Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui (born 19 July 1973 in Villepinte, France) is a French- American film actor.

Biography

Saïd Taghmaoui was raised in a large family with nine siblings and grew up in a suburb of Paris; he has Moroccan roots. He left school to become a boxer and eventually reached second place in his weight class.

Later he learned to know Mathieu Kassovitz and co-wrote with him the film La Haine. The film, in which Taghmaoui plays a starring role, discussed the racism and violence, triggered by multicultural conflicts in the French suburbs. Saïd Taghmaoui was nominated in 1996 for his role in La Haine for a César as " The most promising actor ".

Since 2008 Taghmaoui has in addition to its French and the American citizen.

Filmography

• 2002: Vivante
• 2002: The Thief of Monte Carlo
• 2002: Entre chiens et loups
• 2003: Crime Spree - A dangerous job ( Wanted)
• 2004: Spartan
• 2004: Hidalgo
• 2004: I Heart Huckabees
• 2005: El Khoubz el hafi ( TV movie )
• 2006: Ô Jérusalem
• 2006: FiveFingers
• 2008: The Kite Runner
• 2008: 8 Viewing angle ( Vantage Point)
• 2008: Traitor
• 2008: House of Saddam
• 2008: Sleeper Cell ( TV series)
• 2008: Mogadishu
• 2009: G.I. Joe - The Rise of Cobra (GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra )
• 2009: Linear
• 2010: Djinns - Demons of the Desert
• 2011: Conan
• 2012: Strike Back (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2013: Touch ( TV series, 10 episodes)