Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a French actor of Algerian origin. Born in Belfort, France, his family is originally from the region of Oran, Algeria. He is most notably known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie A Prophet by Jacques Audiard. Rahim has demonstrated multilingual skills and an ear for accents, having played in Corsican and Arabic in addition to French in A Prophet, and in ancient Gaelic for his role as the seal prince in Kevin Macdonald's The Eagle.  Rahim is now set to star in controversial Chinese director Lou Ye's movie Love Bruises.  

Rahim stars in Des hommes libres (Free men), the biopic on Si Kaddour Benghabrit, founder of the Great Mosque of Paris, to be directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi of Le Grand Voyage fame.

FILMOGRAPHY

- 2011 COOL WATER

- 2011 BLACK GOLD 

- 2011 LOVE BRUISES

- 2011 THE EAGLE 

- 2010 YOU NEVER LEFT

- 2009 A PROPHET

- 2007 INSIDE 

- 2007 LA COMMUNE