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Tahar Rahim

Acting Born Jul 4, 1981 Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France 24 credits

Biography

Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a French actor. His breakthrough performance was in the 2009 French film A Prophet, for which he won the César Award for Best Actor and Most Promising Actor. He has since starred as FBI agent Ali Soufan in the miniseries The Looming Tower and Judas in the film Mary Magdalene (both 2018). garnered critical acclaim and nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for portraying Mohamedou Ould Salahi in The Mauritanian (2021). He received another Golden Globe Award nomination for portraying Charles Sobhraj in the miniseries The Serpent (2021).

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Known for

Prisoner

as Tibor Stone

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Quotidien

as Self - Guest

Bref

as Tahar Rahim
Film

Madame Web

as Ezekiel Sims
Film

Napoleon

as Paul Barras
Film

Alpha

as Amin
Film

The Eagle

as Seal Prince

Full filmography

  • Prisoner (2026) as Tibor Stone
  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Quotidien (2016) as Self - Guest
  • C à vous (2009) as Self - Guest
  • Extrapolations (2023) as Omar Haddad
  • Extrapolations (2023) as Ezra Haddad
  • Bref (2011) as Tahar Rahim
  • Madame Web (2024) as Ezekiel Sims
  • Napoleon (2023) as Paul Barras
  • Alpha (2025) as Amin
  • Burger Quiz (2001) as Self
  • Beau geste (2023) as Self
  • The Serpent (2021) as Charles Sobhraj
  • Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma (2023) as Self - Guest
  • Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - President
  • The Looming Tower (2018) as Ali Soufan
  • The Eagle (2011) as Seal Prince
  • The Eddy (2020) as Farid Youssfi
  • The Eddy (2020) as Farid
  • The Mauritanian (2021) as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
  • A Prophet (2009) as Malik El Djebena
  • Mary Magdalene (2018) as Judas
  • The Last Panthers (2015) as Khalil
  • Les Misérables (2026) as Inspecteur Javert