Acting age:
32 - 38 years old
1. Residence:
Berlin
2. Residence:
Paris
Height:
187 cm
Hair colour:
brown
Eye colour:
brown-green
Languages:
spanish (beginner), arabic (beginner), german (fluent), english (fluent), italian (fluent), french (native)
Ethnic type:
Southern European
Instruments:
percussions (skilled)
Sports:
boxing (skilled), horseback riding (skilled), skiing (skilled), diving (skilled)
Driving licences:
car, motorboat / jetski
Vocal range:
baritone
Education
1990 - 1992
Workshops: Strassberg's method
1993 - 1994
Learn the job of Carpenter - Italy
1995 - 2003
Study at the German Film Academy (DFFB), Berlin. Dept: Director
1996 - 2000
Various workshops on film-editing
Awards
2009
French Emmy Award - in "Douce France" - Best Actor
2009
Luchon International Film Festival - in "Le Choix de Myriam" - Actor of the Year
2007
First Steps Award - in "Teresas Zimmer" - Best Actor 2007
2006
San Francisco Film Festival 2006 - Best Picture - for "Seeds of Doubt"
2006
Geneva Cinéma Tout Ecran - for "Sleeper"- Prix Cinéma Tout Ecran
2006
Max Ophüls Award - for "Sleeper"
2006
Angers European Film Festival - European Special Jury Award - for "Sleeper"
2006
Schwerin Film Festival - Best Picture - for "Sleeper"
2006
Political Film Festival of Barcelona - Best Picture - for "Sleeper"
2005
Cannes - Official Selection - UN CERTAIN REGARD - "Sleeper" directed by B. Heisenberg
2001
BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL- Competition - "My Sweet Home" directed by Filipos Tsitos
Films
2012
Die feinen Unterschiede (in german)
Director: Sylvie Michel-Casey,
IMDB
2012
13 RUE MANDAR
Format: FR-Movie, Director: Idit Cebula, Role: Simon, Other: (filming)
2012
ENGLISH VINGLISH
Format: US-Movie, Director: Gauri Shinde, Role: Lead: Laurent, Other: (post-production)
2011
COOKIE
Format: Feature, Director: Léa Fazer, Role: Lead: Mathieu, Other: (post-production),
IMDB
2011
CLEAN
Format: Feature, Director: Sylvie Michel, Role: Herr Thalberg, Other: (post-production)
2011
MINCE ALORS !
Format: FR-Movie, Director: Charlotte De Turckheim, Role: Doctor Hachemi, Other: (post-production)
2010
KILL ME
Director: Emily Atef, Role: Commissaire Moriette, Other: (post-production),
IMDB
2010
SPECIAL FORCES
Format: FR-Movie, Director: Stéphane Rybojad, Role: Amin, Other: (Coming out 10.19.2011),
IMDB
2010
SWITCH
Format: FR-Movie, Director: Frederic Schoendoerffer, Role: Stephane, Other: (Coming out 07.13.2011),
IMDB
2010
COME TROVARE NEL MODO GIUSTO L'UOMO SBAGLIATO
Format: IT-Movie, Director: Salvatore Alloca, Role: Lead: Bruno,
IMDB
2010
8:28
Director: Christian Alvart, Role: Lead: Alexander,
IMDB
2010
TATORT "The Saint" (TV)
Director: Jobst Oetzmann, Role: Lead: Hassan,
IMDB
2009
600 KILOS OF GOLD
Director: Eric Besnard, Role: Saint Laurent,
IMDB
2009
THE DAYS TO COME
Director: Lars Kraume, Role: Vincent,
IMDB
2009
BY NIGHT (short film)
Director: Juan Diaz B., Role: Lead: Martin, Other: for BERLIN TODAY AWARD, Berlinale Talent Campus 2010,
IMDB
2009
MAGMA
Director: Pierre Vinour, Role: Lead: Paul Neville,
IMDB
2009
DOUCE FRANCE (TV)
Director: Stéphane Giusti, Role: Lead: Abdel Chaouche, Other: French Emmy Award 2009 - Best Actor ,
IMDB
2008
BERLIN CALLING
Director: Hannes Stöhr, Role: Jamal the Junk
2008
CA$H
Director: Éric Besnard, Role: Co-lead: Vincent,
IMDB
2008
LONG SHADOWS
Director: Connie Walter, Role: Talat,
IMDB
2008
SPIRALS - Season 2 (TV)
Director: Philippe Triboit, Role: Lead: Mustafa Larbi,
IMDB
2008
BODY OF LIES
Director: Ridley Scott, Role: Nizar,
IMDB
2008
SECRETS OF STATE
Director: Philippe Haïm, Role: co-lead: Amed,
IMDB
2008
LE CHOIX DE MYRIAM (TV)
Director: Malik Chibane, Role: Lead: Kader, Other: Luchon Film Festival - Actor of the Year 2009, Link:
