Alaa Safi

Acting

Alaa Safi

Born September 26, 1984Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France34 credits

Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.

Known For

Filmography

Agent Zero
2025Agent Zero
as MalikMovie
Coming Home
2023Coming Home
as Silas MooreMovie
Death on the Nile
2022Death on the Nile
as CorporalMovie
Villa Caprice
2021Villa Caprice
as Karim BenkhelifMovie
The Mauritanian
2021The Mauritanian
as Moroccan Translator / MarseilleMovie
Chrysalis
2020Chrysalis
as MuhammadMovie
The Mallorca Files
2019The Mallorca Files
as Philippe TromeurTV
The Chosen
2019The Chosen
as Simon ZTV
Incoming
2018Incoming
as IdrisMovie
American Assassin
2017American Assassin
as JaveedMovie
The Mummy
2017The Mummy
as Sickle SlaveMovie
Doctor Strange
2016Doctor Strange
as Tall ZealotMovie
All Three of Us
2015All Three of Us
as BerouzMovie
Les Baumettes
2014Les Baumettes
as Yann GautierMovie
Outcast
2014Outcast
as The MoorMovie
Tyrant
2014Tyrant
as BashirTV
Victor Young Perez
2013Victor Young Perez
as Battling MokhtarMovie
Brotherhood of Tears
2013Brotherhood of Tears
as Un joueur de pokerMovie
Chinese Zodiac
2012Chinese Zodiac
as VultureMovie
A Butterfly Kiss
2011A Butterfly Kiss
as l'homme des coulissesMovie
Anything for Her
2008Anything for Her
as MoussaMovie
Traitor
2008Traitor
as Omar's CrewMovie
Mercury Man
2006Mercury Man
as Tri-x Martial ArtMovie