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French actor

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Tahar Rahim is a French actor born in Belfort on July 4, 1981. He works in film, television, and stage acting, with a career beginning in 2005. Rahim is a citizen of France and speaks French as his native language. He is Muslim and is married to Leïla Bekhti. He studied at Paul-Valéry University in Montpellier.

Rahim has received the César Award for Best Male Revelation and the César Award for Best Actor. He also won the European Film Award for Best Actor. Additionally, he has been nominated for the César Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Rising Star Award, and the European Film Award for Best Actor. His name in his native language is Tahar Rahim, طاهر رحيم.

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Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France

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…

Known for

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Key facts

Born
( 1981-07-04 ) 4 July 1981 (age 44) , Belfort , France
Occupation
Actor
Years active
2005–present
Spouse
Leïla Bekhti ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ) ​

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human
Given name
Tahar
Family name
Rahim
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Belfort
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Religion
Islam
Field of work
acting
Image
Tahar Rahim 2012.jpg
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Tahar Rahim
date of birth
1981-07-04
name in native language
طاهر رحيم
start of work period
2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Tahar Rahim (born 4 July 1981) is a French actor, most known for his performance in A Prophet (2009), for which he won the César Award for Best Actor and César Award for Best Male Revelation, alongside a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination.

In Hollywood, Rahim first starred as FBI agent Ali Soufan in the miniseries The Looming Tower (2018). For his performance as Mohamedou Ould Slahi in The Mauritanian (2021) he received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. For his portrayal of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj in the miniseries The Serpent (2021), Rahim received his second Golden Globe nomination.

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