
Tahar Rahim
Acting
Born 1981-07-04 · 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 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

Alpha
2025 · Movie

Madame Web
2024 · Movie

Napoleon
2023 · Movie

The Mauritanian
2021 · Movie

Mary Magdalene
2018 · Movie

The Eagle
2011 · Movie

A Prophet
2009 · Movie

Black Gold
2011 · Movie

The Past
2013 · Movie

I Saved My Belly Dancer
2016 · Movie

Samba
2014 · Movie

Inside
2007 · Movie

Monsieur Aznavour
2024 · Movie

Santa Claus
2014 · Movie

The Kindness of Strangers
2019 · Movie

The Cut
2014 · Movie

The Informant
2013 · Movie

Heal the Living
2016 · Movie

Our Children
2012 · Movie

Love and Bruises
2011 · Movie

Treat Me Like Fire
2018 · Movie

Grand Central
2013 · Movie

The Price of Success
2017 · Movie

Gloomy Eyes
2019 · Movie

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018 · Movie

Daguerrotype
2016 · Movie

The Anarchists
2015 · Movie

The Original+
2025 · Movie

Free Men
2011 · Movie

Don Juan
2022 · Movie

Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
2021 · Movie

You Never Left
2010 · Movie

Grand Corps Malade au Zénith de Lille
2024 · Movie

Tahar l’étudiant
— · Movie