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Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Actor · Born July 4, 1981 (45) · Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France

Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 4, 1981 (45)
From
Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 29% in 30 days

What are Tahar Rahim's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
29%
Morality
17%
Self
17%
Survival
16%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 9

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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 12 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 6

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 22
Ally
4 of 22
Shapeshifter
3 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Trickster
1 of 22
Shadow
1 of 22
Mentor
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
13
Dread
8
Bittersweet
8
Hopeful
10
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4

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 Tahar Rahim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tahar Rahim'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, 28 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Les misérables(2026)

    as Inspecteur Javert

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tibor Stone

  • Alpha(2025)

    as Amin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Monsieur Aznavour(2024)

    as Charles Aznavour

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Madame Web(2024)

    as Ezekiel Sims

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Napoleon(2023)

    as Paul Barras

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • LEGEND (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Extrapolations(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ezra Haddad · as Omar Haddad

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Don Juan(2022)

    as Laurent

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Mauritanian(2021)

    as Mohamedou Ould Slahi

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Serpent(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Charles Sobhraj

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Eddy(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Farid · as Farid Youssfi

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • The Kindness of Strangers(2019)

    as Marc

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Gloomy Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as French Grave keeper

  • Treat Me Like Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Abel

  • Mary Magdalene(2018)

    as Judas

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Looming Tower(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ali Soufan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Price of Success(2017)

    as Brahim

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Heal the Living(2016)

    as Thomas Rémige

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Daguerrotype(2016)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • I Saved My Belly Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The Last Panthers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Khalil

  • The Anarchists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jean Albertini

  • Santa Claus!(2014)

    as Le Père Noël

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Cut(2014)

    as Nazaret Manoogian

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Samba(2014)

    as Walid aka Wilson

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Informant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Redjani Belimane

  • Grand Central(2013)

    as Gary

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Past(2013)

    as Samir

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Our Children(2012)

    as Mounir

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Day of the Falcon(2011)

    as Auda

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Free Men(2011)

    as Younes

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love and Bruises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mathieu

  • Bref.(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Tahar Rahim

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Eagle(2011)

    as Seal Prince

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • You Never Left (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • A Prophet(2009)

    as Malik El Djebena

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • La Commune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yazid Fikry

  • Inside(2007)

    as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • L'incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Harry

  • Smiling Hacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Tahar l’étudiant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tahar

  • The Little Fears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Damien

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 39 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Napoleon (2023)

$222M worldwide

Highest rated

A Prophet (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Extrapolations (2023)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
20072026

Peak 2013 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 43: 43 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 52% of 25 roles
07121722

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.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2010–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. 2021
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
  3. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tahar Rahim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 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 22

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Cut (2014)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Prophet (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. 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 Tahar Rahim's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles55–95 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles11–70 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles10–68 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles15–75 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles47–87 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Tahar Rahim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tahar Rahim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jean-Yves Roubin shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers