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Affif Ben Badra

Affif Ben Badra

Actor · Born January 1, 1960 (66) · Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France

Affif Ben Badra (sometimes credited as Afif Ben Badra or Ben Badra) (born 1960) is an actor and dancer currently living in France. In the United States he appeared as a warlord in the Roland Emmerich film 10,000 BC and as Tamas in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. He also appeared in the suspense/thriller film Taken, written by Luc Besson, and in the Spanish public TV serie "Aguila Roja". Description above from the Wikipedia article Affif Ben Badra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1960 (66)
From
Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 37 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Affif Ben Badra's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
30%
Morality
27%
Bonds
19%
Self
10%
Power
7%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 3
Threshold guardian
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
6
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Romantic
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet10
  • 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 Affif Ben Badra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Affif Ben Badra'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

37 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • 12 Warriors(2026)

    as Louis

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Dracula(2025)

    as Gypsy Chief

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • K.O.(2025)

    as L'Andalou

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Beating Hearts(2024)

    as Serveur bar racket

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    as Fedaykin

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Playground(2024)

    as Mercenary Leader

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Io Capitano(2023)

    as Desert Pick Up Driver

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Last Nosferatu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Luc Farez

  • Borrowed Time III(2022)

    as Pietro

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Denard Anatomy of An Antihero(2021)

    as Pietro Varez

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Final Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tamas

  • Merrick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Dario

  • The Ottoman Lieutenant(2017)

    as Christapor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • School of Life(2017)

    as Leader of the gypsies

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Brothers Grimsby(2016)

    as Spa Therapist

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • As Above, So Below(2014)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 8 Assassins(2014)

    as Sharkan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Brotherhood of Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Omar

  • Collision(2013)

    as Ayub

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • On the Other Side of the Tracks(2012)

    as Homme tripot

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lookout(2012)

    as Karim

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011)

    as Tamas

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Colombiana(2011)

    as Genarro Rizzo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Final Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Latif Gueroud

  • Mesrine: Killer Instinct(2008)

    as Angry customer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 10,000 BC(2008)

    as Warlord

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Taken(2008)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Skate or Die(2008)

    as Le Marseillais

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hassan

  • Jacquou le croquant(2007)

    as Le berger moustachu

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Unleashed(2005)

    as Tough man

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • District B13(2004)

    as K2 boy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Kiss of the Dragon(2001)

    as Lupo's Henchman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Heart and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sailor

  • Dobermann(1997)

    as Le mac

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Peasant

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

10,000 BC (2008)

$270M worldwide

Highest rated

Io Capitano (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

10,000 BC (2008)

Film career

19922025

Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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.

  • 1997Screen debut· Dobermann

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 34: 31 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew3 of 34: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
9712

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 Affif Ben Badra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 28; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

8 Assassins (2014)

98th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 32. 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 Affif Ben Badra's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles13–43 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Affif Ben Badra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Affif Ben Badra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Delabie shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Producers