Tahar Rahim

Acting

Tahar Rahim

Born July 4, 1981Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France53 credits

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).

Known For

Filmography

L
2026Les Misérables
as Inspecteur JavertMovie
The Original+
2025The Original+
as Self - GuestMovie
Alpha
2025Alpha
as AminMovie
Monsieur Aznavour
2024Monsieur Aznavour
as Charles AznavourMovie
Madame Web
2024Madame Web
as Ezekiel SimsMovie
Napoleon
2023Napoleon
as Paul BarrasMovie
Extrapolations
2023Extrapolations
as Omar HaddadTV
Don Juan
2022Don Juan
as LaurentMovie
The Mauritanian
2021The Mauritanian
as Mohamedou Ould SlahiMovie
The Serpent
2021The Serpent
as Charles SobhrajTV
The Eddy
2020The Eddy
as Farid YoussfiTV
Gloomy Eyes
2019Gloomy Eyes
as French Grave keeperMovie
Mary Magdalene
2018Mary Magdalene
as JudasMovie
The Looming Tower
2018The Looming Tower
as Ali SoufanTV
Heal the Living
2016Heal the Living
as Thomas RémigeMovie
Daguerrotype
2016Daguerrotype
as JeanMovie
Quotidien
2016Quotidien
as Self - GuestTV
The Anarchists
2015The Anarchists
as Jean AlbertiniMovie
Santa Claus
2014Santa Claus
as Le Père NoëlMovie
The Cut
2014The Cut
as Nazaret ManoogianMovie
Samba
2014Samba
as Walid aka WilsonMovie
The Informant
2013The Informant
as Redjani BelimaneMovie
Grand Central
2013Grand Central
as GaryMovie
The Past
2013The Past
as SamirMovie
Our Children
2012Our Children
as MounirMovie
Black Gold
2011Black Gold
as AudaMovie
Free Men
2011Free Men
as YounesMovie
Love and Bruises
2011Love and Bruises
as MathieuMovie
Bref
2011Bref
as Tahar RahimTV
The Eagle
2011The Eagle
as Seal PrinceMovie
B
2010Behind Bars
as SelfMovie
C à vous
2009C à vous
as Self - GuestTV
A Prophet
2009A Prophet
as Malik El DjebenaMovie
La Commune
2007La Commune
as Yazid FikryTV
Inside
2007Inside
as Police OfficerMovie
Cérémonie des César
1976Cérémonie des César
as Self - PresidentTV
L
L'incident
as HarryMovie
Prisoner
Prisoner
as Tibor StoneTV