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Soufiane El Khalidy
Born (1987-07-22) July 22, 1987 (age 37)
Agadir, Morocco
EducationFull Sail University (MFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • filmmaker
Years active2014-present
Spouse
Nadia Benzakour
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(m. 2022)​

Soufiane El Khalidy (born July 22, 1987[1]) is a Moroccan actor, filmmaker, and writer.[2] Born in Agadir, Morocco, he has appeared in various films and Tv series including Ghosts of Beirut (2023)[3][4] NCIS: Los Angeles season 8 (2017)[5] Shockwave: Countdown to Disaster (2017),[6] and the upcoming Netflix feature film Mary.[7] He has also portrayed the role of Ridwan in both the movie and television series Riley Parra (2017)[8] and Riley Parra: Better Angels (2019)[9] and starred in Colosseum (2022),[10][11][12][13] directed by Roel Reiné.[14]

Furthermore, Soufiane El Khalidy has played alongside notable actors such as Lambert Wilson in the German film, Klandestin (2024)[15][16] directed by Angelina Maccarone and the five times César Awards winner, Benoît Magimel in the upcoming big budget French diptych, De Gaulle,[17] directed by Antonin Baudry. He starred as The Father in the commercial Heroic Girl (2017) directed by Aaron Weldon,[18][19][20] the head of Layout at Blur Studios and the second unit director for David Fincher on the third season of Love, Death and Robots (2022).[21][22] Soufiane El Khalidy is also a writer and filmmaker.[23] He wrote the book Les Riffs d'un Moroccan Rebel (2022),[24][25] and has been nominated for numerous awards at international film festivals for his short movie Flags and Masks Down (2014)[26] and his screenplays, Just Like You Imagined[27] and Jukebox Zero.[28]

Early life and education

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El Khalidy was born in Agadir, Morocco to the general practitioner and former lieutenant in the Royal Moroccan Army, Larbi El Khalidy[29][30]and nurse Malika El Kaddouri.[31] As a child, he was involved in amateur theatre at this primary school, Al Hanane.[32] El Khalidy is a 2005 French College in Agadir graduate in mathematics, and later attended Bordeaux Segalen University[33] in France, where he majored in medical education. In 2008, he abruptly stopped his medical studies, as he decided to come back to Morocco, where he studied business and later earned his bachelor degree in Marketing from Al Akhawayn University.[34][35] According to the newspaper Libération, El Khalidy was during his studies at Al Akhawayn, the reporter for the Moroccan web magazine Fashion Maroc and its partner Elite Model Look for three consecutive years.[36] Soon after his graduation, El Khalidy moved to the United States thanks to a "Global Achievement Scholarship"[37] offered by Full Sail University[38][39] in Winterpark,Florida, where he'd graduate with a Master of Fine Arts in film production.

Acting career

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In 2016, El Khalidy started his movie career in Los Angeles[40] after a recommendation from his professor at Full Sail University, Bill W. Benton.[41] In 2017, The Actors Studio in New York invited Soufiane El Khalidy for its preliminary auditions in order to become a lifetime member.[42] El Khalidy has been described by Medi 1 as "the new face of Moroccan cinema".[43][44][45] Like Youssef Kerkour and Said Taghmaoui, El Khalidy is one of the few Moroccan actors who have succeeded in international film productions and Hollywood.[46][47]

Personal life

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On 15 October 2022, El Khalidy married the French actress Nadia Benzakour[48] ( Seneca: On The Creation of Earthquakes,[49] Zodi & Tehu: Princes of The Desert,[50] Killing Jesus,[51] Deep State[52]) in Tangier. The couple is often referred by the media as the Moroccan Brangelina.[53][54] Soufiane El Khalidy identifies himself as a liberal in a political and spiritual sense.[55]

