Alaa Safi
Biography
Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Chosen: Season 3 Finale
as Simon Z
2023
Les Baumettes
as Yann Gautier
2014
Anything for Her
as Moussa
2008
Mercury Man
as Tri-x Martial Art
2006
Chinese Zodiac
as Vulture
2012
Death on the Nile
as Corporal
2022
A Butterfly Kiss
as l'homme des coulisses
2011
Outcast
as The Moor
2014
Taureau Taureau
as Tony
2013
The Chosen: Season 4
as Simon Z
2024
Victor Young Perez
as Battling Mokhtar
2013
Coming Home
as Silas Moore
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Rahim
2023
The Mauritanian
as Moroccan Translator / Marseille
2021
The Mummy
as Sickle Slave
2017
Brotherhood of Tears
as Un joueur de poker
2013
The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2
as Simon Z
2022
L'ombre d'un flic
as Salim
2011
Traitor
as Omar's Crew
2008
American Assassin
as Javeed
2017
