SAÏD TAGHMAOUI

Saïd Taghmaoui
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: July 19, 1973
Place of Birth: Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Biography
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.
Filmography
Starring
2026·
KrakenBachir
2025·
Tin SoldierShinja Atlas
2024·
The KillerPrince Majeb Bin Faheem
2023·
The Family PlanAugie
2022·
The ForgivenAnouar
2020·
ProfessionalsTariq Basari
2020·
All the Way UpNasser Berou
2020·
EmbattledClaude
The Elder
2018·
At First LightCal
2017·
Espionage TonightIskandar Yasin
2017·
Wonder WomanSameer
2017·
Etta's MissionSameer
2016·
Money Man2016·
The InfiltratorAmjad Awan
2015·
BallersPsychiatrist
2014·
The MissingKhalid Ziane
2013·
American HustleIrv's Sheik Plant
2012·
TouchGuillermo Ortiz
2012·
My Brother the DevilSayyid
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2011·
Conan the BarbarianEla-Shan
Narrator (voice)
2010·
StrandedAroui
2009·
LinearCop/Biker
Breaker
2008·
House of SaddamBarzan Ibrahim
2008·
one hour in hell2008·
KandishaDakir Nesri
2008·
TraitorOmar
2008·
Vantage PointSuarez
2008·
MogadischuCaptain Mahmud
2007·
SuspectesStan Lamérat
2007·
The Kite RunnerFarid
2006·
Five FingersDark Eyes
2006·
Djihad!Youssef
2006·
O JerusalemSaïd Chahine
2005·
Sleeper Cell2004·
LostCaesar
2004·
For Bread AloneYoung Mohamed Choukri
2004·
SpartanTariq Asani
2004·
I ♥ HuckabeesTranslator
2004·
HidalgoPrince Bin Al Reeh
2003·
Crime SpreeSami
2003·
The Good ThiefPaulo
2002·
AliveThe DJ Box
2002·
Break of DawnWerner
2001·
Tom Thumble chef de troupe
Dib
2001·
Room to RentAli
Fabio
2001·
Absolutely FabulousManu
2001·
GamerTony
2000·
Nationale 7Rabah
2000·
The SlammerL'innocent
1999·
The West WingUmar Usef
1999·
Last Minute KasbahRaschid
1999·
Three KingsCaptain Said
1999·
Before the SunsetAlì Ben Sellam
1999·
Hideous KinkyBilal
1998·
The Garden of EdenAziz
1997·
HeroinesJP
Maxime
Paul
1995·
La HaineSaïd
1994·
Putain de porte