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).
A Prophet
Malik El Djebena
2009
Smiling Hacker
Alpha
Amin
2025
Monsieur Aznavour
Charles Aznavour
2024
Madame Web
Ezekiel Sims
2024
Napoleon
Paul Barras
2023
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2023
Extrapolations
Omar Haddad · (2 episodes)
2023
Extrapolations
Ezra Haddad · (1 episode)
2023
Beau geste
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Don Juan
Laurent
2022
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
Self - Interviewee
2021
The Mauritanian
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
2021
The Serpent
Charles Sobhraj · (8 episodes)
2021
The Eddy
Farid Youssfi · (3 episodes)
2020
The Kindness of Strangers
Marc
2019
Gloomy Eyes
French Grave keeper
2019
Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Self
2018
Treat Me Like Fire
Abel
2018
Mary Magdalene
Judas
2018
The Looming Tower
Ali Soufan · (10 episodes)
2018
The Price of Success
Brahim
2017
Heal the Living
Thomas Rémige
2016
Daguerrotype
Jean
2016
Quotidien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2016
I Saved My Belly Dancer
2016
The Last Panthers
Khalil · (6 episodes)
2015
The Anarchists
Jean Albertini
2015
Santa Claus
Le Père Noël
2014
The Cut
Nazaret Manoogian
2014
Samba
Walid aka Wilson
2014
The Informant
Redjani Belimane
2013
Grand Central
Gary
2013
The Past
Samir
2013
Our Children
Mounir
2012
Honest Trailers
Ezekiel Sims (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Black Gold
Auda
2011
Free Men
Younes
2011
Love and Bruises
Mathieu
2011
The Eagle
Seal Prince
2011
Behind Bars
Self
2010
Inside
Policier municipal 1
2007
Tahar l’étudiant
Tahar
You Never Left
2010
Les Misérables
Inspecteur Javert
Bref
Tahar Rahim · (1 episode)
2011
C à vous
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
La Commune
Yazid Fikry · (8 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Burger Quiz
Self · (2 episodes)
2001
Cérémonie des César
(1 episode)
1976