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Tahar Rahim

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Tahar Rahim
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
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Alpha (2025)
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Tahar Rahim was born on 4 July 1981 in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France. He is an actor and producer, known for A Prophet (2009), The Mauritanian (2021) and The Past (2013). He has been married to Leïla Bekhti since 2010.
BornJuly 4, 1981
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BornJuly 4, 1981
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 10 wins & 22 nominations total

    Photos162

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    Known for

    Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (2009)
    A Prophet
    7.8
    • Malik El Djebena
    • 2009
    Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
    The Mauritanian
    7.5
    • Mohamedou Ould Slahi
    • 2021
    The Past (2013)
    The Past
    7.7
    • Samir
    • 2013
    Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
    Madame Web
    4.1
    • Ezekiel Sims
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Les misérables
      • Javert
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Les petites peurs
      • Damien
      • Pre-production
    • Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle in Prisoner (2026)
      Prisoner
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Tibor Stone
      • 2026
    • Mélissa Boros in Alpha (2025)
      Alpha
      5.9
      • Amin
      • 2025
    • Batman Unburied (2022)
      Batman Unburied
      8.3
      Podcast Series
      • The Patriarch (voice)
      • 2024
    • Monsieur Aznavour (2024)
      Monsieur Aznavour
      7.2
      • Charles Aznavour
      • 2024
    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.1
      • Ezekiel Sims
      • 2024
    • Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
      Napoleon
      6.3
      • Paul Barras
      • 2023
    • Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, and Daveed Diggs in Extrapolations (2023)
      Extrapolations
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Omar Haddad
      • 2023
    • Virginie Efira and Tahar Rahim in Don Juan (2022)
      Don Juan
      4.6
      • Laurent
      • 2022
    • Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)
      The Mauritanian
      7.5
      • Mohamedou Ould Slahi
      • 2021
    • Amesh Edireweera, Jenna Coleman, Tahar Rahim, Ellie Bamber, Mathilde Warnier, and Billy Howle in The Serpent (2021)
      The Serpent
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Charles Sobhraj
      • 2021
    • Joanna Kulig and André Holland in The Eddy (2020)
      The Eddy
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Farid
      • 2020
    • Jay Baruchel, Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, and Tahar Rahim in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
      The Kindness of Strangers
      6.6
      • Marc
      • 2019
    • Gloomy Eyes (2019)
      Gloomy Eyes
      7.2
      Short
      • French Grave keeper (voice)
      • 2019
    • Treat Me Like Fire (2018)
      Treat Me Like Fire
      5.6
      • Abel
      • 2018
    • The Looming Tower (2018)
      The Looming Tower
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Ali Soufan
      • 2018

    Producer

    • Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle in Prisoner (2026)
      Prisoner
      6.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2026

    Additional Crew

    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.1
      • voice dubbing: French version
      • 2024

    Videos67

    "Family Honor"
    Clip 1:05
    "Family Honor"
    "Testudo"
    Clip 1:08
    "Testudo"
    "Testudo"
    Clip 1:08
    "Testudo"
    A Prophet (Clip 7 of 9)
    Clip 1:20
    A Prophet (Clip 7 of 9)
    A Prophet (Clip 9 of 9)
    Clip 1:29
    A Prophet (Clip 9 of 9)
    A Prophet (Clip 8 of 9)
    Clip 0:59
    A Prophet (Clip 8 of 9)
    A Prophet (Clip 6 of 9)
    Clip 1:03
    A Prophet (Clip 6 of 9)

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • T. Rahim
    • Height
      • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
    • Born
      • July 4, 1981
      • Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
    • Spouse
      • Leïla Bekhti2010 - present
    • Relatives
      • Ahmed Rahim(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      He is of Algerian descent.
    • Quotes
      There's really nothing to do there. Some kids go walking in the mountains but I just went to the cinema. So when I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, even though this wasn't normal for Arab kids or anyone in the town, they were sort of expecting it and were very supportive.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays ambivalent characters, hesitating between good and evil.

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