Actor profile

Saïd Taghmaoui

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

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.

50 Movies 11 TV Shows 1 In Production 66 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Tin Soldier poster

Tin Soldier 22nd May 2025 as Shinja Atlas

The Killer poster

The Killer 22nd August 2024 as Prince Majeb Bin Faheem

The Family Plan poster

The Family Plan 14th December 2023 as Augie

The Forgiven poster

The Forgiven 1st July 2022 as Anouar

Embattled poster

Embattled 20th November 2020 as Claude

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum poster

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 15th May 2019 as The Elder

At First Light poster

At First Light 5th October 2018 as Cal

Espionage Tonight poster

Espionage Tonight 24th October 2017 as Iskandar Yasin

Etta's Mission poster

Etta's Mission 29th August 2017 as Sameer

Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman 30th May 2017 as Sameer

Money Man poster

Money Man 22nd October 2016

The Infiltrator poster

The Infiltrator 13th July 2016 as Amjad Awan

American Hustle poster

American Hustle 3rd December 2013 as Irv's Sheik Plant

Il était une fois... « La Haine » poster

Il était une fois... « La Haine » 11th February 2012 as Self - Actor (archive footage)

My Brother the Devil poster

My Brother the Devil 22nd January 2012 as Sayyid

Conan the Barbarian poster

Conan the Barbarian 17th August 2011 as Ela-Shan

An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War poster

An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War 20th September 2010 as Narrator (voice)

Stranded poster

Stranded 8th July 2010 as Aroui

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra poster

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 3rd August 2009 as Breaker

Linear poster

Linear 2nd March 2009 as Cop/Biker

Kandisha poster

Kandisha 22nd December 2008 as Dakir Nesri

Mogadischu poster

Mogadischu 30th November 2008 as Captain Mahmud

Traitor poster

Traitor 23rd August 2008 as Omar

Vantage Point poster

Vantage Point 1st February 2008 as Suarez

The Kite Runner poster

The Kite Runner 14th December 2007 as Farid

O Jerusalem poster

O Jerusalem 17th October 2006 as Saïd Chahine

Five Fingers poster

Five Fingers 1st May 2006 as Dark Eyes

I ♥ Huckabees poster

I ♥ Huckabees 10th September 2004 as Translator

For Bread Alone poster

For Bread Alone 26th May 2004 as Young Mohamed Choukri

Spartan poster

Spartan 12th March 2004 as Tariq Asani

Hidalgo poster

Hidalgo 4th February 2004 as Prince Bin Al Reeh

Crime Spree poster

Crime Spree 16th April 2003 as Sami

The Good Thief poster

The Good Thief 28th February 2003 as Paulo

Break of Dawn poster

Break of Dawn 11th September 2002 as Werner

Alive poster

Alive 27th February 2002 as The DJ Box

Tom Thumb poster

Tom Thumb 16th October 2001 as le chef de troupe

Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous 29th August 2001 as Manu

Confession of a Dredger poster

Confession of a Dredger 24th July 2001 as Fabio

Room to Rent poster

Room to Rent 22nd June 2001 as Ali

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets poster

Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets 21st March 2001 as Dib

Gamer poster

Gamer 21st March 2001 as Tony

Nationale 7 poster

Nationale 7 6th December 2000 as Rabah

Three Kings poster

Three Kings 27th September 1999 as Captain Said

Before the Sunset poster

Before the Sunset 3rd September 1999 as Alì Ben Sellam

Hideous Kinky poster

Hideous Kinky 5th February 1999 as Bilal

The Garden of Eden poster

The Garden of Eden 25th September 1998 as Aziz

Heroines poster

Heroines 27th August 1997 as JP

La Haine poster

La Haine 31st May 1995 as Saïd

Brothers: Red Roulette poster

Brothers: Red Roulette 9th February 1995 as Paul

Putain de porte poster

Putain de porte 1st January 1994

Professionals poster

Professionals 23rd November 2020 as Tariq Basari

All the Way Up poster

All the Way Up 20th March 2020 as Nasser Berou

Ballers poster

Ballers 21st June 2015 as Psychiatrist

The Missing poster

The Missing 28th October 2014 as Khalid Ziane

Touch poster

Touch 25th January 2012 as Guillermo Ortiz

House of Saddam poster

House of Saddam 30th July 2008 as Barzan Ibrahim

one hour in hell poster

one hour in hell 25th July 2008

Suspectes poster

Suspectes 23rd May 2007 as Stan Lamérat

Sleeper Cell poster

Sleeper Cell 4th December 2005

Lost poster

Lost 22nd September 2004 as Caesar

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Umar Usef

Kraken poster

Coming soon

Kraken 30th September 2026 as Bachir