www.lechoixdemyriam.com/extraits.html
2007
FAITS DIVERS (short film)
Director: Bill Barluet, Role: co-lead: Daniel, Other: Cannes Short Corner 2007 - Best short film, Link:
www.faitsdivers-lefilm.com/
2007
RIVALS
Director: Jacques Maillot, Role: co-lead: José Lazaga,
IMDB
2006
RUNNING ON EMPTY
Director: Bülent Akinci, Role: Rachid, Other: Berlin Film Festival 2006 - Perspective German Cinema - Best Picture,
IMDB
2006
MUNICH
Director: Steven Spielberg, Role: Ali Hassan Salameh,
IMDB
2006
CRIME INSIDERS
Director: Frédéric Schoendoerffer, Role: Co-lead: Hicham,
IMDB
2006
FAY GRIM
Director: Hal Hartley, Role: Islamic Cleric Raschid, Other: Berlin Film Festival 2007 - Panorama,
IMDB
2006
TERESA'S ROOM
Director: Constanze Knoche, Role: Lead-role: Bilal, Other: First Steps Award - Best Actor 2007
2006
TATORT "The finger" (TV)
Director: Peter Fratzscher, Role: Lead: Ali
2005
SLEEPER
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg, Role: Lead-role: Farid, Other: Cannes 2005 - Sélection officielle - UN CERTAIN REGARD,
IMDB
2004
SEEDS OF DOUBT
Format: Feature film, Director: Samir Nasr, Role: Lead role: Tarek Slimani, Other: San Francisco Film Festival 2006 - Golden Gate Award - Best Picture,
IMDB
2003
MANSON'S DREAM (Short film)
Director: Florian Scheibe, Role: Co-Lead: Karim
2002
EVERY SUNDAY (Short film)
Director: Emily Atef, Role: Raoul
2001
FERNWEH (TV)
Director: Klaus Kremer, Role: Habib
2000
MY SWEET HOME
Director: Filippos Tsitos, Role: Co-lead: Hakim, Other: Berlin Film Festival 2001 - Competition ,
IMDB
1999
BOOMTOWN (TV)
Director: Brigitt Maag, Matthias Keilich, Role: Ali
1998
SPIEL DES TAGES (Short film)
Director: Damir Lukacevic, Role: The soldier
1997
THE CLOWN (Short film)
Director: Sylvie Lazzarini, Role: The clown
Theatre
1994
THE UNVISIBLE CITIES
Venue: Shu Theatercompany di Milano, Italy, Director: Yosuke Taki, Author: Italo Calvino, Role: Lead-role: Marco Polo
1988 - 1989
Different STREET-THEATERPLAYS in Grenoble, france
Music
1997 - 2001
MAHATOK
Description: Lead-singer (div. Tours in East-Germany)
Others
2009
THE SCENT OF CHILDREN'S FAIRYTALE (documentary)
Director: Mehdi Nebbou
2006
MARSSILLA (feature)
Description: Script: Mehdi Nebbou
2005
THE RUSSIAN DOLLS
Description: German voice of Romain Duris, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409184/
2003
DAS WUNDER VON KAUFBEUREN (documentary)
Description: Film Editor: Mehdi nebbou, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416323/
2002
L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE
Description: German voice of Romain Duris, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283900/
2002
RESIDENT EVIL
Description: Film Editor assistant: Mehdi nebbou, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/
2001
BERTZEA (Short film)
Description: Film Editor: Mehdi nebbou, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423860/
2001
Aston Martin / Daewoo (Commercials)
Description: Editor: Mehdi nebbou
2001
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Description: 1st Assistant Director: Mehdi Nebbou, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1091350/
2001
APOKALYPSE NOW - Redux (long version)
Description: German voice: french Captain, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/
2001
J'AI TUE CLEMENCE ACERA
Description: Location Manager (Germany): Mehdi Nebbou, Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242550/
2000
LIFE IS NOT A PICNIC (Short film)
Director: Safy & Mehdi Nebbou
1998
CLUEDO PRIVE (Short film / dffb)
Director: Mehdi Nebbou
1997
LOOP (Short film / dffb)
Director: Mehdi Nebbou
1995
THE MISSUNDERSTANDING (Short film)
Director: Mehdi Nebbou