Artistry

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Selective filmography

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As an actor

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  • 2017: NCIS: Los Angeles[56][57][58] (TV series), as Sayid Lajani
  • 2017: Shockwave: Countdown To Disaster[59][60][61] (Film), as the Young Militant
  • 2017: Riley Parra (TV series), as Ridwan
  • 2017: Gulag Magadan[62][63](Movie), as Commissar Yagoda
  • 2017: Heroic Girl (TV commercial), as The Father
  • 2019: Riley Parra: Better Angels[64][65] (Movie), as Ridwan
  • 2022: The Eight[66](TV series), as Youssef
  • 2022: Colosseum[67][68] (TV series), as Centurion
  • 2023: Ghosts of Beirut[69][70][71](TV series), as Kerem
  • 2024: Klandestin[72][73] (Movie), as the Coast Guard
  • 2024: JXSH-Tatooine/Maintenance (Music video), as Alfred
  • 2025: Mary (Movie), as Frustrated Pilgrim
  • 2025: De Gaulle: Part 1[74] (Movie), as Koenig Soldier

As a director /writer

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  • 2014: Flags and Masks Down[75](Short Movie)
  • 2015: Colonized Mind (Short Movie)

Bibliography

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Soufiane El Khalidy has authored one book: Les Riffs d'un Moroccan Rebel (Editions Amalthée. ISBN 978-2310050425).[76][77] Its preserved at the National Library of France in Paris[7] and at the King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies in Casablanca.

Les Riffs d'un Moroccan Rebel includes modern poems with both personal and political themes. His poetry depicts his childhood in Agadir, his life as a student in Al Akhawayn, in the United States, France and Spain, filming in Hollywood as an actor, racism in the film industry, his view of Moroccan and American societies as well as the rest of the world, as well as personal details.[78]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015 Los Angeles Cinefest[79] Best Short Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Mac Horror Film Festival Best Student Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Miami Independent Film Festival[80] Best Student Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 InterShort Online Film Awards Best Short Narrative Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 All Seas Film Festival Best First Time Filmmaker Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Visionaria International Competition - Short Film with Theme "Borders" Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Black Bird Film Festival Non- Competitive Flags and Masks Down Selected
2015 Broken Knuckle Film Festival Slamin Short Flags an Masks Down Nominated
2015 The Monthly Film Festival Best Trailer Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Barcelona Planet Film Festival Best Trailer/Teaser Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Wiper Film Festival All Categories are Welcomed Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Westscape Film Festival Best Comedy Short Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2015 Rock 'n' Roll Film Festival, Kenya Rock 'n' roll themed short film or screenplay Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2016 Grand IndieWise Convention Best Short Narrative Films Flags and Masks Down Finalist
2016 International Open Film Festival Best Screenplay (Short Film) JukeBox Zero Semi-Finalist
2016 International Open Film Festival Best Short Film Flags and Masks Down Semi-Finalist
2016 Eppfilms Indie Theater Best Short Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2016 Golden Sun Short Film Festival Best Short Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2016 Ozark Shorts Best Short Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2016 Los Angeles Cinefest[81] Best Screenplay JukeBox Zero Nominated
2016 NewLife Film Festival & Screenplay Contest Best Student Film Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2016 StarBest Film Festival No competition New Film Makers JukeBox Zero Selected
2016 STEPS International Film Festival Best Script JukeBox Zero Nominated
2017 Los Angeles Cinefest Best Short Screenplay Just Like You Imagined Semi-Finalist
2017 Los Angeles Cinefest Best Film/Video Poster Flags and Masks Down Semi-Finalist
2017 Cyprus International Film Festival "Golden Aphrodite Awards" Photo/Still contest - Poster Contest Flags and Masks Down Nominated
2017 US Hollywood Int'l Golden Film Award Best Screenplay JukeBox Zero Nominated
2018 Chicago Horror Film Festival Best Screenplay Juke Box Zero Semi-Finalist
2024 WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival Best Short Screenplay Just Like You Imagined Nominated[7]

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