
Tahar Rahim
Biography
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

TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

Film
Alpha
Amin
2025

TV
Quotidien
Self - Guest
2016

TV
Beau geste
Self
2023

TV
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009

TV
Bref
Tahar Rahim
2011

TV
Extrapolations
Omar Haddad
2023

TV
Extrapolations
Ezra Haddad
2023

TV
Burger Quiz
Self
2001

TV
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023

TV
The Eddy
Farid Youssfi
2020

TV
The Eddy
Farid
2020

Film
Madame Web
Ezekiel Sims
2024

TV
The Serpent
Charles Sobhraj
2021

Film
Napoleon
Paul Barras
2023

TV
The Looming Tower
Ali Soufan
2018

TV
Cérémonie des César
Self - President
1976

Film
A Prophet
Malik El Djebena
2009

Film
Monsieur Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
2024

Film
Mary Magdalene
Judas
2018
Filmography
2026FilmLes Misérablesas Inspecteur Javert2025FilmThe Original+as Self - Guest2025FilmAlphaas Amin2024FilmGrand Corps Malade au Zénith de Lilleas Self2024FilmMonsieur Aznavouras Charles Aznavour2024FilmMadame Webas Ezekiel Sims2023FilmNapoleonas Paul Barras2023TVFaut Voir - L'hebdo cinémaas Self - Guest2023TVExtrapolationsas Omar Haddad2023TVBeau gesteas Self2022FilmDon Juanas Laurent2021FilmJacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœuras Self - Interviewee2021FilmThe Mauritanianas Mohamedou Ould Slahi2021TVThe Serpentas Charles Sobhraj2020TVThe Eddyas Farid Youssfi2019FilmThe Kindness of Strangersas Marc2019FilmGloomy Eyesas French Grave keeper2018FilmOmar Sy, c'est ta chanceas Self2018FilmTreat Me Like Fireas Abel2018FilmMary Magdaleneas Judas2018TVThe Looming Toweras Ali Soufan2017FilmThe Price of Successas Brahim2016FilmHeal the Livingas Thomas Rémige2016FilmDaguerrotypeas Jean2016TVQuotidienas Self - Guest2016FilmI Saved My Belly Dancer2015TVThe Last Panthersas Khalil2015FilmThe Anarchistsas Jean Albertini2014FilmSanta Clausas Le Père Noël2014FilmThe Cutas Nazaret Manoogian2014FilmSambaas Walid aka Wilson2013FilmThe Informantas Redjani Belimane2013FilmGrand Centralas Gary2013FilmThe Pastas Samir2012FilmOur Childrenas Mounir2011FilmBlack Goldas Auda2011FilmFree Menas Younes2011FilmLove and Bruisesas Mathieu2011TVBrefas Tahar Rahim2011FilmThe Eagleas Seal Prince2010FilmYou Never Left2010FilmBehind Barsas Self2009TVC à vousas Self - Guest2009FilmA Prophetas Malik El Djebena2007TVLa Communeas Yazid Fikry2007FilmInsideas Policier municipal 12007TVThe Graham Norton Showas Self2001TVBurger Quizas Self1976TVCérémonie des Césaras Self - President—FilmSmiling Hacker—FilmTahar l’étudiantas Tahar—FilmL'incident—TVPrisoneras Tibor Stone