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Mehdi Nebbou is a Actor French born on 10 january 1974 at Bayonne (France)
Mehdi Nebbou (born 10 January 1974) is a French film actor of Algerian descent.
He started his career by appearing in the film My Sweet Home, directed by Filipos Tsitos.
In 2004, the director Samir Nasr offered him the leading role in the film Seeds of Doubt, which won the Golden Gate Award for best film at the San Francisco Film Festival. 2005 was a turning point in Nebbou's career thanks to the film Schläfer by German film director Benjamin Heisenberg. The film received excellent reviews and was selected for the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2006 he played Ali Hassan Salameh in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster film Munich.
In 2007 for his performance in Teresas Zimmer, directed by German film director Constanze Knoche, he won the award for best actor First Steps Awards.
In 2008 Nebbou worked in the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies with Leonardo DiCaprio. There he played Nizar, an Iraqi linguistics doctorate turned Al-Qaeda operative who approaches CIA to defect after being enlisted by his jihadist superiors for suicide bombing. In addition, he played in several French TV series and films, among them as a disabled ex-middleweight boxing world champion in Douce France for which he won the award for best actor at 2009 at the Rochelle TV Festival. He also played Mustafa Larbi, a sadistic and unpredictable drug dealer in Season 2 of Spiral, the successful Canal+ TV series.
In 2010 he played Bruno in the Salvatore Allocca Italian romantic comedy Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato and in 2011 Amin in the French action film Forces spéciales with Diane Krüger.
In 2012, he debuted in an Bollywood film English Vinglish starring opposite to Sridevi.
He is fluent in French, German, English and Italian.
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He was born into a Muslim family in Bayonne, France, to a German mother and an Algerian father. His brother is the film director Safy Nebbou.He started his career by appearing in the film My Sweet Home, directed by Filipos Tsitos.
In 2004, the director Samir Nasr offered him the leading role in the film Seeds of Doubt, which won the Golden Gate Award for best film at the San Francisco Film Festival. 2005 was a turning point in Nebbou's career thanks to the film Schläfer by German film director Benjamin Heisenberg. The film received excellent reviews and was selected for the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2006 he played Ali Hassan Salameh in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster film Munich.
In 2007 for his performance in Teresas Zimmer, directed by German film director Constanze Knoche, he won the award for best actor First Steps Awards.
In 2008 Nebbou worked in the Ridley Scott film Body of Lies with Leonardo DiCaprio. There he played Nizar, an Iraqi linguistics doctorate turned Al-Qaeda operative who approaches CIA to defect after being enlisted by his jihadist superiors for suicide bombing. In addition, he played in several French TV series and films, among them as a disabled ex-middleweight boxing world champion in Douce France for which he won the award for best actor at 2009 at the Rochelle TV Festival. He also played Mustafa Larbi, a sadistic and unpredictable drug dealer in Season 2 of Spiral, the successful Canal+ TV series.
In 2010 he played Bruno in the Salvatore Allocca Italian romantic comedy Come trovare nel modo giusto l'uomo sbagliato and in 2011 Amin in the French action film Forces spéciales with Diane Krüger.
In 2012, he debuted in an Bollywood film English Vinglish starring opposite to Sridevi.
He is fluent in French, German, English and Italian.
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Mothers' Instinct (2019)
, 1h37Directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Veerle Baetens, Anne Coesens, Mehdi Nebbou, Annick Blancheteau, Arieh Worthalter, Laurent Van Wetter
Roles Simon Brunelle
Rating64%
Alice et Céline, deux amies, vivent avec leurs familles, dans le début des années 60, dans la banlieue de Bruxelles. Un jour survient un tragique événement qui va bouleverser leur vie.
The Fixer (2017)
, 1h40Directed by Adrian Sitaru
Origin Roumanie
Genres Drama
Actors Tudor Istodor, Mehdi Nebbou, Nicolas Wanczycki, Adrian Titieni
Roles Axel
Rating65%
Radu est un journaliste roumain ambitieux, ancien traducteur de français, qui travaille à Bucarest pour l'Agence France-Presse. Il fait venir de Paris son ami Axel pour lui donner l'exclusivité d'un reportage à faire sur une jeune mineure roumaine de quatorze ans, prostituée de force à Paris, et qui vient d'être rapatriée en Roumanie dans un foyer d'accueil à Bistrița en Transylvanie. Ce reportage serait selon les journalistes le prétexte de condamner le trafic d'êtres humains et la prostitution des mineures; mais entre intentions et réalisation qu'en sera-t-il vraiment ?
