Tahar Rahim
Known for Acting
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
Alpha
2025
as Amin
Napoleon
2023
as Paul Barras
Madame Web
2024
as Ezekiel Sims
The Mauritanian
2021
as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Judas
The Eagle
2011
as Seal Prince
A Prophet
2009
as Malik El Djebena
Samba
2014
as Walid aka Wilson
Black Gold
2011
as Auda
The Informant
2013
as Redjani Belimane
The Past
2013
as Samir
The Kindness of Strangers
2019
as Marc
Monsieur Aznavour
2024
as Charles Aznavour
Inside
2007
as Police Officer
Les Misérables
2026
as Inspecteur Javert
Grand Central
2013
as Gary
Love and Bruises
2011
as Mathieu
The Cut
2014
as Nazaret Manoogian
Treat Me Like Fire
2018
as Abel
The Anarchists
2015
as Jean Albertini