Saïd Taghmaoui (born July 19, 1973) is a Frenchâ€"American actor and
screenwriter. One of his major screen roles was that of Saïd in the
1995 French film La Haine, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Taghmaoui
has also appeared in a number of English-language films, with roles
such as Captain Said in Three Kings (1999), Sameer in Wonder Woman
(2017), and The Elder in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
(2019).Taghmaoui was born in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, into a
large family comprising eight children; he had four brothers and three
sisters. His parents were Moroccan immigrants of Berber ancestry from
Essaouira. Taghmaoui grew up in the Rose des Vents quartier of the
Aulnay-sous-Bois commune. He dropped out of school to become a boxer,
rising as high as No. 2 in his weight class in France.He later met
actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz; together, they appeared in
Kassovitz's film La Haine (1995), whose plot concerns race and
violence in the ghettoized banlieues of Paris. The following year,
Taghmaoui was nominated for a César Award (in the Most Promising
Actor category) for his performance.
screenwriter. One of his major screen roles was that of Saïd in the
1995 French film La Haine, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Taghmaoui
has also appeared in a number of English-language films, with roles
such as Captain Said in Three Kings (1999), Sameer in Wonder Woman
(2017), and The Elder in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
(2019).Taghmaoui was born in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, into a
large family comprising eight children; he had four brothers and three
sisters. His parents were Moroccan immigrants of Berber ancestry from
Essaouira. Taghmaoui grew up in the Rose des Vents quartier of the
Aulnay-sous-Bois commune. He dropped out of school to become a boxer,
rising as high as No. 2 in his weight class in France.He later met
actor and director Mathieu Kassovitz; together, they appeared in
Kassovitz's film La Haine (1995), whose plot concerns race and
violence in the ghettoized banlieues of Paris. The following year,
Taghmaoui was nominated for a César Award (in the Most Promising
Actor category) for his performance.
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