Actor profile

Karim Leklou

20th June 1982 Sèvres, France Acting

Karim Leklou (born June 20, 1982) is a French actor who started his career in small role in Jacques Audiard 's film A Prophet (2009) and followed by Suzanne and Grand Central. Leklou undertook a lead role in Hippocrate for both seasons (2018, 2021). He has also starred in Sons of Ramses (2022), For My Country (2022), and Time Out (2023). In 2025, at the 50th César Awards he won for Best Actor for his performance in Jim's Story.

37 Movies 7 TV Shows 1 In Production 51 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

De Gaulle: Liberté poster

De Gaulle: Liberté 26th June 2026 as Blazej

De Gaulle: Résistance poster

De Gaulle: Résistance 3rd June 2026 as Blazej

The Piano Accident poster

The Piano Accident 2nd July 2025 as Roméo

Beating Hearts poster

Beating Hearts 16th October 2024 as Le père de Clotaire

Tales of Taipei poster

Tales of Taipei 30th August 2024 as Adan (segment "The Imaginary Child")

Jim's Story poster

Jim's Story 14th August 2024 as Aymeric

Vincent Must Die poster

Vincent Must Die 15th November 2023 as Vincent

Time Out poster

Time Out 3rd May 2023 as Bonnard

Loving Memories poster

Loving Memories 5th April 2023 as L'homme

Sons of Ramses poster

Sons of Ramses 1st March 2023 as Ramsès

For My Country poster

For My Country 8th February 2023 as Ismaël

Playground poster

Playground 20th October 2021 as Father

The Third War poster

The Third War 16th September 2021 as Hicham

The Stronghold poster

The Stronghold 18th August 2021 as Yass

The World Is Yours poster

The World Is Yours 15th August 2018 as Farés

Treat Me Like Fire poster

Treat Me Like Fire 4th July 2018 as Nacim

If You Saw His Heart poster

If You Saw His Heart 30th November 2017 as Michel

Orphan poster

Orphan 23rd March 2017 as Friend of Kiki's Father

Heal the Living poster

Heal the Living 1st November 2016 as Virgilio Breva

Toril poster

Toril 14th September 2016 as Bruno

The Stopover poster

The Stopover 7th September 2016 as Max

The Anarchists poster

The Anarchists 11th November 2015 as Biscuit (Marcel Deloche)

Heatwave poster

Heatwave 12th August 2015 as Josef Bousou

Sous X poster

Sous X 14th January 2015 as Lamo

Young Tiger poster

Young Tiger 14th January 2015 as Frédéric

Suzanne poster

Suzanne 17th December 2013 as Vince

Grand Central poster

Grand Central 28th August 2013

11.6 poster

11.6 3rd April 2013 as Bruno Morales

Marseille la nuit poster

Marseille la nuit 26th November 2012 as Teddy

Tata Bakhta poster

Tata Bakhta 31st July 2012 as Paul

Chase poster

Chase 25th November 2011 as Gérard

Sans pudeur ni morale poster

Sans pudeur ni morale 1st June 2011

The Giants poster

The Giants 20th May 2011 as Angel

Changing Room poster

Changing Room 1st January 2011 as Luc

Special Treatment poster

Special Treatment 29th September 2010 as Bruno

A Prophet poster

A Prophet 26th August 2009 as Muslim in the hallway

Cramé poster

Cramé 16th July 2008

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma poster

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma 22nd September 2023 as Self - Guest

Cannes Festival poster

Cannes Festival 17th May 2022 as Self - Guest

C ce soir, le débat poster

C ce soir, le débat 25th January 2021 as Self - Guest

Interns poster

Interns 26th November 2018 as Arben Bascha

Clique poster

Clique 1st September 2013 as Self - Guest

C à vous poster

C à vous 7th September 2009 as Self - Guest

Cérémonie des César poster

Cérémonie des César 3rd April 1976 as Self - Presenter

Le Faux Soir poster

Coming soon

Le Faux Soir 2nd December 2026