Saïd Taghmaoui
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saïd Taghmaoui, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
as The Elder
Wonder Woman (2017)
as Sameer
The Family Plan (2023)
as Augie
American Hustle (2013)
as Irv's Sheik Plant
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
as Ela-Shan
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
as Breaker
Three Kings (1999)
as Captain Said
La Haine (1995)
as Saïd
Vantage Point (2008)
as Suarez
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Amjad Awan
Tin Soldier (2025)
as Shinja Atlas
The Killer (2024)
as Prince Majeb Bin Faheem
Hidalgo (2004)
as Prince Bin Al Reeh
The Kite Runner (2007)
as Farid
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
as Translator
The Forgiven (2022)
as Anouar
Traitor (2008)
as Omar
Spartan (2004)
as Tariq Asani
Five Fingers (2006)
as Dark Eyes
Crime Spree (2003)
as Sami
Embattled (2020)
as Claude
At First Light (2018)
as Cal
Kraken (2026)
as Bachir
The Good Thief (2003)
as Paulo
Hideous Kinky (1999)
as Bilal
My Brother the Devil (2012)
as Sayyid
Money Man (2016)
Actor
Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2001)
as Dib
Break of Dawn (2002)
as Werner
O Jerusalem (2006)
as Saïd Chahine
Espionage Tonight (2017)
as Iskandar Yasin
Last Minute Kasbah (1999)
as Raschid
The Garden of Eden (1998)
as Aziz
Tom Thumb (2001)
as le chef de troupe
Etta's Mission (2017)
as Sameer
Gamer (2001)
as Tony
Kandisha (2008)
as Dakir Nesri
Confession of a Dredger (2001)
as Fabio
Room to Rent (2001)
as Ali
Brothers: Red Roulette (1995)
as Paul
Linear (2009)
as Cop / Biker
The Slammer (2000)
as L'innocent
Il était une fois... « La Haine » (2012)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
as Manu
Putain de porte (1994)
Actor
Mogadischu (2008)
as Captain Mahmud
Nationale 7 (2000)
as Rabah
Stranded (2010)
as Aroui
Heroines (1997)
as JP
J'aime beaucoup ce que vous faites (1995)
as Maxime
Alive (2002)
as The DJ Box
For Bread Alone (2004)
as Young Mohamed Choukri
Djihad! (2006)
as Youssef
An Unhealed Wound - The Harkis in the Algerian War (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Before the Sunset (1999)
as Alì Ben Sellam