Saïd Taghmaoui
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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.
Known for
Credits
Wonder Woman (2017)
as Sameer
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
as The Elder
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as Breaker
The Family Plan (2023)
as Augie
American Hustle (2013)
as Irv's Sheik Plant
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
as Ela-Shan
La Haine (1995)
as Saïd
Hidalgo (2004)
as Prince Bin Al Reeh
Vantage Point (2008)
as Suarez
Three Kings (1999)
as Captain Said
The Slammer (2000)
as L'innocent
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
as Translator
Traitor (2008)
as Omar
The Killer (2024)
as Prince Majeb Bin Faheem
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Amjad Awan
The Kite Runner (2007)
as Farid
Tin Soldier (2025)
as Shinja Atlas
Kraken (2026)
as Bachir
The Forgiven (2022)
as Anouar
Spartan (2004)
as Tariq Asani
Linear (2009)
as Cop / Biker
Hideous Kinky (1999)
as Bilal
Embattled (2020)
as Claude
Gamer (2001)
as Tony
Kandisha (2008)
as Dakir Nesri
Money Man (2016)
Actor
Break of Dawn (2002)
as Werner
The Good Thief (2003)
as Paulo
Crime Spree (2003)
as Sami
Five Fingers (2006)
as Dark Eyes
At First Light (2018)
as Cal
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2001)
as Dib
For Bread Alone (2004)
as Young Mohamed Choukri
Putain de porte (1994)
Actor
Room to Rent (2001)
as Ali
Brothers: Red Roulette (1995)
as Paul
Confession of a Dredger (2001)
as Fabio
O Jerusalem (2006)
as Saïd Chahine
The Garden of Eden (1998)
as Aziz
My Brother the Devil (2012)
as Sayyid
Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
as Manu
Mogadischu (2008)
as Captain Mahmud
Tom Thumb (2001)
as le chef de troupe
Stranded (2010)
as Aroui
Alive (2002)
as The DJ Box
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites (1995)
as Maxime
Nationale 7 (2000)
as Rabah
Espionage Tonight (2017)
as Iskandar Yasin
Last Minute Kasbah (1999)
as Raschid
Heroines (1997)
as JP
Il était une fois... « La Haine » (2012)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Etta's Mission (2017)
as Sameer
Before the Sunset (1999)
as Alì Ben Sellam
An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Djihad! (2006)
as Youssef