has a strong background in theatre. He has performed in many plays.

Year Title Author Director
2007 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare John Baxter
2009 Terre Sainte Mohamed Kacimi Sophie Akrich
2009-10 Baïbars le mamelouk qui devint sultan Marcel Bozonnet Marcel Bozonnet
2010 Splendid's Jean Genet Cristèle Alves Meira
2011 Gare de l'Est Sophie Akrich Sophie Akrich
2012 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare David Bobée [fr]

Theatre Directing

Besides acting, Mehdi Dehbi has also directed plays.

Year Title Author Notes
2012-14 Les Justes Albert Camus This play was shown at the Théâtre de Liège, Théâtre des Tanneurs [fr] (Brussels), Théâtre du Jeu de Paume [fr] (Aix-en-Provence), and the Fast Forward Theater Festival (Braunschweig).
Mehdi was nominated for the Découverte Prize at the 2014 Prix de la critique awards [fr] for his directing.
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