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Samy Naceri

Samy Naceri

Actor · Born July 2, 1961 (65) · Paris, France

Samy Naceri was born on July 2, 1961 in Paris, France as Saïd Naceri. He is an actor and producer, known for Taxi (1998), Taxi Taxi (2000) and Léon - Der Profi (1994). He has been married to Marie Guillard since 2005. His father Djilali comes from Algeria and his mother Jacqueline from Normandy. Samy grew up in modest circumstances with seven siblings. An older brother died of complications from drug use. Naceris father left the family when he was 16 years old.In his early twenties he was involved in a traffic accident, which left permanent scars on the left side of the face.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 2, 1961 (65)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Samy Naceri's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Morality
24%
Self
13%
Power
9%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 8
Trickster
2 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles
  • Heroas Daniel Morales in Taxi (1998)
  • Tricksteras Daniel Morales in Taxi (1998)
  • Heroas Daniel Morales in Taxi 2 (2000)
  • Allyas Nasser in The Nest (2002)
  • Heroas Daniel Morales in Taxi 3 (2003)
  • Tricksteras Yassir in Days of Glory (2006)
  • Heroas Daniel Morales in Taxi 4 (2007)
  • Shadowas Jaafar El Hadi in Redemption Day (2021)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Tense
4
Absurd
5
Joyful
3
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Samy Naceri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Samy Naceri's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Atoman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as David Lockham

  • The Immigrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Mémoires à vif (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Marwan

  • The Moderator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Mr Marlon

  • Menace sur Kermadec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Sauveur

  • Fake News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Benben

  • Redemption Day(2021)

    as Jaafar El Hadi

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gone Into Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Oracle collector

  • Stolen Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Roger

  • Tip Top(2013)

    as Gérald

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Voyage sans retour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Inpecteur Jos

  • Cas ID (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pierrot

  • Dolls and Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Le père

  • Taxi 4(2007)

    as Daniel Morales

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Days of Glory(2006)

    as Yassir

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Bab El Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kamel

  • Seconde chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Théo

  • Taxi 3(2003)

    as Daniel Morales

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Yanis

  • Féroce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Alain

  • The Repentant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Karim

  • The Nest(2002)

    as Nasser

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as le soldat à la jambe de fer

  • L'Aîné des Ferchaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mike Baudet

  • Philosophale(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Petit Ben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ben

  • Return to Algiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Issam

  • Taxi 2(2000)

    as Daniel Morales

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • One 4 All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sam Morvan

  • Un pur moment de rock'n roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Kamel

  • Melody for a Hustler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Joël

  • Taxi(1998)

    as Daniel Morales

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sous les pieds des femmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mohammed

  • Bouge ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Zn

  • Autre chose à foutre qu'aimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Manu

  • Maintenant ou jamais (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Ahmed

  • Coup de vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Zeff

  • Pourquoi partir? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Thierry

  • Rai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Nordine

  • Brothers: Red Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Samy

  • Léon: The Professional(1994)

    as Swat 1

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Untitled Kev Adams / Samy Naceri Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 1993 to 2025; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Taxi 3 (2003)

$65M worldwide

Highest rated

Days of Glory (2006)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Taxi (1998)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19932025

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1995Screen debut· Rai
  • 1995First top-billed film· Rai
  • 1998Breakout· Taxi

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1990s14 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 14 roles
9505

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Samy Naceri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Redemption Day (2021)

95th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Samy Naceri's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Samy Naceri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Samy Naceri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luc Besson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers