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Said Taghmaoui

Highest Rated: 96% La Haine (1995)

Lowest Rated: 25% Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Birthday: Jul 19, 1973

Birthplace: Villepinte, France

Saïd Taghmaoui's most recognizable role was in the action film "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," based on the G.I. Joe toy, comic book, and cartoon. Taghmaoui plays the communications expert and hacker of the G.I. Joe team, "Breaker" Abel Shaz. Early in his career, Taghmaoui co-wrote (with his friend director Mathieu Kassovitz) and acted in the French drama "La Haine." In the film, Taghmaoui's character, also named Saïd, is one of three friends who find themselves alienated and at odds with a racist and anti-immigrant environment in France. In the Gulf War comedy drama "Three Kings," Taghmaoui plays an Iraqi officer who interrogates and performs electroshock torture on Mark Wahlberg's character. Taghmaoui played another figure at odds with the United States government in "Traitor," as a member of a terrorist organization in Yemen who negotiates with the main character, played by Don Cheadle, working undercover as an arms dealer. In the political action thriller "Vantage Point," Taghmaoui plays yet another terrorist, this time a leader named Suarez who tries to assassinate the president of the United States. The premise of the film is the exploration of the same set of events leading up to the assassination from eight different points of view. Matthew Fox also costarred in the film as a secret service agent, and worked with Taghmaoui again when Taghmaoui had a relatively minor but recurring role on four episodes of the popular sci-fi drama series "Lost."

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Highest rated movies

96% 95% La Haine
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94% 77% Three Kings
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93% 83% Wonder Woman Watchlist
92% 74% American Hustle
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90% 70% My Brother the Devil
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89% 86% John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum Watchlist
77% 62% The Good Thief
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73% 85% Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
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70% 70% Embattled Watchlist 68% 57% The Forgiven Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

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58% 51% The Killer Unknown (Character) - 2024
27% 61% The Family Plan Unknown (Character) - 2023
68% 57% The Forgiven Anouar (Character) $339.9K 2021
70% 70% Embattled Claude (Character) $32.2K 2020
89% 86% John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum The Elder (Character) $171.0M 2019
54% 45% At First Light Cal (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Espionage Tonight Iskandar Yasin (Character) - 2017
93% 83% Wonder Woman Sameer (Character) $412.8M 2017
92% 74% American Hustle Irv's Sheik Plant (Character) $150.1M 2013
90% 70% My Brother the Devil Sayyid (Character) $10.3K 2012
25% 30% Conan the Barbarian Ela-Shan (Character) $21.3M 2011
No Score Yet 16% Djinns Aroui (Character) - 2010
33% 50% G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Breaker (Character) $150.2M 2009
64% 64% Traitor Omar (Character) $23.5M 2008
34% 57% Vantage Point Suarez (Character) $72.3M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kandisha Dakir Nesri (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 77% Mogadischu Kapitän Mahmud (Character) - 2008
65% 84% The Kite Runner Farid (Character) $15.8M 2007
No Score Yet 55% Five Fingers Youseff (Character) - 2006
36% 60% O Jerusalem Saïd Chahine (Character) $233.5K 2006
63% 75% I Heart Huckabees Translator (Character) $12.8M 2004
65% 62% Spartan Tariq Asani (Character) $4.4M 2004
46% 64% Hidalgo Prince Bin al Reeh (Character) $67.3M 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet El khoubz el hafi Unknown (Character) - 2004
33% 57% Wanted Sami (Character) - 2003
77% 62% The Good Thief Paulo (Character) $3.5M 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Confession d'un dragueur Fabio (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 56% Absolument fabuleux Manu (Character) - 2001
73% 85% Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets Bouncer (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 80% National 7 (Uneasy Rider) Rabah (Character) $26.6K 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet La taule L'innocent (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 33% Room to Rent Ali (Character) - 2000
94% 77% Three Kings Capt. Said (Character) $60.7M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Prima del tramonto Alì Ben Sellam (Character) - 1999
67% 60% Hideous Kinky Bilal (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Garden of Eden Aziz (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 69% Play Back J.P. (Character) - 1997
96% 95% La Haine Saïd (Character) $130.3K 1995

TV

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No Score Yet 89% Professionals Tariq Basari (Character) 2020
93% 90% The Missing Khalid Ziane (Character) 2014
68% 66% Touch Guillermo Ortiz (Character) 2013
86% 89% Lost Caesar (Guest Star) 2009
60% No Score Yet House of Saddam Barzan Ibrahim (Character) 2008
76% 88% Sleeper Cell Hamid (Guest Star) 2006