Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a French actor. His breakthrough performance was in the 2009 French film A Prophet, for which he won the César Award for Best Actor and Most Promising Actor. He has since starred as FBI agent Ali Soufan in the miniseries The Looming Tower and Judas in the film Mary Magdalene (both 2018). garnered critical acclaim and nominations for the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for portraying Mohamedou Ould Salahi in The Mauritanian (2021). He received another Golden Globe Award nomination for portraying Charles Sobhraj in the miniseries The Serpent (2021).
Movies (29)
Les Misérables Inspecteur Javert
Alpha Amin
Monsieur Aznavour Charles Aznavour
Madame Web Ezekiel Sims
Napoleon Paul Barras
Don Juan Laurent
The Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi
The Kindness of Strangers Marc
Treat Me Like Fire Abel
Mary Magdalene Judas
The Price of Success Brahim
Heal the Living Thomas Rémige
Daguerrotype Jean
I Saved My Belly Dancer
The Anarchists Jean Albertini
Santa Claus Le Père Noël
The Cut Nazaret Manoogian
Samba Walid aka Wilson
The Informant Redjani Belimane
Grand Central Gary
The Past Samir
Our Children Mounir
Black Gold Auda
Free Men Younes
Love and Bruises Mathieu
The Eagle Seal Prince
You Never Left
A Prophet Malik El Djebena
Inside Policier municipal 1
- Les Misérables 2026Inspecteur Javert
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Alpha 2025Amin -
Monsieur Aznavour 2024Charles Aznavour -
Madame Web 2024Ezekiel Sims -
Napoleon 2023Paul Barras -
Don Juan 2022Laurent -
The Mauritanian 2021Mohamedou Ould Slahi -
The Kindness of Strangers 2019Marc -
Treat Me Like Fire 2018Abel -
Mary Magdalene 2018Judas -
The Price of Success 2017Brahim -
Heal the Living 2016Thomas Rémige -
Daguerrotype 2016Jean -
I Saved My Belly Dancer 2016 -
The Anarchists 2015Jean Albertini -
Santa Claus 2014Le Père Noël -
The Cut 2014Nazaret Manoogian -
Samba 2014Walid aka Wilson -
The Informant 2013Redjani Belimane -
Grand Central 2013Gary -
The Past 2013Samir -
Our Children 2012Mounir -
Black Gold 2011Auda -
Free Men 2011Younes -
Love and Bruises 2011Mathieu -
The Eagle 2011Seal Prince -
You Never Left 2010 -
A Prophet 2009Malik El Djebena -
Inside 2007Policier municipal 1
Unreleased (3)
TV Shows (9)
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Extrapolations 2023Omar Haddad ·2 eps -
Extrapolations 2023Ezra Haddad ·1 ep -
The Serpent 2021Charles Sobhraj ·8 eps -
The Eddy 2020Farid Youssfi ·3 eps -
The Eddy 2020Farid ·8 eps -
The Looming Tower 2018Ali Soufan ·10 eps -
The Last Panthers 2015Khalil ·6 eps -
Bref 2011Tahar Rahim ·1 ep - La Commune 2007Yazid Fikry ·8 eps
Movies (5)
Golden Globes
2022
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionThe Serpent
2021
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaThe Mauritanian