Born July 19, 1973· Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
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Born into a large Moroccan-Berber family in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, he grew up in the Rose des Vents district of Aulnay-sous-Bois and left school to pursue boxing, eventually ranking second nationally in his weight class. A chance meeting with director Mathieu Kassovitz led to his breakout role as Saïd in the gritty 1995 French film La Haine, which earned him a César nomination for Most Pro…
