Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

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).

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2025

Alpha
Alpha
Movie - Released: 8/20/2025

2024

Monsieur Aznavour
Monsieur Aznavour
as Charles Aznavour
Movie - Released: 10/23/2024
Madame Web
Madame Web
as Ezekiel Sims
Movie - Released: 2/14/2024

2023

Napoleon
Napoleon
as Paul Barras
Movie - Released: 11/22/2023
Extrapolations
Extrapolations
as Omar Haddad
TV - Released: 3/16/2023
Extrapolations
Extrapolations
as Ezra Haddad
TV - Released: 3/16/2023
Beau geste
Beau geste
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/2023
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/22/2023

2022

Don Juan
Don Juan
as Laurent
Movie - Released: 5/23/2022

2021

The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian
as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Movie - Released: 2/12/2021
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
as Self - Interviewee
Movie - Released: 5/16/2021
The Serpent
The Serpent
as Charles Sobhraj
TV - Released: 1/1/2021

2020

The Eddy
The Eddy
as Farid Youssfi
TV - Released: 5/8/2020

2019

The Kindness of Strangers
The Kindness of Strangers
as Marc
Movie - Released: 12/12/2019
Gloomy Eyes
Gloomy Eyes
as French Grave keeper
Movie - Released: 1/18/2019

2018

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/21/2018
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
as Judas
Movie - Released: 3/15/2018
Treat Me Like Fire
Treat Me Like Fire
as Abel
Movie - Released: 7/4/2018
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
as Ali Soufan
TV - Released: 2/28/2018

2017

The Price of Success
The Price of Success
as Brahim
Movie - Released: 8/30/2017

2016

Daguerrotype
Daguerrotype
as Jean
Movie - Released: 10/15/2016
Heal the Living
Heal the Living
as Thomas Rémige
Movie - Released: 11/1/2016
I Saved My Belly Dancer
I Saved My Belly Dancer
Movie - Released: 2/3/2016
Quotidien
Quotidien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2016

2015

The Anarchists
The Anarchists
as Jean Albertini
Movie - Released: 11/11/2015
The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers
as Khalil
TV - Released: 11/12/2015

2014

The Cut
The Cut
as Nazaret Manoogian
Movie - Released: 10/16/2014
Samba
Samba
as Walid aka Wilson
Movie - Released: 10/15/2014
Santa Claus
Santa Claus
as Le Père Noël
Movie - Released: 12/4/2014

2013

The Past
The Past
as Samir
Movie - Released: 5/17/2013
Grand Central
Grand Central
as Gary
Movie - Released: 8/28/2013
The Informant
The Informant
as Redjani Belimane
Movie - Released: 9/11/2013

2012

Our Children
Our Children
as Mounir
Movie - Released: 5/30/2012

2011

Love and Bruises
Love and Bruises
as Mathieu
Movie - Released: 9/1/2011
Free Men
Free Men
as Younes
Movie - Released: 9/28/2011
Black Gold
Black Gold
as Auda
Movie - Released: 12/21/2011
The Eagle
The Eagle
as Seal Prince
Movie - Released: 2/8/2011
Bref
Bref
as Tahar Rahim
TV - Released: 8/29/2011

2010

You Never Left
You Never Left
Movie - Released: 12/10/2010
Movie
Behind Bars
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/17/2010

2009

A Prophet
A Prophet
as Malik El Djebena
Movie - Released: 8/26/2009
C à vous
C à vous
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/7/2009

2007

Inside
Inside
as Policier municipal 1
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007
La Commune
La Commune
as Yazid Fikry
TV - Released: 11/26/2007

2001

Burger Quiz
Burger Quiz
as Self
TV - Released: 8/27/2001

1976

Cérémonie des César
Cérémonie des César
TV - Released: 4/3/1976

Unknown

Movie
Tahar l’étudiant
Tahar l’étudiant
as Tahar
Movie