
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).

Napoleon
2023 · as Paul Barras

Madame Web
2024 · as Ezekiel Sims

Alpha
2025 · as Amin

The Eagle
2011 · as Seal Prince

The Mauritanian
2021 · as Mohamedou Ould Slahi

The Original+
2025 · as Self - Guest

Inside
2007 · as Police Officer

Mary Magdalene
2018 · as Judas

A Prophet
2009 · as Malik El Djebena

Les Misérables
2026 · as Inspecteur Javert

Monsieur Aznavour
2024 · as Charles Aznavour

Samba
2014 · as Walid aka Wilson

Black Gold
2011 · as Auda

Grand Central
2013 · as Gary

Love and Bruises
2011 · as Mathieu

The Past
2013 · as Samir

The Kindness of Strangers
2019 · as Marc

Don Juan
2022 · as Laurent