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Alaa Safi
Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major ro…
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Alaa Safi is a French actor, director, and producer. He was the world champion in Tae Kwon Do at 18, then began his TV/Film career as an action actor and landed his first major role when he partnered with Jackie Chan in the movie Chinese Zodiac (2012). Since then, Alaa Safi has worked with multiple major studios such as Marvel's Doctor Strange (2016), The Mauritanian (2021), and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). In addition to Alaa's film roles, he is also a series regular on the groundbreaking TV series The Chosen (2017). Alaa Safi began directing in 2020 with the short film Chrysalis (Short 2020), followed by Coming Home (2023), both of which have earned awards in American film festivals.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2027
The Chosen: Crucifixion
Movie Simon Z
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2025
Agent Zero
Movie Malik
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2024
The Chosen: Season 4
Movie Simon Z
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2024
Jonathan & Jesus
TV show Self
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2023
Icon of French Cinema
TV show Tahar
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2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Movie Rahim
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2023
Coming Home
Movie Silas Moore
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2023
The Chosen: Season 3 Finale
Movie Simon Z
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2022
The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2
Movie Simon Z
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2022
Death on the Nile
Movie Corporal
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2021
Villa Caprice
Movie Karim Benkhelif
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2021
The Mauritanian
Movie Moroccan Translator / Marseille
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2020
Chrysalis
Movie Muhammad
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2019
The Mallorca Files
TV show Philippe Tromeur
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2019
Twice Upon a Time
TV show Nordine
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2019
The Chosen
TV show Simon Z
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2018
Incoming
Movie Idris
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2017
American Assassin
Movie Javeed
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2017
The Mummy
Movie Sickle Slave
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2016
Doctor Strange
Movie Tall Zealot
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2015
All Three of Us
Movie Berouz
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2014
Les Baumettes
Movie Yann Gautier
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2014
Outcast
Movie The Moor
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2014
Tyrant
TV show Bashir
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2013
Victor Young Perez
Movie Battling Mokhtar
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2013
Brotherhood of Tears
Movie Un joueur de poker
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2013
Taureau Taureau
Movie Tony
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2012
Chinese Zodiac
Movie Vulture
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2011
10 jours pour s'aimer
Movie Samir
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2011
A Butterfly Kiss
Movie l'homme des coulisses
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2011
L'ombre d'un flic
Movie Salim
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2008
Anything for Her
Movie Moussa
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2008
Traitor
Movie Omar's Crew
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2006
Mercury Man
Movie Tri-x Martial Art
