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Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

French actor
Tahar Rahim 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.Wikipedia
BornJuly 4, 1981
HometownBelfort, France
Height5'9" (1.75m)
SpouseLeïla Bekhti
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Zosia Mamet 'chose not to' watch Madame Web

  • Zosia Mamet "chose not to" watch her critically panned movie Madame Web. The Girls actress played Amaria, a gifted hacker who worked for Tahar Rahim's villain Ezekiel, in the superhero movie, which bombed at the box office in February. In an interview with The Guardian, Zosia, 36, admitted she had not seen the much-ridiculed movie, adding with a smile, "I chose not to." When asked what went wrong with the film, the actress replied, "I think it's really tough with movies like that. (They're) made

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A prophecy fulfilled: French actor Tahar Rahim on his ascent at Cannes

French actor Tahar Rahim took his first steps on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 for Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet", a film that would catapult him to critical acclaim. Since then, he's built up a string of impressive roles both in France and further afield. Rahim returns to the Riviera this year as a jury member. He sat down with FRANCE 24 to tell us about playing a Guantanamo detainee in his latest film "The Mauritanian", alongside Jodie Foster.
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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2022Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor, Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture MadeThe SerpentNominated
2021Golden GlobeBest Actor - Motion Picture DramaThe MauritanianNominated
2021British Academy of Film & Television ArtsLeading ActorThe MauritanianNominated
2021European Film AcademyEuropean ActorThe MauritanianNominated
2010César AwardBest ActorA ProphetWinner
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