Directed by Marilou Berry
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Marilou Berry, Mehdi Nebbou, Vanessa Guide, Sarah Suco, Cyril Gueï, Medi Sadoun
Roles Gilles
Rating55%
Alors que Joséphine a trouvé son « homme-parfait-non-fumeur-bon-cuisinier-qui-aime-les-chats », son existence parfaite est bouleversée lorsqu'elle découvre qu’elle est enceinte. Tout un tas d’épreuves se dressent devant elle : de nouvelles responsabilités, sa sœur « dépressive-qui-habite-chez-elle-depuis-deux-ans », trouver un travail, garder son mec, ne pas se fâcher avec ses amis…
Underground Time (2015)
, 1h30Directed by Philippe Harel
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Marie-Sophie Ferdane, Mehdi Nebbou, Carolina Jurczak, Éric Savin, Aurélia Petit, Sandrine Le Berre
Roles Thibault
Rating70%
Mathilde prend tous les jours le RER pour se rendre à son travail où elle occupe un poste de cadre dans une société d'institut de sondage. Son nouveau chef commence à la harceler jour après jour. Thibault, docteur à SOS Médecins, vient de se séparer de sa petite amie.
Hasta mañana (2014)
, 1h20Directed by Olivier Vidal
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Mehdi Nebbou, Amir Ben Abdelmoumen, Delphine Depardieu, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Alysson Paradis, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Roles David
Rating59%
Orphelin depuis son jeune âge, Léo grandit au foyer des Cigales. Fragile, il s’est réfugié dans l’écriture et rêve d’être lu par son idole de toujours, le réalisateur Claude Lelouch. Il passe ses journées
11.6 (2013)
, 1h42Directed by Philippe Godeau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Heist films, Gangster films
Actors François Cluzet, Bouli Lanners, Corinne Masiero, Juana Acosta, Johan Libéreau, Stéphan Wojtowicz
Roles Officier police Monaco
Rating56%
Le matin du 5 novembre 2009, Toni Musulin, convoyeur de fonds depuis dix ans, s'enfuit en sourdine dans son fourgon blindé avec 11 600 000 euros à l’arrière de son véhicule. Le film brosse un portrait psychologique de Musulin dans les mois précédant son forfait et s'arrête alors qu'il est encore en prison.
Cookie (2013)
, 1h38Directed by Léa Fazer
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, L'émigration
Actors Alice Taglioni, Virginie Efira, Mehdi Nebbou, Philippe Lefebvre, Léa Fazer, Léo Legrand
Roles Mathieu
Rating60%
Deux sœurs, Adeline et Delphine, voient leur vie bouleversée quand leur femme de ménage chinoise disparaît, en leur confiant son fils, surnommé « Cookie ». La présence de l'enfant force les deux femmes à repenser leur mode de vie.
Rue Mandar (2013)
, 1h35Directed by Idit Cebula
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Sandrine Kiberlain, Richard Berry, Emmanuelle Devos, Lionel Abelanski, Micheline Presle, Emmanuelle Bercot
Roles Simon
Rating50%
Les Hajdenretik viennent de perdre leur mère et se retrouvent pour les funérailles.
Josephine (2013)
, 1h35Directed by Agnès Obadia
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Marilou Berry, Bérengère Krief, Mehdi Nebbou, Alice Pol, Sarah Suco, Charlie Dupont
Roles Gilles
Rating58%
Joséphine, 30 ans, célibataire, vit avec son chat Brad Pitt et cherche l'homme de ses rêves. Lors d'un repas de famille, sa jeune sœur, Diane, parfaite en tout point, annonce son futur mariage : c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase pour Joséphine, qui n'a pas encore trouvé l'homme de sa vie. Sous l'emprise de la jalousie, elle prétend qu'elle aussi va se marier, avec un chirurgien brésilien prénommé Marcelo et partir vivre avec lui dans son pays. Joséphine se laisse alors entraîner dans la spirale d'un mensonge dont les conséquences vont faire basculer sa vie.
