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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saïd Taghmaoui, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
La Haine
as Saïd
1995
Hideous Kinky
as Bilal
1999
Hidalgo
as Prince Bin Al Reeh
2004
The Good Thief
as Paulo
2003
Mogadischu
as Captain Mahmud
2008
Vantage Point
as Suarez
2008
Crime Spree
as Sami
2003
Traitor
as Omar
2008
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
as Breaker
2009
Conan the Barbarian
as Ela-Shan
2011
Break of Dawn
as Werner
2002
The Slammer
as L'innocent
2000
Heroines
as JP
1997
The Forgiven
as Anouar
2022
O Jerusalem
as Saïd Chahine
2006
Nationale 7
as Rabah
2000
Gamer
as Tony
2001
Stranded
as Aroui
2010
Absolutely Fabulous
as Manu
2001
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
as The Elder
2019
