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Saïd Taghmaoui
سعيد التغماوي
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Taghmaoui in Paris at the French premiere of American Hustle in 2014
Born (1973-07-19) 19 July 1973 (age 51)
Citizenship
  • France
  • United States
  • Morocco
Occupation Actor
Years active 1994–present

Saïd Taghmaoui (Arabic: سعيد التغماوي) is a famous French actor. He was born on July 19, 1973. You might know him from movies like Wonder Woman, where he played Sameer, or G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, where he was Breaker. Saïd has acted in many films and TV shows in different countries, including France, the United States, and Morocco.

Early Life and Beginnings

Saïd Taghmaoui grew up in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He came from a big family with eight children. His parents were from Morocco and had a Berber background.

Before becoming an actor, Saïd was a talented boxer. He was one of the top boxers in his weight class in France!

Becoming an Actor

Saïd Taghmaoui met director Mathieu Kassovitz. They worked together on the 1995 French film La Haine. This movie was very important for Saïd's career. His acting in La Haine was so good that he was nominated for a César Award. This award is one of the biggest honors in French cinema.

After La Haine, Saïd started acting in movies all over the world. He appeared in films made in Germany, Italy, Morocco, and the United States.

Key Roles and International Films

Saïd has played many different characters. In 1999, he was Captain Said in the movie Three Kings. He also appeared in Vantage Point in 2008.

He has also been in popular TV shows. You might have seen him in Lost or Touch. In 2013, he was in the British film My Brother the Devil.

One of his most recognized roles for younger audiences is Sameer in the superhero movie Wonder Woman. He also played The Elder in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum in 2019.

Personal Life

Saïd Taghmaoui is a Muslim. He moved to the United States in 1999 and became an American citizen in 2008.

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
1994 Putain de porte Jean-Claude Flamand & Delphine Quentin Short film
Tous les garçons et toutes les filles de leur âge... Paul Olivier Dahan TV series (1 episode)
1995 La Haine Saïd Mathieu Kassovitz Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites Xavier Giannoli Short film
C'est mon histoire Dominique Tabuteau TV series (1 episode)
L'éducateur 'Momo' Dominique Tabuteau (2) TV series (1 episode)
1996 La bougeotte Jean-Claude Morin TV movie
Elvis Aziz Elvis Aziz Frédéric Compain TV movie
1997 Go for Gold ! Moussa Lucian Segura
Héroïnes J.P. Gérard Krawczyk
Les fantômes du samedi soir Olivier Dahan (2) Short film
L'albero dei destini sospesi Samir Rachid Benhadj TV movie
1998 Onorevoli detenuti Omar Giancarlo Planta
The Garden of Eden Aziz Alessandro D'Alatri
Hideous Kinky Bilal Gillies MacKinnon
Lascars Voice Laurent Nicolas TV series (1 episode)
1999 Prima del tramonto Alì Ben Sellam Stefano Incerti
Three Kings Captain Said David O. Russell
Urlaub im Orient Raschid Michael Wenning TV movie
2000 La taule The Innocent Alain Robak
Nationale 7 Rabah Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Ali Zaoua Dib Nabil Ayouch
Room to Rent Ali Khalid Al-Haggar
2001 Gamer Tony Patrick Levy
Confession d'un dragueur Fabio Alain Soral
Absolument fabuleux Manu Gabriel Aghion
Le petit poucet The Chief Olivier Dahan (3)
2002 Vivante D.J. Sandrine Ray
The Good Thief Paulo Neil Jordan
Entre chiens et loups Werner Alexandre Arcady
2003 Crime Spree Sami Brad Mirman
The West Wing Ambassador Umar Usef Christopher Misiano TV series (1 episode)
2004 Spartan Tariq Asani David Mamet
Hidalgo Prince Bin Al Reeh Joe Johnston
I Heart Huckabees The Translator David O. Russell (2) Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Best Ensemble
2005 El khoubz el hafi Rachid Benhadj (2)
2006 Five Fingers Dark Eyes Laurence Malkin
O Jerusalem Saïd Chahine Élie Chouraqui
Djihad ! Youssef Felix Olivier TV movie
Sleeper Cell Hamid Charles S. Dutton, Nick Gomez & Leslie Libman TV series (3 episodes)
2007 The Kite Runner Farid Marc Forster
Suspectes Stanislas Lamérat Laurent Dussaux TV miniseries
2008 Vantage Point Suarez Pete Travis
Traitor Omar Jeffrey Nachmanoff Nominated - Black Reel Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Kandisha Dakir Nesri Jerome Cohen-Olivar
Mogadischu Kapitän Mahmud Roland Suso Richter TV movie
House of Saddam Barzan Ibrahim Alex Holmes TV miniseries
Duval et Moretti Tarek Dominique Guillo TV series (1 episode)
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Abel Shaz / Breaker Stephen Sommers
Linear Biker Anton Corbijn
Lost Caesar Stephen Williams & Jack Bender TV series (4 episodes)
2010 Djinns Aroui Hugues & Sandra Martin
The Killers Abazar Khayami Short film
2011 Conan the Barbarian Ela-Shan Marcus Nispel
2012 My Brother the Devil Sayyid Sally El Hosaini
Strike Back Othmani Paul Wilmshurst TV series (2 episodes)
2013 American Hustle Irv's Sheik Plant David O. Russell (3)
Touch Guillermo Ortiz Various TV series (10 episodes)
2014 The Missing Khalid Ziane Tom Shankland TV series (8 episodes)
2015 For All Eyes Always Iskandar Yasin Rob Gordon Bralver
La nuit est faite pour dormir Hassan Adrien Costello Short film
2016 The Infiltrator Amjad Awan Brad Furman
2017 Wonder Woman Sameer Patty Jenkins
2018 At First Light Cal Jason Stone
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum The Elder Chad Stahelski
2020 Embattled Claude Yaurek Nick Sarkisov
2021 The Forgiven Anouar John Michael McDonagh
2023 The Family Plan Augie Simon Cellan Jones
TBA Tin Soldier TBA Brad Furman Post-production

See also

  • Maghrebian community of Paris
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