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Saïd Taghmaoui

23 movies on Netflix

Biography

Saïd Taghmaoui is a French actor whose breakthrough came as Saïd in Mathieu Kassovitz's La Haine (1995), a film about race and violence in the Paris banlieues, and the role brought him a César Award nomination for most promising actor. Born in Villepinte and raised in Aulnay-sous-Bois, he boxed before he turned to acting. He has worked internationally, playing Captain Said in Three Kings (1999) and Sameer in Wonder Woman (2017). In Vantage Point (2008) he starred as the leader of a group plotting to kidnap the American president. His other credits include the Moroccan film Ali Zaoua: The Prince of the Streets, the British film My Brother the Devil (2012), and Djinns (2010), set during the Algerian War. On television he has appeared in Lost, House of Saddam and Touch.

53years old

Turns 54 on July 19in 295 days

  • Born Villepinte
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
23
Career span
30 years1995 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A change of course

    Taghmaoui left school to take up boxing, and in France he climbed to the No. 2 spot in his weight class.

Saïd Taghmaoui movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix with the most votes on IMDb, with the part played in each.

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  1. Wonder Woman2017 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Sameer

    IMDb rating 7.3742K votes

  2. American Hustle2013 Crime, Dramaas Irv's Sheik Plant

    IMDb rating 7.2522K votes

  3. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum2019as The Elder

    IMDb rating 7.4488K votes

  4. La Haine1995as Saïd

    IMDb rating 8.1232K votes

  5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009as Breaker

    IMDb rating 5.7223K votes

  6. Three Kings1999as Captain Said

    IMDb rating 7.1187K votes

  7. Vantage Point2008as Suarez

    IMDb rating 6.6159K votes

  8. Conan the Barbarian2011as Ela-Shan

    IMDb rating 5.2107K votes

Most often with

David O. Russell directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Laurence Fishburne, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Laurence FishburneDennis Quaid, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dennis QuaidRalph Fiennes, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ralph FiennesMark Wahlberg, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mark WahlbergHolt McCallany, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Holt McCallanyTchéky Karyo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tchéky KaryoDavid O. RussellDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by David O. Russell

Films together

Box office

What Saïd Taghmaoui's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.3 billion

17 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.

Of the 23 films: 17 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 2Figure not found

Top grosser

Wonder Woman2017as Sameer$824 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Wonder Woman2017as Sameer
    $824M36.5% of the total
  2. 2
    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum2019as The Elder
    $328M14.5% of the total
  3. 3
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra2009as Breaker
    $303M13.4% of the total
  4. 4
    American Hustle2013as Irv's Sheik Plant
    $251M11.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Vantage Point2008as Suarez
    $152M6.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Hidalgo2004as Prince Bin Al Reeh
    $108M4.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Three Kings1999as Captain Said
    $108M4.8% of the total
  8. 8
    The Kite Runner2007as Farid
    $73M3.2% of the total
Conan the Barbarian (2011), $63.5 millionTraitor (2008), $23.5 millionLa Haine (1995), $15.3 millionSpartan (2004), $8.1 millionHideous Kinky (1998), $1.3 millionThe Killer (2024), $318,618Tin Soldier (2025), $89,572At First Light (2018), $26,338My Brother the Devil (2012), $10,305

$112 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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