Born 1981 (age 44) · Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
Appears in 53 titles

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).

Filmography

Napoleon
6.3
Napoleon
2023
as Paul Barras
Madame Web
5.3
Madame Web
2024
as Ezekiel Sims
A Prophet
7.6
A Prophet
2009
as Malik El Djebena
The Eagle
6.2
The Eagle
2011
as Seal Prince
The Mauritanian
7.4
The Mauritanian
2021
as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Samba
6.4
Samba
2014
as Walid aka Wilson
Inside
6.7
Inside
2007
as Police Officer
The Past
7.2
The Past
2013
as Samir
Mary Magdalene
6.3
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Judas
Monsieur Aznavour
7.2
Monsieur Aznavour
2024
as Charles Aznavour
Black Gold
6.5
Black Gold
2011
as Auda
Heal the Living
6.4
Heal the Living
2016
as Thomas Rémige
Santa Claus
6.7
Santa Claus
2014
as Le Père Noël
Grand Central
5.6
Grand Central
2013
as Gary
The Kindness of Strangers
6.3
The Kindness of Strangers
2019
as Marc
Alpha
6.4
Alpha
2025
as Amin
The Cut
5.9
The Cut
2014
as Nazaret Manoogian
The Informant
6.2
The Informant
2013
as Redjani Belimane
The Anarchists
5.7
The Anarchists
2015
as Jean Albertini
Our Children
6.7
Our Children
2012
as Mounir