Josephine (2013)
, 1h28Directed by Agnès Obadia
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Marilou Berry, Mehdi Nebbou, Bérengère Krief, Charlie Dupont, Amelle Chahbi, Alice Pol
Roles Gilles
Rating58%
Josephine, 30, single, lives with her cat Brad Pitt and looking for the man of her dreams. During a family meal, her younger sister, Diane, perfect in every way, announces his future marriage: this is the straw that broke the camel to Josephine, who has not found the man her life. Under the influence of jealousy, as she claims she is getting married with a Brazilian surgeon named Marcelo and go live with him in his country. Josephine leaves then lead into the spiral of a lie, the consequences are going to switch his life.
My Husband, An Assassin (2013)
, 1h28Origin German
Genres Thriller
Actors Veronica Ferres, Mehdi Nebbou, Tim Seyfi
Roles Arie van Doorn
Rating55%
Paul Frei, coach habitant Munich, est suivi par son épouse Minette, alors qu'il se trouve avec sa maitresse Nora Novak. Lorsque les époux se retrouvent à la maison un peu plus tard au dîner, tous deux se comportent comme si de rien n'était. Le lendemain au soir, la famille assiste à l'opéra Così fan tutte, Paul y croise Nora laquelle le convainc de passer ensemble le week-end suivant à Prague.
Big is Beautiful (2012)
, 1h40Directed by Charlotte de Turckheim
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Obésité, Films about disabilities
Actors Victoria Abril, Lola Dewaere, Catherine Hosmalin, Grégory Fitoussi, Mehdi Nebbou, Julia Piaton
Roles Dr. Hachemi, le médecin du centre
Rating54%
The young, round and lovely Nina is married to Gaspard, who, unfortunately, rather likes very thin women. The couple move to Paris and Nina is preparing to launch a sophisticated line of swimwear. Because of her love for her husband, Nina accepts his ambiguous gift: a slimming treatment at Brides-les-Bains, considered "the last hope of the fat". There, she makes two flamboyant friends. Sophie, a lawyer from Marseille who likes to control everything, including herself. Émilie is a caregiver whose weight has begun to affect her health and her love life yet her motto remains, "Big is beautiful".
English Vinglish (2012)
, 2h9Directed by Gauri Shinde
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Sridevi, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand, Adil Hussain, Ajith Kumar, Navika Kotia
Roles Laurent, a French cook
Rating77%
Shashi Godbole (Sridevi) is a housewife who makes and sells laddoos as a home-run business. Her husband Satish, (Adil Hussain) and daughter, Sapna (Navika Kotia) take her for granted, mock her poor English skills and generally treat her with disrespect, making Shashi feel negative and insecure. However, her young son, Sagar (Shivansh Kotia) loves her as she is, and her mother-in-law (Sulabha Deshpande) offers her words of sympathy.
Switch (2011)
, 1h39Directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Karine Vanasse, Mehdi Nebbou, Stéphane Demers, Eric Cantona, Aurélien Recoing, Karina Testa
Roles Stéphane Defer
Rating62%
À la suite d'une déconvenue professionnelle, une jeune graphiste montréalaise, Sophie Malaterre, décide d'échanger son appartement pour les vacances avec une Parisienne, Bénédicte Serteaux, via un site internet : switch.com. Mais, le lendemain matin de son arrivée à Paris, la police débarque dans l'appartement et révèle la présence d'un cadavre décapité dans une chambre dont la porte était fermée à clé la veille. Qui plus est, il n'y a pas de Sophie Malaterre sur les listes de vol en provenance de Montréal, et le site switch.com n'existe pas.
Special Forces (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Stéphane Rybojad
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes French war films, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou, Benoît Magimel, Denis Ménochet, Mehdi Nebbou, Raphaël Personnaz
Roles Amin, Elsa's guide
Rating63%
Kabul-based French journalist Elsa Casanova (Diane Kruger) writes an article about warlord Zaief (Raz Degan) and names him "the butcher of Kabul". Her informer Maina (Morjana Alaoui) warns her that Zaief is out for vengeance. Before she returns to Zaief, she bids farewell because she reckons to die by an honour killing. Elsa tries to hold her back but fails. Her friend Amen (Mehdi Nebbou) urges Elsa to leave the country, yet, agrees to help her try save Maina. Zaief ambushes and captures Elsa and Amen. Amen asks Elsa to show no fear in front of Zaief. Still, she breaks down when their friend Salemani (Greg Fromentin) gets cruelly murdered in her presence.