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Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Acting·1973·50 films

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.

Filmography

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