Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Actor

Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
July 19, 1973

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saïd Taghmaoui, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
7.2
/ English
The Family Plan
The Family Plan
7.2
/ English
American Hustle
American Hustle
6.9
/ English
La Haine
La Haine
8.1
/ French
Tin Soldier
Tin Soldier
4.9
/ English
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
5.3
/ English
Vantage Point
Vantage Point
6.4
/ English
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
7.3
/ English
The Killer
The Killer
6.3
/ English
Three Kings
Three Kings
6.6
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019Nominee

Best Performance

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Wonder Woman
2017Nominee

Best Performance

Wonder Woman

The Family Plan
2023Nominee

Best Performance

The Family Plan

Career Highlights

American Hustle
2013Highlight

Best Performance

American Hustle

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009Highlight

Best Performance

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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