Saïd Taghmaoui
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-07-19 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Saïd Taghmaoui
Biography
Saïd Taghmaoui (born July 19, 1973) is a French actor and screenwriter of Moroccan background. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.However, Saïd has also appeared in a number of more recent English Language films, with roles such as the U.S.-trained philosophical Iraqi interrogator Captain 'My Main Man' Saïd in Three Kings, and as "Omar", the close radical Islamic associate of Don Cheadle (Samir), in the 2008 thriller Traitor.
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Known For
Acting
(2025)
Tin Soldier
as Shinja Atlas
(2024)
The Killer
as Prince Majeb Bin Faheem
(2023)
The Family Plan
as Augie
(2022)
The Forgiven
as Anouar
(2020)
Embattled
as Claude
(2019)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
as The Elder
(2018)
At First Light
as Cal
(2017)
Wonder Woman
as Sameer
(2017)
Espionage Tonight
as Iskandar Yasin
(2017)
Etta's Mission
as Sameer
(2016)
The Infiltrator
as Amjad Awan
(2016)
(2013)
American Hustle
as Irv's Sheik Plant
(2012)
My Brother the Devil
as Sayyid
(2012)
(2011)
Conan the Barbarian
as Ela-Shan
(2010)
Stranded
as Aroui
(2010)
An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War
as Narrator (voice)
(2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as Breaker
(2009)
Linear
as Cop/Biker
(2008)
Vantage Point
as Suarez
(2008)
Traitor
as Omar
(2008)
Mogadischu
as Captain Mahmud
(2008)
Kandisha
as Dakir Nesri
(2007)
The Kite Runner
as Farid
(2006)
Five Fingers
as Dark Eyes
(2006)
O Jerusalem
as Saïd Chahine
(2006)
Djihad!
as Youssef
(2004)
Hidalgo
as Prince Bin Al Reeh
(2004)
I ♥ Huckabees
as Translator
(2004)
Spartan
as Tariq Asani
(2004)
(2003)
Crime Spree
as Sami
(2002)
The Good Thief
as Paulo
(2002)
Alive
as The DJ Box
(2002)
Break of Dawn
as Werner
(2001)
Tom Thumb
as le chef de troupe
(2001)
Gamer
as Tony
(2001)
Absolutely Fabulous
as Manu
(2001)
Room to Rent
as Ali
(2001)
Confession of a Dredger
as Fabio
(2000)
(2000)
Nationale 7
as Rabah
(2000)
The Slammer
as L'innocent
(1999)
Three Kings
as Captain Said
(1999)
Hideous Kinky
as Bilal
(1999)
Before the Sunset
as Alì Ben Sellam
(1999)
Last Minute Kasbah
as Raschid
(1998)
The Garden of Eden
as Aziz
(1997)
Heroines
as JP
(1995)
La Haine
as Saïd
(1995)
Brothers: Red Roulette
as Paul
(1995)
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites
as Maxime
(1994)