Said Taghmaoui

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Saïd Taghmaoui at the 2014 French premiere of American Hustle

Saïd Taghmaoui (born July 19, 1973 in Villepinte , France ) is a French-American actor .

biography

Saïd Taghmaoui grew up in a large family with nine siblings and grew up in a suburb of Paris; he has Moroccan roots. He left school to be a boxer .

He later met Mathieu Kassovitz and wrote the film Hass with him . The film, in which Taghmaoui plays one of the leading roles, addresses the racism and violence triggered by inter-ethnic conflicts in the French suburbs . In 1996, Saïd Taghmaoui was nominated for "The Most Promising Actor" for his role in Hate for a César .

Since 2008, Taghmaoui has had both French and US citizenship.

In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Saïd Taghmaoui  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hollywood buvard on liberation.fr v. 4th August 2009
  2. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
personal data
SURNAME Taghmaoui, Said
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French-Moroccan actor
DATE OF BIRTH 19th July 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Villepinte , France