About
Saïd Taghmaoui
Overview
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.
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Known for
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| 2025 | Tin Soldier | Actor | Shinja Atlas | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Killer | Actor | Prince Majeb Bin Faheem | 61 Fair |
| 2023 | The Family Plan | Actor | Augie | 68 Fair |
| 2022 | The Forgiven | Actor | Anouar | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Embattled | Actor | Claude | 59 Average |
| 2020 | All the Way Up | Actor | Nasser Berou | 68 Fair |
| 2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Actor | The Elder | 73 Good |
| 2018 | At First Light | Actor | Cal | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Espionage Tonight | Actor | Iskandar Yasin | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Epilogue: Etta's Mission | Actor | Sameer | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Etta's Mission | Actor | Sameer | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Actor | Sameer | 71 Good |
| 2016 | Money Man | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Actor | Amjad Awan | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | American Hustle | Actor | Irv's Sheik Plant | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Il était une fois... « La Haine » | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2012 | My Brother the Devil | Actor | Sayyid | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Conan the Barbarian | Actor | Ela-Shan | 54 Average |
| 2010 | An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Stranded | Actor | Aroui | 58 Average |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Actor | Breaker | 57 Average |
| 2009 | Linear | Actor | Cop/Biker | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Kandisha | Actor | Dakir Nesri | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Mogadischu | Actor | Captain Mahmud | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Traitor | Actor | Omar | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | House of Saddam | Actor | Barzan Ibrahim | 68 Fair |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Actor | Suarez | 63 Fair |
| 2007 | The Kite Runner | Actor | Farid | 68 Fair |
| 2007 | Suspectes | Actor | Stan Lamérat | 68 Fair |
| 2006 | Djihad! | Actor | Youssef | 58 Average |
| 2006 | O Jerusalem | Actor | Saïd Chahine | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Five Fingers | Actor | Dark Eyes | 59 Average |
| 2004 | I ♥ Huckabees | Actor | Translator | 61 Fair |
| 2004 | For Bread Alone | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2004 | Spartan | Actor | Tariq Asani | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Actor | Prince Bin Al Reeh | 65 Fair |
| 2003 | Crime Spree | Actor | Sami | 58 Average |
| 2003 | The Good Thief | Actor | Paulo | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Break of Dawn | Actor | Werner | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Alive | Actor | The DJ Box | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Tom Thumb | Actor | le chef de troupe | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Absolutely Fabulous | Actor | Manu | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Confession of a Dredger | Actor | Fabio | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Room to Rent | Actor | Ali | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Gamer | Actor | Tony | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Nationale 7 | Actor | Rabah | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets | Actor | Dib | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Slammer | Actor | L'innocent | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Last Minute Kasbah | Actor | Raschid | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Three Kings | Actor | Captain Said | 65 Fair |
| 1999 | Before the Sunset | Actor | Alì Ben Sellam | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | Hideous Kinky | Actor | Bilal | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Garden of Eden | Actor | Aziz | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Heroines | Actor | JP | 58 Average |
| 1995 | La Haine | Actor | Saïd | 78 Good |
| 1995 | Brothers: Red Roulette | Actor | Paul | N/A N/A |
| 1995 | J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites | Actor | Maxime | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Putain de porte | Actor | 59 Average |
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