Alaa Safi
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Chosen: Season 4 as Simon Z
- 2024 · Jonathan & Jesus as Self
- 2023 · Icon of French Cinema as Tahar
- 2023 · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Rahim
- 2023 · Coming Home as Silas Moore
- 2023 · Coming Home as Silas Moore
- 2023 · The Chosen: Season 3 Finale as Simon Z
- 2022 · The Chosen: Season 3 - Episodes 1 & 2 as Simon Z
- 2022 · Death on the Nile as Corporal
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Karim Benkhelif
- 2021 · The Mauritanian as Moroccan Translator / Marseille
- 2020 · Chrysalis as Muhammad
- 2019 · The Mallorca Files as Philippe Tromeur
- 2019 · Twice Upon a Time as Nordine
- 2019 · The Chosen as Simon Z
- 2018 · Incoming as Idris
- 2017 · Murder on the Orient Express as Jewellery Merchant (uncredited)
- 2017 · American Assassin as Javeed
- 2017 · The Mummy as Sickle Slave
- 2016 · Doctor Strange as Tall Zealot
- 2014 · Les Baumettes as Yann Gautier
- 2014 · Outcast as The Moor
- 2014 · Tyrant as Bashir
- 2013 · Victor Young Perez as Battling Mokhtar
- 2013 · Brotherhood of Tears as Un joueur de poker
- 2013 · Taureau Taureau as Tony
- 2012 · Chinese Zodiac as Vulture
- 2011 · 10 jours pour s'aimer as Samir
- 2011 · A Butterfly Kiss as l'homme des coulisses
- 2011 · L'ombre d'un flic as Salim
- 2008 · Anything for Her as Moussa
- 2008 · Traitor as Omar's Crew
- 2006 · Mercury Man as Tri-x Martial Art