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Tahar Rahim
Acting
57 known credits
2.0 popularity score 45 years
Biography
About 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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Career at a glance
Tahar Rahim across film and television
55credited titles
39movie credits
16TV credits
2007–2026screen career span
Recognition
Awards received
César Award for Best ActorFor A Prophet
César Award for Best Male RevelationFor A Prophet
European Film Award for Best ActorFor A Prophet
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