
Tahar Rahim
Biography
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).
Filmography

I Saved My Belly Dancer
2016 · 10.0

Bref
2011 · 8.2

A Prophet
2009 · 7.5

The Serpent
2021 · 7.4

The Mauritanian
2021 · 7.4

The Looming Tower
2018 · 7.4

The Past
2013 · 7.2

Les Misérables
2026 · 7.2

Monsieur Aznavour
2024 · 7.2

You Never Left
2010 · 7.0

Our Children
2012 · 6.8

Inside
2007 · 6.8

Santa Claus
2014 · 6.7

Black Gold
2011 · 6.5

Heal the Living
2016 · 6.5

The Eddy
2020 · 6.4

The Kindness of Strangers
2019 · 6.4

Mary Magdalene
2018 · 6.3

Napoleon
2023 · 6.3

Samba
2014 · 6.3

The Eagle
2011 · 6.2

The Informant
2013 · 6.2

Alpha
2025 · 6.2

Gloomy Eyes
2019 · 6.1

Extrapolations
2023 · 6.1

The Cut
2014 · 5.9

Prisoner
2026 · 5.8

Treat Me Like Fire
2018 · 5.8

The Anarchists
2015 · 5.7

Free Men
2011 · 5.7

The Last Panthers
2015 · 5.7

Grand Central
2013 · 5.6

Daguerrotype
2016 · 5.6

The Price of Success
2017 · 5.5

Love and Bruises
2011 · 5.4

Madame Web
2024 · 5.3

LEGEND
2023 · 5.0

La Commune
2007 · 5.0

Don Juan
2022 · 3.9
L'incident
— · 0.0
Smiling Hacker
— · 0.0
The Little Fears
— · 0.0

Tahar l’étudiant
— · 0.0